Picking a Birthday Breed

[MysteryChicken]

Gonna wait alittle longer before I announce the winner, to let more votes roll in.

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

We have a hobby farm, I'm the primary manager of the birds, along with my sister.
72 chickens total.

Wow that's a lot of chickens! What breeds do you have ?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Wow that's a lot of chickens! What breeds do you have ?

Purebreeds: Malays, Buff Orpingtons, Silkies, Light Brahmas(Will be replacing the Brahmas), Porcelain D'uccles(Removing them), Mille Fleur D'uccle, OEGBs, Easter Eggers, Black Sumatras

Project Birds, Project Giant Silkies(1 keeper cock, & 2 Satins), Project Wheaten Crele Orpingtons(Discontinued)


Mixed Breeds:
Cracker Fowl hens

OEGB/Mille Fleur D'uccle

Silkie/Brahma

EE/Brahma

Marans/American Game cross

OEGB/Mille Fleur D'uccle X OEGB

OEGB/Mille Fleur D'uccle X Silkie

Japanese bantam mix

OEGB/Phoenix mix

Marans/American Game X Project Wheaten Crele Orpington

Porcelain D'uccle/Silkie

Silkie/CrackerFowl

Culls: 1. Orpington mix rooster

1. Project Wheaten Crele Orpington, back cross cockerel

1. Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock/Buff Orpington mix cockerel

6. Porcelain D'uccles

1. Project Wheaten Crele Orpington hen

1. Light Brahma

1. Silkie

1. Buff Orpington

1. OEGB/Mille Fleur D'uccle cross

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hate to be the downer here, but just asking... is your dad actively looking for more birds? Does he have the space for rearing and integration?
An awesome new breed gifted to someone 100% prepared and equipped for more birds is a truly amazing gift... just asking if thats the case.

Sorry, I always flinch a little when I hear about someone gifting animals. In way too many cases it doesn't turn out well for the animal.

We have a hobby farm, I'm the primary manager of the birds, along with my sister.
72 chickens total.

But is he actually interested in any of the birds, let alone the breeds you posted?

Ive tried for years to do similar things with my father and brother. It has yet to work out and often times they forget within a few weeks that these birds were bought for them to admire

 

[MysteryChicken]

But is he actually interested in any of the birds, let alone the breeds you posted?

Ive tried for years to do similar things with my father and brother. It has yet to work out and often times they forget within a few weeks that these birds were bought for them to admire

Aseel, & Ayam Ketawa are a couple he's interested in.

 

[ColtHandorf]

We have a hobby farm, I'm the primary manager of the birds, along with my sister.
72 chickens total.

Sounds like they are really for you then. So I'd just get whatever you wanted. You'll be the one taking care of them and breeding them.

But is he actually interested in any of the birds, let alone the breeds you posted?

Ive tried for years to do similar things with my father and brother. It has yet to work out and often times they forget within a few weeks that these birds were bought for them to admire

Yeah, it always backfires. One of my roommates wanted some chickens of her own because my English Orpingtons were "too big". She ended up with like 20 something TSC bantams, a pair of Silkies, and several pairs of Seramas. Then she moved out and I got saddled with all of the birds. I also fed and watered them nine times out of ten, plus I built their pens, etc. So keep in mind that more birds equals more work and not necessarily for the recipient of the birds.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sounds like they are really for you then. So I'd just get whatever you wanted. You'll be the one taking care of them and breeding them.

Yeah, it always backfires. One of my roommates wanted some chickens of her own because my English Orpingtons were "too big". She ended up with like 20 something TSC bantams, a pair of Silkies, and several pairs of Seramas. Then she moved out and I got saddled with all of the birds. I also fed and watered them nine times out of ten, plus I built their pens, etc. So keep in mind that more birds equals more work and not necessarily for the recipient of the birds.

I know how it is.

Our average bird count is 72, we had 79 last year, but lost 7 birds, had to put down a hen recently(Water Belly), silkie(Prolapse, plus fly strike), Porcelain D'uccle cockerel(Sour Crop), Sumatra was Killed by the other, Welsummer rooster killed by another rooster, my Goober died of cancer, & a Malay pullet that was trampled by a Turkey.

We got 14 on the butcher list. So that will bring us down to, 65 which is usually how much we drop down every year.

Lots of chicken math.

 

[Isadora]

Last birthday I got him a fart machine(He has fun with it at work).

What a typical dad present!

 

[MysteryChicken]

What a typical dad present!

Yeah, I know. He loves it.

 

[MysteryChicken]

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