Pipd's Peeps!

[fluffycrow]

My blue cochin went broody so I'm letting her hatch four blue eggs from the Spitzhauben EE.

Is the sire your gorgeous EE bantam? Photos?

 

[fluffycrow]

Exciting!! That sounds like an amazing mix, too! Any pictures of them?




I don't think you were necessarily wrong for doing so, looking at the situation you had. It sounds like you needed to get these birds out there as soon as possible, and at least it was someone you were familiar with and trusted instead of just birds you found randomly in an ad online posted by someone you'd never met before!




My hope is that I can do just that. If not showing them myself, then providing good quality birds to people who do want to show them.

Thanks for the reassurance, Pipd, but I should feel bad about it. It was urgent, first Big Red escaped from his pen twice, the second time getting in a tussle with Kolovos, and forcefully grabbing some of his hens, and when he couldn't get out anymore he'd throw himself at the door, which got his comb bloody and his beak had a small chip. Still, I should have been more careful

Sounds like a really good plan, and something that I'll probably be doing with the Tsouloufates. Providing birds you've personally selected sounds like an even better idea! That way you'll be even more involved in the showing process!

 

[NagemTX]

Exciting!! That sounds like an amazing mix, too! Any pictures of them?




I don't think you were necessarily wrong for doing so, looking at the situation you had. It sounds like you needed to get these birds out there as soon as possible, and at least it was someone you were familiar with and trusted instead of just birds you found randomly in an ad online posted by someone you'd never met before!




My hope is that I can do just that. If not showing them myself, then providing good quality birds to people who do want to show them.

I kept three of the Spitzhauben/Ameraucana hens. One blue and two black.

 

[NagemTX]

Is the sire your gorgeous EE bantam? Photos?

Father is either my Silver Spangled Spitzhauben Sultan or my Blue Ameraucana Blues.

 

[NagemTX]

I don't have Blues anymore because he was rough on the hens and killed their chicks.

Ugh and yesterday morning lost one of my Silver Spangled Spitzhauben hens to an Owl ... on my front porch! She was the one that kept leading the others over the house to the front yard for cat food. Sigh.

I'll be making an order from Cackle again next year for replacements and a chance to get a Chamois Spitzhauben rooster. There Chamois Spitzhaubens look pretty good compared to the Golds and Silvers.

 

[fluffycrow]

Father is either my Silver Spangled Spitzhauben Sultan or my Blue Ameraucana Blues.

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Oh my, what gorgeous boys! I'm jealous of even more of your birds now

 

[2ndTink]

In other news, I officially have my first egg toward this year's Easter hatchalong now! And I'm pretty sure it's a Judy egg!! I caught her in the nest earlier without any eggs under her, and now she's out and about and there's one little egg in that same nest!

Yay! I'm so excited! Oh I bet it's going to be the fluffiest chick ever hatched!

 

[2ndTink]

You have an excuse for doing it, I really don't; it was just last year. I knew better than that, but I was in dire need to get Big Red some girls. The person I got then from is someone I trust, however, and I'd seen all their birds before getting them many times, I've been to their place (tossed the clothes and such afterwards). Still, doesn't justify what I did. Not something I'll ever do again. Big Red was hurting himself trying to get to Kolovos's hens, I couldn't keep him calm

maybe selling the eggs to other people and having them show, which in turn proves your stock could work? I've heard of people doing that

That was kinda my thought, if I can produce chickens good enough that someone who does show would utilize my chicks or hatching eggs in their lines, that would say a lot!

 

[fluffycrow]

That was kinda my thought, if I can produce chickens good enough that someone who does show would utilize my chicks or hatching eggs in their lines, that would say a lot!

Exactly! You'd be able to contribute to the breed, prove your stock, and keep your birds safe! In the case of free ranging, you'll also not risk any birds getting killed due to the absence of a male, or females not being accepted back into the group after the show, leading to them being exposed

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I kept three of the Spitzhauben/Ameraucana hens. One blue and two black.

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Father is either my Silver Spangled Spitzhauben Sultan or my Blue Ameraucana Blues.

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I love them all!! Thanks for sharing!

I don't have Blues anymore because he was rough on the hens and killed their chicks.

Ugh and yesterday morning lost one of my Silver Spangled Spitzhauben hens to an Owl ... on my front porch! She was the one that kept leading the others over the house to the front yard for cat food. Sigh.

I'll be making an order from Cackle again next year for replacements and a chance to get a Chamois Spitzhauben rooster. There Chamois Spitzhaubens look pretty good compared to the Golds and Silvers.

Oof, sorry to hear about the Spitz hen. Right on your front porch, what a shock that must have been!

Spitzhaubens are one of those breeds that has been on my list to get for forever, but I just haven't quite had the right opportunity yet. Love the breed, though! I'm excited for you about the Chamois, such a gorgeous variety!

Yay! I'm so excited! Oh I bet it's going to be the fluffiest chick ever hatched!

Heehee, I'll keep you posted! I'm getting a sneaking suspicion that Judy might be the only one actually laying out of the girls I separated out to collect eggs from, so it might just end up being a whole batch of baby Judy Booties Hopefully Wyatt has been breeding his girls all this time so that the eggs will actually hatch!