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[Sonja73]

They look like they are in chicken paradise!

 

[thedragonlady]

We just finished a coop for the buffs from Don & I got a few decent pics of them and one of my black chicks.

The buffs were hatched March 19th.



This is the black I call Tonka. He was hatched Easter.

Nice healthy babies ! Love that Black chick too !

 

[littlechicklet]

Sonja73 & thedragonlady- Thank you. I like that little black one I think he is the best so far out of my hatch.

 

[chicksooner]

Aveca,
I am not good at taking pictures and posting with the computer and I don't have photo shop to enhance them at this time. Who would I impress only a thief. Too many people I know have had their birds stolen. It is just a hobby. I give away more birds than I sell. Too many times my kindness has been taken advantage on here.

Harry-I think you are a fantastic person.

Jack Patterson said that a little pepper in the tail never bothered him. Doug said the best color Buffs he made, those birds as chicks would have a Black spot on their heads. When I was at Doug's farm Thursday all of his Buffs color was virtually the same nice rich deep red color Buff. The one pullet I got from Doug at his seminar in January is a good example of the consistent rich color Buff. Dan Honour told me how to get this nice deep rich Buff. He told me to take my homemade New Hampshires to Buff, then take the best type chicks from that breeding back to Buff Orps, then repeat the process until you get the desired color with Orp type. Dan has written an article on Buff Leghorn a few months in Exhibition Poultry Magazine (this is a free online publication). I listen to Dan. He maybe one of the best breeders of Buff anything on this site.
Right now I have my Akers pullet in with the $20 Akers cock. I will take her out next month and put her in with my best Buff cockerel from last year. The old cock is defintely has her as one of his favs. In with them are 3 old Buff hens. One hen is from Don Chandler, one hen I bought from Terry Britt, and one hen is the sister to the hen in my avatar, a Britt/Akers blend
The sister to the avatar Buff hen is on the rite Doug's pullet is on the left & is very much in demand by the old cock. LEE here in Indy had the sister to my avatar all last year and wanted me to use her in my program if she had something to offer to my Buff program. She is a tank, and is well over 10 lbs. How could I not want to use her.

I am happy to hear this. The last couple hatches I have had the chicks all have some black spots on their head. Can't wait to see how they grow out.

 

[lildinkem]

Harry-I think you are a fantastic person.

I am happy to hear this. The last couple hatches I have had the chicks all have some black spots on their head. Can't wait to see how they grow out.

Harry is a fantastic person for our hobby and especially our Orps. He has shared with many in our UOC. IF not for Harry I still would be waiting for some to share their Whites with me.
You can not go wrong by what Jack says. He is 75 yrs old and has forgot more then what many here know about poultry. Jack has been involved with poultry ever since he can remember. He is Doug's mentor, and attends most big APA shows in my area. I always seek out Jack for some info. He is one of the best there is to learn from. You can not pay for what he can teach you.

Littlechicklet, it nice to see more folks working with Buffs. Many here are so into the non standard varieties, it is great to see those out there raising Buffs. Looks like you will have some nice birds. Have fun!

One of the fun pens I have is the one where my Harry S line Cuckoo was breeding 2 Pontious White Orps. Since the Pontious White Orps do not carry the Cuckoo gene, only the male offspring can be Cuckoo, since it only take one Cuckoo gene in a male to express itself. But, it takes 2 Cuckoo genes in female offspring to make the females look like Cuckoo. Since these few I hatched only have one Cuckoo gene they look White.
So, I have some of these White pullets I just hatched from that pen that are from this Monster.



Next season I can take these White pullets back to this fella to see who is carrying the Cuckoo gene and who isn't. Cuckoo in the pics is from the Pontious White pullets and the big Cuckoo boy.


For now I have no Whites in with him. I should throw a few in there to roll the genetic dice.

 

[HyVal]

He looks like he's wearing a Scottish Tweed Suit...all he needs is a hat atop his comb Lildinkem!

 

[lildinkem]

He looks like he's wearing a Scottish Tweed Suit...all he needs is a hat atop his comb Lildinkem!

I love your avatar pic. I have one who is a real character.

 

[chickobsessed]

Sometimes these guys take a while to mature. This boy is just starting to come into his own. [COLOR=0000FF]Ceasar Showing off his new physique![/COLOR] WOW nice looking boy!

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

Thank you ... He a show off needless to say.. .lol

 

[member 142084]

love those stripes Bill