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[Johnn]

What breed is that beauty on the far left?

Speckled Sussex

 

[Johnn]

Bella having another spa day

 

[aveca]

Bella having another spa day

Looks like shes learning to enjoy her pedi John..that is precious...

 

[aveca]

Johnn, you seriously crack me up!!! A Power Peck?!

I just imagine you doing that in my mind's eye, brings tears to my eyes.

I would coop her up, then give the medication. It is better than running around the fields like a chicken with your......nevermind.

Right? too funny

 

[aveca]

John, my storys will never rival yours..that is so funny..power peck mama

here was my dilema..never hatch somone elses much larger exhibition australorp with blk orp...the show australorp are quite a bit bigger than hatchery birds..most all of the blk orp are very cobby..much wider than the australorp and will far surpass them in size very easy to spot right away.....but a few females for a while you scratch your head and say which is that especially if they are longer..they grow and change..the pullet below stumped me for a while but after handeling her , pretty sure shes australorp.

this is one of the cobby blk orp cockerals in day turn out..they have an entirley different look ..big lions mane , and fat heads, very deep bodies.




??? just wasnt sure for a while, now convinced shes australorp..the others are passing her in size quickly. just need more time with this one.
I usually dont hatch blk orp and aussie together but they were a gift so who could pass that up..but lesson learned for me..I was so sure it would be a snap to tell..most yes, but a few were head scratchers..I knew I wasnt going to know for sure until much later on ..I was so smugg...,thought I dont need leg bands to mark them, I will just be able to tell....for the most part yes..but wont ever pull that again..



her tail ,it has a slight turn down to feathers.. I thought , did that blue english orp have something to do with this? hes terrified of that bk orp hen so cant be..



this is australorp cockeral. the blk orp are about 3 times as wide..as you can see in next pic of blk orp top view


this is blk orp


as long as I have been doing this you would think I would know better..lesson for me..next year seperate incubators, seperate brooders and seperate baby pens.

 

[Johnn]

Looks like shes learning to enjoy her pedi John..that is precious...

 

[thedragonlady]

John, my storys will never rival yours..that is so funny..power peck mama

here was my dilema..never hatch somone elses much larger exhibition australorp with blk orp...the show australorp are quite a bit bigger than hatchery birds..most all of the blk orp are very cobby..much wider than the australorp and will far surpass them in size very easy to spot right away.....but a few females for a while you scratch your head and say which is that especially if they are longer..they grow and change..the pullet below stumped me for a while but after handeling her , pretty sure shes australorp.

this is one of the cobby blk orp cockerals in day turn out..they have an entirley different look ..big lions mane , and fat heads, very deep bodies.




??? just wasnt sure for a while, now convinced shes australorp..the others are passing her in size quickly. just need more time with this one.
I usually dont hatch blk orp and aussie together but they were a gift so who could pass that up..but lesson learned for me..I was so sure it would be a snap to tell..most yes, but a few were head scratchers..I knew I wasnt going to know for sure until much later on ..I was so smugg...,thought I dont need leg bands to mark them, I will just be able to tell....for the most part yes..but wont ever pull that again..



her tail ,it has a slight turn down to feathers.. I thought , did that blue english orp have something to do with this? hes terrified of that bk orp hen so cant be..



this is australorp cockeral. the blk orp are about 3 times as wide..as you can see in next pic of blk orp top view


this is blk orp


as long as I have been doing this you would think I would know better..lesson for me..next year seperate incubators, seperate brooders and seperate baby pens.

That's gotta be an Aussie pullet Lynne.

 

[Johnn]

Made a dippy egg out of the one egg Bella's mother laid me before going broody again. The yolk was such a great colour!

 

[jab2you]

OK, Johnn, I'm new to the "chicken world" what exactly is she doing in the bucket?

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

He's treating her bumble foot, you should read the last several pages where people offer various treatments, its very interesting!