San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[OffGridMAMA]

OK I am going to try to make the meetup. I will bring as many Welsummer eggs as I can collect. I have about fifteen Wellie Hens, and three Roos I know those eggs are fertile. I also will collect Wellie/silkey and Wellie/Araucana cross eggs.

Oooooh! Wellies I only have one she needs friends LOL...

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Actually you guys, SoCal Dorkings has a giant mixed pen of Dorkings, there are no specific colors sorted out and they are all mixed up. Kinda like throwing a bunch of random Ameraucanas together and breeding them and selling them as Ameraucanas, sure they are, but none are to breed standard.

"Colored" is a specific dorking color APA approved, whatever, and the only place I have ever seen them was from Sandhill Preservation. I haven't seen them anywhere else.

So for true Dorkings you need to look at those who have good genetic lines of the silver-grey.

Anyway this was how it was explained to me.

 

[ozexpat]

LOL Better you than the crows..... But... I thought you had Wellies already. Or Id a jumped on the bandwagon too.

deb

no wellies, not a one. and those beautiful eggs. pleeeeeaaase.

 

[ozexpat]

Actually you guys, SoCal Dorkings has a giant mixed pen of Dorkings, there are no specific colors sorted out and they are all mixed up. Kinda like throwing a bunch of random Ameraucanas together and breeding them and selling them as Ameraucanas, sure they are, but none are to breed standard.

"Colored" is a specific dorking color APA approved, whatever, and the only place I have ever seen them was from Sandhill Preservation. I haven't seen them anywhere else.

So for true Dorkings you need to look at those who have good genetic lines of the silver-grey.

Anyway this was how it was explained to me.

I should let her speak for herself. She gave me the eggs from colored project pens, as well as red pens, all labeled. My apologies if I gave wrong information.

 

[hillfloweranch]

as long as its not the chopping block - those eggs are in my plans

I have almost 200 eggs in lock down and I am going over my spreadsheets planning the next three egg runs. i am beyond crazy.

May is full - 120 heritage and color egg chicken plus turkey, guinea and peafowl, July will be Ducks and heritage breed chickens. September will be the "pretties" - legbars, swedish, basques, salmon favs, sptizhaubens. polish, houdans and banties. That should complete my plan - well except for emu.

Mrs Oz is taking another go at cotournix mid may.

I really need to get started on coops.
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Mrs Oz is off to the beach house/chicken farm today for a few days before heading off to Thailand on Wednesday. I hope to have pictures of hatching chickens by then!

So many chicken breeds, so few golf bags.

LOL...I think I got a starter golf bag around here somewhere!!

I'm collecting Andalusian eggs from the girls got two on the way home with them and two yesterday...at this rate I'll have some for you Oz and some to bring for the raffle!!

 

[ozexpat]

LOL...I think I got a starter golf bag around here somewhere!!

I'm collecting Andalusian eggs from the girls got two on the way home with them and two yesterday...at this rate I'll have some for you Oz and some to bring for the raffle!!

bring them on, i can handle it!

 

[Aumlet]

I wanted to thank everyone for your condolences for Maya. She truly was a gentle giant and she will be missed. We have decided not to do a necropsy and to use the money towards another LGD pup to help replace her. Please let me know if any of you know of any LGD pups available, preferably Anatolian, or short haired Pyrenees. Thank you.

I asked an acquaintance in Temecula who raises sheep for wool and has an LGD as well as herding dogs. She replied:

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She cares about her animals, so I'd tend to trust her sources.

 

[RHRanch]

I think Flip Flop ranch in the high desert near Barstow (Apple Valley) used to have Dorkings, several colors or varieties. You might want to send them and email.

 

[aaajjss1]

haven't been on here for a fewdays, wow lot happened.
Vanna sorry about your Job
and so very sorry to hear about Maya.
Roxie my 9 year old boxer started coughing really hard yesterday and is coughing up a little blood, unfortunately my hunny got laid off and i am only working part time, i think i can scrape together 200$ for a vet visit so pray its enough.
my hunny is really sick and in a lot of pain also have to try to get him to clinic today.

want to come to the meet up. i have goslings,& bantam cochins. hatching eggs for silkies, bantam cochins frizzle/silkie and crested ducks
if any one is interested in any of these items please let me know,
Alaina

 

[SixHix]

some how, some way, I am going to get out to your place before one of my trips to the Philippines.............

those wellie eggs will be mine!

I want some! Can't we share???

Also I have some brown leghorn pullets that hatched the first week in March. I think I have 2-3 more than I need. If anyone is interested in them- PM me, I can try to bring them Sunday.