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[Stevenson]

What do you mean by "another color trying to pull through" ?

How difficult is it to breed the yellowing out of your flock? How dominant is whatever causes it, if it's not feed related?

Kim

At first I thought that the yellowing I was seeing in the roos was a feed and/or sun issue, but it appears to be more than that. Walt mentioned that it appeared to be was another color. I took that as if it was a problem I needed to work on...something bigger than an environment problem. I am assuming that it could be worked out by selecting roosters of good type with lesser amounts of this coloring, but I don't know.

 

[Stevenson]

Michael, I do not have that yellowing in my Delawares.I kept a few Harter pullets (no males) and they don't have it either.

The coloring issue I have is only showing up in the roos. I haven't seen a problem at all in the hens.

Your project birds that you pointed out look great!

 

[rancher hicks]

E- mailed Paul again. Hoping to hear from him.

Just wanted to mention the new PP mag for Feb. has an article covering breeds this month listing the "Six best American Breeds". Araucana, Jersey Giant , Delaware, New Hampshire Red (sic) , Plymouth Rock, and the Wyandotte.

It states that the Delaware is "Nowadays the Delaware is very rare in America and even more so here in the U.K." quote. With that I'd like to ask for a count of Delaware we all own.

I have 13 hens and 2 roos. MO is that one thing considered when listing a breed rare is how many there really are. Certainly the number I have could be wiped out in a heart beat by the Coyote whose prints I believe I noticed in my driveway. Not to mention securing a decent "Utilily" strain of them.

One thing mentioned in last month issue of PP about the Orpingtons is that they are not the breed they were intended to be. Laying far fewer egg per season than their ancestors.

As we're seeing the Delaware is hardly the "broiler" we've some to expect. At least in my opinion.

 

[Zanna]

E- mailed Paul again. Hoping to hear from him.

Just wanted to mention the new PP mag for Feb. has an article covering breeds this month listing the "Six best American Breeds". Araucana, Jersey Giant , Delaware, New Hampshire Red (sic) , Plymouth Rock, and the Wyandotte.

It states that the Delaware is "Nowadays the Delaware is very rare in America and even more so here in the U.K." quote. With that I'd like to ask for a count of Delaware we all own.

I have 13 hens and 2 roos. MO is that one thing considered when listing a breed rare is how many there really are. Certainly the number I have could be wiped out in a heart beat by the Coyote whose prints I believe I noticed in my driveway. Not to mention securing a decent "Utilily" strain of them.

One thing mentioned in last month issue of PP about the Orpingtons is that they are not the breed they were intended to be. Laying far fewer egg per season than their ancestors.

As we're seeing the Delaware is hardly the "broiler" we've some to expect. At least in my opinion.

I have 5 hens, 1 roo plus twelve 16-week old pullets and seven 16-week old cockerals, 5 of which will make it to the freezer this weekend.............

 

[rancher hicks]

I'll be saving eggs to set next week.

In other news I forgot to mention that one of the Birchen maran roo that is crowing already. 5wks! He did mature early but I've never had one crow this early of any breed.

 

[Barred Rocker]

I've got 9 hens and 2 roos. I'm also going to be setting some eggs a couple of weeks. Probably at least 2 dozen.

 

[jeremy]

One of my oldest girls, Yvonne, she'll be 4 in March.

 

[kathyinmo]

One of my oldest girls, Yvonne, she'll be 4 in March.

No kidding? Has it been four years already? WOW, she looks great!
I haven't even had chickens for 4 years!

 

[jeremy]

No kidding? Has it been four years already? WOW, she looks great!
I haven't even had chickens for 4 years!

She's one of my original hatchery girls Kathy, from Privett. I started with 8 Dels that I picked up from a feedstore, we have 3 of those original girls left. My girls that I hatched from Bill Braden eggs will be 2 years old in April.

 

[kathyinmo]

Quote:
Time just flies by in my old age!

Anyway, she looks just great, Jeremy!