Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[joletabey]

Look at those chubby little cuties!!! Pic #2 especially - wow!

 

[Cetawin]

TimG they are adorable. I love the way their chests puff out as chicks....they are so cute!

 

[Laney]

Those chicks are adorable TimG!!! Welcome to Dellies Catdaddy!

Laney

 

[delawaregirl09]

Biomistake! Catdaddy! Welcome! I am glad to have two more Delaware groupies

The babies I hatched have grown a lot... Almost scary Haha. I love them. Although, since I did not have my hens separated and I had a Delaware Rooster on them all except I think six of them... Well, lets hope I can figure out who is who by the time their feathers come in completely. I will have pictures VERY soon

And TimG! Lovely babies! And so are the babies Cetawin and speckledhen posted. Isaac at 5-6 Weeks?! CUTE! Now we can compare cockerel to rooster phase

 

[delawaregirl09]

Here they are, as promised! I know they are no where near, I mean NO WHERE NEAR, quality, but they are mine, and I love them.

One of Heffners Daughters:

Another Daughter:

Caught in the hen house, bahahaha!:

Will you let us go to sleep now?:

Future Couple:

I know, I look good

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Freckles, one of my hatchery moms:

Big bad Heffner:

Why do I have to stay in HERE?:

You best stay in there boy:

Some hens:

And some more:

In Jail:

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Your Delawares are great! The last picture is my favorite and a close second is the one with your Roo and his girl.

Have they started laying yet, and are you going to hatch some out? Your Roo has wonderful color and your girls too. At least I think so.

 

[biomistake]

Delawaregirl09

The lady we are getting these from is supposed to have 3 different lines of breeding stock from other breeders so I hope they are a good base of stock to work from.

 

[McSpin]

Quote:
They may not be show birds, but I don't see anything in your photos that would suggest your birds are not high quality chickens. If they're not filling the purpose you got them for, then you're right, otherwise enjoy your high quality chickens.

 

[speckledhen]

I'm happy you're enjoying your Dels, no matter what quality they are according to the standard. You can certainly improve them, but so can I. There are very few truly show quality Delawares in this country. Pick one or two traits to cull for and work up from there, if you are so inclined. Yours look like they've been dustbathing in clay, just like mine do on occasion. Always amazes me how they can come out of a dust hole, all reddish and dirty, then a couple hours later, they are glowing white again...except Kira, LOL. That girl must have feathers that are attracted to Georgia clay and hang onto it for dear life. Her hackles always look reddish.

 

[joletabey]

Delaware girl,
I think they look better than you think they do - and your roo is VERY expressive, which is something I really like.

By the way, I got the SOP and boy oh boy- I have LOTS of studying ahead of me- I am rather sorry it only deals with phenotype, but there is a lot there for me to learn! I always want to know about personalities and egg laying abilities, but I am getting lots of info here about those aspects.
I also realized, looking at it, that the only chicken skeleton I have ever seen is the one picked clean on the Sunday dinner platter!!!!