Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[PepsNick]

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What? I thought Indian River was the original name for a Delaware before it was named after it's state. Is there something new that I'm missing?

 

[speckledhen]

Yes, Indian Rivers is the original name for the Delaware, but the hatchery is making sexlinks and calling them Indian Rivers. I think it's going to confuse things a bit.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I've got a broody faverolle. If she stays put in her new digs today, I'm going to give her the del X del x blue barred rock eggs I've been saving. They'll be 3/4 delaware, just waiting to see how the blue comes into play.

 

[speckledhen]

Amy, did you see the Del x (BR/Blue Ameraucana) cross cockerel I had recently? Came out blue barred with single comb and pale yellowish legs. Sort of will look like what I imagine a blue sexlink male might look.

 

[Lotsapaints]

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Cackle sells this cross but it isn't sexlinked if you used a New Hampshire cock over Delaware hens you could have sexlinks these chicks from the Del x NH cross look just like Dels act just like Dels...my New Hampshires are very much like Dels lay a jumbo egg friendly socialible always underfoot finding good NHs is almost as hard as finding good Delawares. At least the NH have better tails and seem to help the color on the crosses I haven't hatched out 50 but once in a while it seems you can get a red chick.....I am just using my #2 cock over the NH and have seemed to hatch out some mighty nice babies so as I upgrade my New Hampshires and use a better cock I hope the quality goes up even more the trick is getting good stock in both breeds as they've been let go

 

[speckledhen]

Ok, thanks for the correction. I hadn't looked at them closely and thought they were a sex-linked cross.

Scott, I have no idea. I've moved your post into the forum announcements section so Nifty or Terrie can see it, here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5823827#p5823827

 

[har]

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Thanks Cyn you are always so helpful to everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[speckledhen]

Aw, that's sweet of you to say.

 

[PepsNick]

Video...

 

[kathyinmo]

"Farm Fresh" day old Delaware chicks learning to march....

FRONT FACE! : (took 'em 2 tries; they're still learnin' ya know)

RIGHT FACE, and look over your left shoulder!: (ehh, 2 tries again)