Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[Bassleg]

I didn't get my sandhill's yet I am still waiting, on my confirmation form the last date
listed was 5/18 so I called and they are running behind because of bad hatches.
When I get them I will post pics.

 

[Cetawin]

Oh my that Stella is trouble...LOL Great pics and storyline. I can see it all happening too.

I am still under the weather but managed to sleep for more than an hour straight last night so this is a good sign. I do not need this nonsense right now. *sigh* I have a hot sunny week and could be working on my coop dang it.

Back to my chair now.

 

[crazyhen]

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You should be over it soon I have it now. Right in the middle of working on my end coop and storage area. If I could breath it would help . Can't sleep or breath. UGH................ Gloria Jean

 

[Cetawin]

I hear ya...I can't breathe either but I cough so hard I feel ribs creaking. Oh and blow my nose yup can do that too. *sigh*

 

[kathyinmo]

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Thanks for the pictures!

He is still a baby and has alot of growing to do. It is hard to judge at this early age. Look at my boy. He is just now showing his true colors, and he is almost 5 mths old! Your boy sounds like a really good roo already. That is a great bonus for sure.

I love your sweet Lizzie, too! Don't ya just gotta love those sweet little Barred Rocks!

cetawin and Gloria Jean .... Take care of yourselves and get well quick!

 

[Laney]

Hey,

Kathy, Cyn - you missed the post of my pic's of Isaac's boys. I posted pics of my two favorite boys. They are a few pages back with Jeremy's hatch.

Let me know how they compare to your boys. Remember they were hatched March 5th for age comparison.

Laney

 

[kathyinmo]

Here, let's look at them!

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[kathyinmo]

I like roo #1 for color, and #2 for wing carriage. I think #2 is too light in the tail barring. Anyway I remember reading an old post of Janet's that said to go for darker rather than lighter in the tail barring. She also said to first look at the body type and go for a rounded more barrel shape chest area, if I recall correctly. But, that doesn't seem to show up until later. I think that is just another reason why we have to grow them out to 6 months before picking the best guy. Janet also said something about the shape of the head, or how the head looks, but I can't quite get a grasp on that one.

I like going back and reading Janet's old posts. I learn alot that way. I have also decided that the comb is not nearly as important as I once thought it was. I am now trying to look at other features before the comb, cuz I have a bad habit of always looking at it first!

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Ya know, Laney, I have a bunch of roos growing out here. Just keep that in mind!

 

[Cetawin]

I would keep my eyes on Roo #1. He has the better tail without a doubt. His wing carriage is not that bad and it could be the way he is standing, give that time. The comb issue of Roo #2 and that tail would put him as the lesser roo in my opinion.

Keep watching them and letting them mature but I think Roo #1 is going to be your best one.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Morning all....resident "Pollack chicken keeper" here.

I am sooooo glad to be back from California (no offense Jeremy) but Southern California is no place for a Georgia boy. They had 2 "minor" earthquakes and a huge wildfire while I was there....no thank you!

Everything here in Dellie world is good. Sugar, my broody del, must be getting really close (chicks are supposed to be due Wednesday) as she is acting even wierder (if thats possible) and doesn't want to come off the nest. Guess she knows its "lockdown time". She is sitting on Lavender eggs. Mammy (named after Jenn's great grandmother), one of my Black rock girls is sitting on a mix of Lavenders and Dels and Cora (other Black rock) is sitting on Lavenders. All 3 are due Wednesday...this should be fun and interesting

Just finished my last hatch in the incubator....hatched 29 of 31 rock eggs. 10 white rocks and 19 barred rocks that will be used to improve my Blue rock bunch.

My Columbian Rocks are doing great. I am keeping 1 pullet out of 3 from the first batch I got as the others are not really that well colored. Will probably be putting her in with Pepper and the Del girls this weekend. I am considering putting the 3 silkies that Jennifer "had to have so she would have mamas to raise babies"....like that was a problem, huh??, in with Pepper and his girls too. Since the Dels are so big, do you folks think that the silkies would be ok? I really hate to tie up a whole coop just for those girls. I really want to get rid of them, but the DW is attached to them....oh well, I can't complain since the rest of the birds out there are from my doin's.

We have another Blue Rock girl that is broody now and I am trying desperately to break her. I might move her into the chick brooder for a while as I DO NOT need any more chicks to raise right now and I want my BIG COOP that Sugar and Cora are in, back!...they are totally monopolizing a 6ft x 8ft x 8ft coop.

I have plenty of space to build another but I'm afraid that might be grounds for divorce...

I need to spend some time and $$ fencing in a area like Cyn has to allow my chickens "free roaming area" without access to everything. We have just finished planting flower beds and putting out pine straw and after "several hundreds of $$s" DW is threatening me if the chooks get into them.

Hope everyone had a great weekend....we have a nice long weekend coming. Colby (my youngest) in playing in a baseball tourney all weekend so I guess we will be in the road most of the time.

Have a great Monday everyone!!