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[kathyinmo]

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Now Laura, do I need to ship you out a broody? I have 3 right now.
Which one should I send? The silkie would be less postage.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Now Laura, do I need to ship you out a broody? I have 3 right now.
Which one should I send? The silkie would be less postage.

I am getting desperate

Here is the brooder box we finished today, just needs a broody hen

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Bryan, said to send the feather duster, it will be dual purpose. He is trying to say I need to dust the house

 

[kathyinmo]

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Now Laura, do I need to ship you out a broody? I have 3 right now.
Which one should I send? The silkie would be less postage.

I am getting desperate

Here is the brooder box we finished today, just needs a broody hen
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/27698_100_4386.jpg

It looks GREAT! Yup, all ya need is a broody now!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Here she is; the feather duster .... just outside my door. She is, "in the doghouse!" Locked behind a gate under the deck.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

Is she one of the broodies? It sure looks like it. Just looks like a fluff of feathers, is there a face somewhere in there?

 

[kathyinmo]

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YES! She is one of the broodies! She is hunkered down! Yup, there is a face there!

 

[speckledhen]

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You can't tell much of anything at this stage with a Delaware. In fact, they have to be close to 18 weeks old before you are fairly sure of how their color will be in order to cull out the less than desirables, other than something obvious like side sprigs on combs, etc. Even pale yellow legs can develop better color over time (not talking about green legs). You cannot rush the culling process on this breed-can't stress that enough!

 

[Stevenson]

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You can't tell much of anything at this stage with a Delaware. In fact, they have to be close to 18 weeks old before you are fairly sure of how their color will be in order to cull out the less than desirables, other than something obvious like side sprigs on combs, etc. Even pale yellow legs can develop better color over time (not talking about green legs). You cannot rush the culling process on this breed-can't stress that enough!

I am just trying to figure out how many hens and roos I have at this point. I know it is early for even that.

 

[speckledhen]

Most will be clear by about 4-5 weeks old.