Show off your Delawares! *PIC HEAVY*

[rebel yell]

About all you can do is keep them in single pens, a rooster will be a rooster no matter what.

 

[fowlman01]

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Hi Kim,

You can sometimes make it work if there are no females in the pen, just males, but males will fight. Another thing that will help is giving them plenty of space to stay apart.

Walt

 

[capayvalleychick]

Thank you, Rebel and Walt, for your replies. I was hoping that all my chickens could live in harmony out in the pasture during the winter but it sounds like that's asking too much.

Kim

 

[amtyson00]

dels are coming to crossroads!

 

[GhostRider65]

Hey everyone, haven't checked in lately so thought I'd say howdy, and post a couple new pictures of the babies, there 17 weeks old now and 1 of them may be laying already, I got a medium brown pullet egg layed in the mini dog kennel coop this morning, not sure if peaches my BR or Freckles or SmartyPants layed it, tomorrow I'll be watching...LOL well anyway. What color brown egg do Delawares lay? Light medium or dark brown? My SS lay a light tan egg, my BSL lay a darker egg, and my BO, and SLW lay a medium brown egg, so now I need to watch what pullet is laying this pretty little medium brown egg.
But for your eyes to view heres the girls at 17 weeks

BTW they are both showing the pinched tail, What causes that in Hatchery stock anyway? Did anyone have a guess as too why? otherwise I think they are very pretty very curious and friendly birds and I love them anyway tail an all. Have a ghreat day everyone Kim

 

[kathyinmo]

Don't laugh.....

My very first video (20 whole seconds) uploaded on youtube. I will get this figured out and drive you all crazy with videos!

This is just one of my Del cockerels I am watching grow out. OK, it's lousy........ BUT, be forewarned, I am gonna figure out this video thing.

 

[catdaddyfro]

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Yeah, 5 outta 7 of my Ideal Del pullets have the pinched tails and the white legs and the columbian neck pattern, ect.... too. Its just the hatcheries don't breed for correct type just for more or less pattern type and high production, in a mass production atmosphere. They are in it for the quick money not for the show, and before I get chawed on, I'm not dissing hatchery stock they are great for what they are intended for, supply and demand, and most will lay more eggs than you'd ever dream if properly cared for.

Jeff

Oh howdy Mrs. Kathy I liked your video, is that my Dale in that scene by any chance?

 

[aveca]

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whos laughing? that was fun! want to see your big guy , the barn thats ready for the paint..loved it..i practically live on utube touring chickens and ghost stories but they get me with those screamers all the time...just promise you wont do that to me cause i watch these and love them..i would be watching and enjoying tour de kathys chickens and up pops a screamer..oh..i hate those.

you done figured it out girl, we want more tour de Kathys farm..

 

[joletabey]

How many Dels will be at Crossroads?

Besides the one on the ORIGINAL Logo at the Delaware Club Table?

 

[kathyinmo]

I wonder if Doug Akers is gonna take the pullet he showed last year. I should write and ask him about that.

ETA: OK, I sent him an email to ask........