So.. Where did you come from?

[N F C]

I have a mostly mixed flock. Most likely from a red Phoenix rooster and one of the smaller blue hens in the flock. The one's I've hatched with the peppered outer stripes on the head seem to have the blue gene like these 2 with a red body and blue tail and flight feathers. That pullet makes me think those like that are coming from one of the blue hens with the black head.View attachment 3606986View attachment 3606987theres one of the broodies front left closest to the camera. But I keep a lot of hens I don't care to keep just for the roosters happy in my little breeding project lolView attachment 3606989

What a pretty flock!

 

[Nashv755]

What a pretty flock!

I think about half started molting in the past month lol a lot of the bigger ones are looking a little shaggy at the moment

 

[N F C]

I think about half started molting in the past month lol a lot of the bigger ones are looking a little shaggy at the moment

It's getting to be that time of year for sure.

 

[Nashv755]

I hatched this guy last year and he has a lot of what I'm looking for with my breeding project. Phoenix tail but carries it more upright with the Liege build. Granted he doesn't have the Lieges size but he's a little bigger than a Phoenix. Definitely crossing him back to the Liege hens to get that tail gene more in the mix and probably the Phoenix hens as well to help grow there size. Could you imagine one like this Liege sized at nearly 3ft tall lol

 

[Insnesnakos]

I hatched this guy last year and he has a lot of what I'm looking for with my breeding project. Phoenix tail but carries it more upright with the Liege build. Granted he doesn't have the Lieges size but he's a little bigger than a Phoenix. Definitely crossing him back to the Liege hens to get that tail gene more in the mix and probably the Phoenix hens as well to help grow there size. Could you imagine one like this Liege sized at nearly 3ft tall lolView attachment 3607009

He is beautiful Good thing you are getting more like him

 

[Nashv755]

He is beautiful Good thing you are getting more like him

Yea hatching is not a problem around here. Red the hen I mentioned a few post ago appears to be broody again...

 

[Insnesnakos]

Yea hatching is not a problem around here. Red the hen I mentioned a few post ago appears to be broody again...View attachment 3607033

Broody again? How often does this happen?

 

[Nashv755]

Broody again? How often does this happen?

2nd time this year. She hatched 3 clutches last year and the year before.

 

[Nashv755]

For anyone that thinks she doesn't look broody lol you know how broodies fluff up and scream at everyone in the yard. She doesn't do that to me. She'll be fluffed up in the yard 20ft away. Then see me and come running unfluffing on the way before flying up in my hand for petting WHEN BROODY. Looks like she's shrinking on the way to me lol. She don't put up a fuss if I move her or the eggs and brings her chicks to me. I took a video last year when she brought her chicks to me and sat on my foot.

Then by the 1st week the chicks are like this

That is her at the very end of the clip walking with us. She is one weird bird but you cant help but love her lol

 

[Insnesnakos]

2nd time this year. She hatched 3 clutches last year and the year before.

She is a broody broody bird She has hatched so many chicks