Sourdough Hens

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Romance
This girl is Griffin and probably Hawk's daughter. She lays tiny bright blue eggs just a tint browner than her mom's. She has a pea comb. Romance is my smallest hen, probably only weighing 3-4ish lbs. She is very shy, and has barring. Very gray smoky looking feathers and thick hackles. She has a blue-ish tint to her legs like her most-likely mom, Hawk.

 

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Here's the list of chickens who are in the "program" right now.

• Abby (roo w/ muffs and pea comb)
• Romance (small hen w/ pea comb)
• Vengeance and maybe?? Velociraptor (rose comb, black feathers, very sleek looking-only applies to Vengeance)
• Creek (rose comb; fluffy; hefty)
• Crook (rose comb; fluffy; hefty)
• Crippler (rose comb; fluffy; hefty)
• Cranberry (single comb, fluffy, dark feathers; hefty)
• Croatia (single comb, fluffy; hefty)
• Chainsaw (crest, single comb, VERY hardy)
• Hawk (pea comb; muffs)

I'm going to add several Pavlovskaya chicks (to add new blood and maybe replace Abby if a roo is better than him) to the flock this summer. I will also keep 2-4 muffed and rose or pea-combed hens to raise up from my flock.

 

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I had to cull one of my hens (Jinu) due to a prolapse. She had a lot of fat on her and I feel like about a 1/3 of her body cavity had eggs/reproductive system in it. Does anyone think that would be normal? After plucking her I could tell that her eggs were HUGE compared to her body size. Poor girl. Reminder to me of why I don't want my chickens to lay all the time like traditional egg layers.

 

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Sooo 6-8 year old Chainsaw laid an egg today.... Should I put it in the bator? I want to and I would love to have chickies with crests and maybe muffs, but it's still chilly out I also don't know when she's going to lay again with her age. Hmmmmm...

Reminder: Chainsaw is definitely my most disease resistant and healthiest hen.

 

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Eggs went in the bator today! There's 15 of them. And, yes, its cold out, but they'll stay inside for about 4 weeks and then be transitioned outside with a heat plate.

The father is Abby (muffs, pea comb, thick hackles, pretty)
Cr rose - Creek, Crook, or Crippler
Cr- Cranberry, Croatia, Creek, Crook, Crippler

• #1 from Jinu, very unlikely to hatch
• #2 from Chainsaw
• #3 from Chainsaw? It was in the fridge for a few days.
• #4 from Chainsaw but is paler than first egg
• #5 from Vengeance or Cr rose
• #6 from most likely Cr
• #7 SPECKLES from most likely Cranberry or another Cr; was in fridge
• #8 from Cr rose
• #9 from Cr rose
• #10 from Velociraptor
• #11 from Velociraptor
• #12 from Romance
• #13 tan with little speckles; unknown mom
• #14 nice pinkish brown; unknown mom
• #15 from Cr rose or Vengeance

We are definitely going to be getting some cool chicks. I'll raise all of these guys up to about 3 months and then choose who to keep. I want muffs, crests, rose/walnut combs, or a hefty weight. Since Chainsaw has a single comb, her chicks will only be pea or single combed. It doesn't hurt if they're pretty, too!