Stella's Social Club

[tazcat70]

hope everyone had a fantastic mother's day weekend! love seeing all the different pics

we celebrated new orlean's style yesterday and cooked up 120 pounds of crawfish

I am coming to your house next Mother's day!

 

[tazcat70]

Mary and Mahonri - Glad the parties were a hit!

Deb - I love the VooDoo shirt!

Hi all!

.....back to lurking.

 

[Mahonri]

Well, IT has arrived.

104 here today, but I still climbed the mountain after work... pool water temp has increased from 74 to 78 in just one week. Not quite as "refreshing" but nice nonetheless.

My other Olive Egger (3/4 blue wheaten Ameraucana:1/4 Wheaten Marans) is still broody and I'll put the chicks that hatch under her on Saturday. I still have 25 in the Brinsea, but Wednesday at lunch I go into "lockdown" so I'll up the humidity to 63% and take it off of the turner. (after I candle of course)

I have 11 Aloha eggs as well as various Marans and Blue egg layers and cochins.

I started counting birds from my McMurray's "Duke's Mixture"...

I have a goodly number of roos.

1 Buff orp Roo.
1 American Game roo.
1 BBRed roo
Another roo that could be a Speckled Sussex.
I have a pair of Blue Laced Red Wyandottes.
I have a pair of Sultans.
I have six Columbian Wyandottes... 2 roos and 4 pullets.
I have four partridge Rocks.
I have a Giant Partridge Cochin roo.
I have 3 Silver Spangled Hamburgs, a roo and 2 pullets. I'll probably sell a pair and keep one of the pullets.
I have 8 Silver Laced Cochins... looks like a 50/50 mix of pullets and cockerels.
I have 5 Australorps. at least 2 are roos.
I have 3 splash Cochins... 2 roos and a pullet
I have 4 black Cochins... looks like 1 roo and 3 pullets.
I have one Lakenvelder pullet. (I had another roo and pullet but they passed)
I have one that I have no clue about... it's almost two months old and has NO FEATHERS, I call it UGLY.... just blue/gray fuzz.
and at least 3 others that I don't have any clue what they are.

Saturday or next Wednesday I've got to sell or rehome at least 22 of those roos. I'm keeping the BLRW roo and giving the pair to Boston so he can breed them.

And I've got to sell all of the pullets but one of each breed... I'll probably Craig's list them and see what I can do. I want to get down to 10 pullets from that group of 48! I can't afford to feed them anymore... they eat like pigs!

So the chicken math addiction continues.

Tonight I sat in an easy chair in the grow out pen where my Blue Copper Olive Egger is raising 12 of Kathy's Dellies along with the SLW. I am amazed at how fast they are growing... how LONG and WIDE bodied they are. AMAZING. Two of the Dellies are in my Laree brooder with "Milagro", my Blue Naked Neck from Jody. (SCG)
Also, I THOUGHT, I was going to have to cull one of the Dellies because for over a week, it just hopped around on one leg and had ZERO use of it's left leg. Well, I'm glad I didn't cull it because it's working and growing now... but that leg is just a tad smaller than the other one.

OK, I've bored you all to tears, but if you needed to go to sleep, this may have been your medicine.

Luv y'all,

Dar

 

[kathyinmo]

Kathy, I'd yank my hair out (or their feathers) if I had that many broodies.

What ever happened with your BR's? Were they all roos?

* I am getting used to the broodies. Not happy, but I am pretty good at breaking broodies. I just have not had time (because I was sick) to deal with them.

* They were 100% roosters ..... sex links. He told me he would refund me. However, he has made no effort to follow through with that. I GAVE them all away.

hope everyone had a fantastic mother's day weekend! love seeing all the different pics

we celebrated new orlean's style yesterday and cooked up 120 pounds of crawfish

YUK ! ! ! I could not put that stuff in my mouth!

Well, IT has arrived.

104 here today, but I still climbed the mountain after work... pool water temp has increased from 74 to 78 in just one week. Not quite as "refreshing" but nice nonetheless.

My other Olive Egger (3/4 blue wheaten Ameraucana:1/4 Wheaten Marans) is still broody and I'll put the chicks that hatch under her on Saturday. I still have 25 in the Brinsea, but Wednesday at lunch I go into "lockdown" so I'll up the humidity to 63% and take it off of the turner. (after I candle of course)

I have 11 Aloha eggs as well as various Marans and Blue egg layers and cochins.

I started counting birds from my McMurray's "Duke's Mixture"...

I have a goodly number of roos.

1 Buff orp Roo.
1 American Game roo.
1 BBRed roo
Another roo that could be a Speckled Sussex.
I have a pair of Blue Laced Red Wyandottes.
I have six Columbian Wyandottes... 2 roos and 4 pullets.
I have four partridge Rocks.
I have a Giant Partridge Cochin roo.
I have 3 Silver Spangled Hamburgs, a roo and 2 pullets. I'll probably sell a pair and keep one of the pullets.
I have 8 Silver Laced Cochins... looks like a 50/50 mix of pullets and cockerels.
I have 5 Australorps. at least 2 are roos.
I have 3 splash Cochins... 2 roos and a pullet
I have 4 black Cochins... looks like 1 roo and 3 pullets.
I have one Lakenvelder pullet. (I had another roo and pullet but they passed)
I have one that I have no clue about... it's almost two months old and has NO FEATHERS, I call it UGLY.... just blue/gray fuzz.
and at least 3 others that I don't have any clue what they are.

Saturday or next Wednesday I've got to sell or rehome at least 22 of those roos. I'm keeping the BLRW roo and giving the pair to Boston so he can breed them.

And I've got to sell all of the pullets but one of each breed... I'll probably Craig's list them and see what I can do. I want to get down to 10 pullets from that group of 48! I can't afford to feed them anymore... they eat like pigs!

So the chicken math addiction continues.

Tonight I sat in an easy chair in the grow out pen where my Blue Copper Olive Egger is raising 12 of Kathy's Dellies along with the SLW. I am amazed at how fast they are growing... how LONG and WIDE bodied they are. AMAZING. Two of the Dellies are in my Laree brooder with "Milagro", my Blue Naked Neck from Jody. (SCG)
Also, I THOUGHT, I was going to have to cull one of the Dellies because for over a week, it just hopped around on one leg and had ZERO use of it's left leg. Well, I'm glad I didn't cull it because it's working and growing now... but that leg is just a tad smaller than the other one.

OK, I've bored you all to tears, but if you needed to go to sleep, this may have been your medicine.

Luv y'all,

Dar

I am downsizing, for real. Today I got rid of some more. I am counting, too. I also looked at my chicks and am SHOCKED that I must have 90% males ! !

sample......

 

[kathyinmo]

I have some pretty Icelandics.....














A couple of my Delaware boys.......
In my downsizing, I am going to keep only 2. (or 3)...








The goslings..... last week I counted 6. Sunday there was 4. Monday there was 3.
I admit, they do look cool gliding across the water.

 

[kathyinmo]

I had to cull this little Icelandic.
It's foot was totally upside down.

 

[cbnovick]

I had to cull this little Icelandic.
It's foot was totally upside down.

Culling chicks is THE hardest...they are just getting started...does not seem to get easier really...rationally you know it just must be done, but still sad...

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Well, IT has arrived.

104 here today, but I still climbed the mountain after work... pool water temp has increased from 74 to 78 in just one week. Not quite as "refreshing" but nice nonetheless.

My other Olive Egger (3/4 blue wheaten Ameraucana:1/4 Wheaten Marans) is still broody and I'll put the chicks that hatch under her on Saturday. I still have 25 in the Brinsea, but Wednesday at lunch I go into "lockdown" so I'll up the humidity to 63% and take it off of the turner. (after I candle of course)

I have 11 Aloha eggs as well as various Marans and Blue egg layers and cochins.

I started counting birds from my McMurray's "Duke's Mixture"...

I have a goodly number of roos.

1 Buff orp Roo.
1 American Game roo.
1 BBRed roo
Another roo that could be a Speckled Sussex.
I have a pair of Blue Laced Red Wyandottes.
I have a pair of Sultans.
I have six Columbian Wyandottes... 2 roos and 4 pullets.
I have four partridge Rocks.
I have a Giant Partridge Cochin roo.
I have 3 Silver Spangled Hamburgs, a roo and 2 pullets. I'll probably sell a pair and keep one of the pullets.
I have 8 Silver Laced Cochins... looks like a 50/50 mix of pullets and cockerels.
I have 5 Australorps. at least 2 are roos.
I have 3 splash Cochins... 2 roos and a pullet
I have 4 black Cochins... looks like 1 roo and 3 pullets.
I have one Lakenvelder pullet. (I had another roo and pullet but they passed)
I have one that I have no clue about... it's almost two months old and has NO FEATHERS, I call it UGLY.... just blue/gray fuzz.
and at least 3 others that I don't have any clue what they are.

Saturday or next Wednesday I've got to sell or rehome at least 22 of those roos. I'm keeping the BLRW roo and giving the pair to Boston so he can breed them.

And I've got to sell all of the pullets but one of each breed... I'll probably Craig's list them and see what I can do. I want to get down to 10 pullets from that group of 48! I can't afford to feed them anymore... they eat like pigs!

So the chicken math addiction continues.

Tonight I sat in an easy chair in the grow out pen where my Blue Copper Olive Egger is raising 12 of Kathy's Dellies along with the SLW. I am amazed at how fast they are growing... how LONG and WIDE bodied they are. AMAZING. Two of the Dellies are in my Laree brooder with "Milagro", my Blue Naked Neck from Jody. (SCG)
Also, I THOUGHT, I was going to have to cull one of the Dellies because for over a week, it just hopped around on one leg and had ZERO use of it's left leg. Well, I'm glad I didn't cull it because it's working and growing now... but that leg is just a tad smaller than the other one.

OK, I've bored you all to tears, but if you needed to go to sleep, this may have been your medicine.

Luv y'all,

Dar

I have some silver ameraucana that just went into lockdown along with a few of my olive eggers and empordanesa /crele penedesenca. My bator is very much in a need for a upgrade so I am hopeful. I did have some pretty good development on the shipped silver ameraucana eggs though a few where going bad.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Dar - for someone that can't have roosters, you sure have a lot of them!

I've been getting a lot of boys in my hatches too. I hatched 9 and 6 are cockerels. Then I hatched 19 and 13 are cockerels. I'm hoping the eggs under my broody have more pullets!

.....back to lurking.

No lurking. Participation is mandatory.

I had to cull this little Icelandic.
It's foot was totally upside down.

Oh wow, I've never seen a foot that bad. I'm sorry Kathy, culling chicks is never easy.

I have some silver ameraucana that just went into lockdown along with a few of my olive eggers and empordanesa /crele penedesenca. My bator is very much in a need for a upgrade so I am hopeful. I did have some pretty good development on the shipped silver ameraucana eggs though a few where going bad.

Good luck with your hatch Jason. Silver Ameraucana's are beautiful.

 

[Mahonri]

In CELEBRATION OF MY FIVE YEARS HERE ON BYC......I'm going into "lockdown" tomorrow and hatching baby chicks on Saturday.

It's been a wild ride. Today is not only my fifth anniversary here, it is the Fourth Anniversary of kathyinmo. We joined on the same day, one year apart.