Snow...
Pretending that conversation isn't happening....
Chick season is starting for me, yay!
One of my last posts I was saying my last hen that would go broody died this winter. Well, my Bresse girl decided to show me. She has been sitting for about 4 days, so I decided to give her some eggs. I'm not trusting her with expensive eggs until she proves herself, so I just gave her a few of her own, along with a few from 2 hatchery hen's eggs. Hers might be pure. I have 2 roosters in there, the Bresse, and a bantam Cochin. The Bresse is definitely top dog, but the little guy might have snuck in from time to time. Hoping I will be able to tell. I would think since the Cochin is "calico", any of his offspring will have leakage?
I am also picking up some BLRWs this week. I could have tried giving them to her, but as a first time mom, I don't trust her yet. If my cochin was still around, she made a good foster mom... ah well. Speaking of Cochins, I am picking up a dozen calico Cochin eggs next week. They said fertility has been low, so they are giving me a good deal. I will be happy if I get 3 or 4 chicks out of the deal. (They sell chicks too, but I have gotten Calico Cochin chicks from two different places, and both times they were all roosters. I feel like they can tell, and just offer me boys.) The hens I did have I bought as pullets. I might order some eggs to go into the bator with them, so I have more than just a couple hatching. My Legbars should be laying soon. They boys are definitely mature. I need to separate them from my Orps, because the lebars are after the orp girls, and I know they aren't mature yet. , because they mature slowly. (Even though they are 2x as big as the Legbars. LOL )
