The Aloha Chicken Project

[jbolt]

Ok I just set 44 aloha eggs... I have 20 1 week old aloha babies in the brooder yea!

 

[heritagehabitatfarms]

Very nice!!!

 

[alohachickens]

Ok I just set 44 aloha eggs...

I have 20 1 week old aloha babies in the brooder yea!

I think I gave you eggs from pen #3 and another pen. I can't remember the other one - are there eggs marked "RA" in there?

Here's pics from pen 3:






Little spotty rooster in with BIG hens. One spotty hen is pure Swedish Flower, other spotty hen is half Swedish Flower. The buff hens are all half Aloha and they all carry spots. From Buff Rock bloodlines to improve size. In theory, half their chicks will be spotted and half will be solid color, so you'll need to pick out and keep the spotty ones and sell the ones with no spots or too little spotting. We've had trouble putting spots on the buff color but my friend Laree did get ONE from a chick she hatched so this is what you'll be looking for in the chicks, if you get so lucky:





If you can refresh my memory, I can show you the adults from the "RA" pen if that's indeed the eggs I gave you. LOL!

 

[alohachickens]

I also gave Notinoz a bunch of eggs from the "Pumkin Roo" pen. Plus she took a few eggs from Pen #4 - the super spotty pure Sussex roo over some of my most colorful hens. Bet those babies are going to be COVERED in spots!

So we now have TWO folks in AZ with filled bators, getting ready to raise some Aloha chicks this summer! I can't wait to see what you guys end up with.

 

[jbolt]

I think I gave you eggs from pen #3 and another pen. I can't remember the other one - are there eggs marked "RA" in there? Yes, about 15 are marked RA, some are marked pen 3, and some are unmarked. Here's pics from pen 3: Little spotty rooster in with BIG hens. One spotty hen is pure Swedish Flower, other spotty hen is half Swedish Flower. The buff hens are all half Aloha and they all carry spots. From Buff Rock bloodlines to improve size. In theory, half their chicks will be spotted and half will be solid color, so you'll need to pick out and keep the spotty ones and sell the ones with no spots or too little spotting. We've had trouble putting spots on the buff color but my friend Laree did get ONE from a chick she hatched so this is what you'll be looking for in the chicks, if you get so lucky: If you can refresh my memory, I can show you the adults from the "RA" pen if that's indeed the eggs I gave you. LOL!

 

[jbolt]

Yes, about 15 are marked RA, some are marked pen 3, and some are unmarked.

 

[alohachickens]

Yes, about 15 are marked RA, some are marked pen 3, and some are unmarked.

The RA pen has this daddy:




The unmarked are by this pure Swedish Flower rooster, over small colorful hens, and will be similar to the 20 chicks you recently hatched.




So now you will have eggs by three different roosters from different bloodlines to help prevent inbreeding.

There is a fourth brand new rooster that we have not gotten eggs to you from - that was the rooster that you liked, this guy:




So maybe next time we can have you get eggs from his pen if you're ever willing to hatch more.

 

[jbolt]

Absolutely, I think I am going to work on building my foundation flock from what I have on the ground and in the bator. Then when I know who my culls are, and who my breeders are, I can bring in that 4th roosters blood. He's the Garry farms roo right? I am crossing my fingers for some super spotty hens and a really good roo or two, then ill share the rest with other aloha bycers.

 

[jbolt]

Gonna try to hold back a few smallish hens if their coloring is right, to cross on a partridge silkie roo for wild aloha silkies with straight combs. It will take forever to accomplish, but that's what my son wants to do with "his" chickens lol, I figure we can toil through the process together, him with his silkies, and me with my beautiful spotty layers

 

[alohachickens]

Absolutely, I think I am going to work on building my foundation flock from what I have on the ground and in the bator. Then when I know who my culls are, and who my breeders are, I can bring in that 4th roosters blood. He's the Garry farms roo right? I am crossing my fingers for some super spotty hens and a really good roo or two, then ill share the rest with other aloha bycers.

Yep, that's the pen with the Garry Farms roo that we bought off of that Craigslist ad. Stephen had a free breeder pen so I brought him five of my most lovely ladies from my home flock here.