The Front Porch Swing

[TNBEARCHICK]

I know there are a lot of people on BYC that are totally against crests but I love them!! I love my crested SFH's and my Spitzhaubens.

 

[minihorse927]

I know there are a lot of people on BYC that are totally against crests but I love them!!  I love my crested SFH's and my Spitzhaubens.

I love my crested SFH pullets too. I wish I had more than just 2 crested pullets right now. I've got quite a few growing out but they are a little young to sex yet.

 

[krazykat0373]

I don't like the crests, makes their combs look funky. crests belong on polish who have relatively no comb.

mini, extend their wings out to see the feathering, if they are about the same length in the primaries and secondaries they should be female, if the primaries are longer than the secondaries then they should be roos. so far that has worked for me. don't take that as gospel though

 

[krazykat0373]

like this....

 

[minihorse927]

Hmmmm , I'll have to try that this weekend. I've got a bunch of grow outs just over 8 weeks but this group is developing slower than the others have.

 

[pysankigirl]

no chickeny stuff today but I did go to the Montpelier fiber festival.

I almost bought a bunny. left to my druthers I would have but the husband would have had a cow. they had 4 week old blue angora bunnies. I was in love.
I DID buy 3 small Finn fleeces that I am very excited about. They are gorgeous. I wonder if they are lamb fleeces. seriously soft but with gorgeous shine and wonderful staple length, which I find necessary to process the way I like. (flicking both ends and spinning from the lock) I have a dark one, a medium and a white. WOOT!!!!!
I spun a bit of the dark one in the grease and it is lovely
got kettle corn and fresh squeezed lemonade and apple cider donuts and apple-cheddar-bacon crepes for lunch.
only bad thing is I wished I’d had a parasol. it was HOT and the sun baked my brain. got an ocular migraine that turned into a real migraine(from the sun, I think) so now i am laying in the nice cool AC in the dark. but I had to tell you guys of my day.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We were going to go to our Apple festival down the road a bit but chose to stay home take care of chickens and then we are going to make goodies. Apple pie, pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll and maybe some fried apple pies. We picked up a few pumpkins for the chickens and made a new connection for after season pumpkins he wanted my numbers so he could call me and wants to trade pumpkins to eggs.

 

[Sahwithchicks]

Well, hellllllllllllloooooo. Glad to see so many familiar names. I hope everyone is doing well!

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Doing good how are you, life treating u ok? We have a bit of fun.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Yepee sold almost $300 worth of chicks today. Now we can hatch more.