The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

Its the La Fleche. Body wise they look very close to the same. Differences are leg color and that comb.

Yes. I like them but I'm thinking twice as much comb. Like longhorn Leghorns

 

[NagemTX]

Yes. I like them but I'm thinking twice as much comb. Like longhorn Leghorns

Lol, that would be something to see.

 

[KF0002]

I found 2 eggs in my this year's pullet pen yesterday.

Lucky! They say a watched pot never boils so hopefully as work and the huge assignments for my last two classes keep me busy the next few weeks they will start. If not, there is always spring.

 

[KF0002]

D@mn females pulled it out. Or at least that's the story I'm telling.

I'm glad it's not just us then with feather eating Leghorn hens! My husband's White Leghorn hens are the WORST! They strip any rooster we put in there and eat his hackle, saddle, and tail. We supplement them with greens, produce scraps, oyster shell, etc and they eat layer pellets mixed with 18% and STILL do it!!

 

[KF0002]

If’n you accomplish fibro on barred, you’ll really have something.

It is possible to get a barred fibro bird? I don't own any fibros other than my Nephews' silkies. Those are fibro, yes?

 

[KF0002]

Not always on purpose, but I do have a bad habit of derailing Moony’s thread from time to time. Let’s call it a pallet cleanse.

I pallet cleanse a lot then.

 

[The Moonshiner]

It is possible to get a barred fibro bird? I don't own any fibros other than my Nephews' silkies. Those are fibro, yes?

I'm not a fibro fan so not really up on them but yes Silkies are fibro.
Always thought it was funny when ACs came out and everyone went nuts for the newly introduced all black chickens.
Black silkies had been around forever.
As for barred fibro I do remember people working with barred silkies saying the barring gene interferred with the black legs. I guess as it takes part of the black feather away it also tries to take part of the fibro away.
Makes since because they always say barred rock males have nice yellow shanks while females have black wash because the males have 2 copies of barring.

 

[Kung_pao]

Little Moonie! Congrats you’re a Grand Pappy!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Little Moonie! Congrats you’re a Grand Pappy!

Is today the official hatch day?
Trying to get a sense of how patient I'm gonna have to be.

 

[Kung_pao]

I set them late at night so he’s a few hours early. He’s already rowdy, kung fu kicking his siblings all over the incubator.