The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[Redhead Rae]

My son is almost 4 and he loves the chicks. Of course he also loves scaring them to make them run around and peep. I usually keep may lock down incubator in our spare room because I want my whole house to stink of hatching chicks. Well I know if I hear a certain giggle coming from the direction of the spare room that my son has gone in there to bother the chicks.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Lol. As far back as I can remember and for different reasons and in different directions at times.
Once upon a time I was into showing and raising and selling show birds. In my teens I built a bantam empire and was known far and wide.
Then it got over my head or went to my head and I lost about all of them being scammed.
There was also a time as a early teen that I fought our city over my birds and won the right to keep them.
I've done a lot of been there done that when it comes to chickens.

 

[The Moonshiner]

My son is almost 4 and he loves the chicks. Of course he also loves scaring them to make them run around and peep. I usually keep may lock down incubator in our spare room because I want my whole house to stink of hatching chicks. Well I know if I hear a certain giggle coming from the direction of the spare room that my son has gone in there to bother the chicks.

Lol. Ya they'll do that.
Mine doesn't torment the chicks but at times the grown birds are fair game. Once I had a line of breeder pens and we were collecting eggs. I heard a racket down the line and my son was in a pen with about a dozen birds.
When I got where I could see what was going on it looked like he was in the eye of a chicken tornado. He was in a whirlwind of feathers flying and birds bouncing off the walls.
IDK who was cackling louder him or the freaking out hens.

 

[Miami Leghorn]

Lol. As far back as I can remember and for different reasons and in different directions at times.
Once upon a time I was into showing and raising and selling show birds. In my teens I built a bantam empire and was known far and wide.
Then it got over my head or went to my head and I lost about all of them being scammed.
There was also a time as a early teen that I fought our city over my birds and won the right to keep them.
I've done a lot of been there done that when it comes to chickens.

I told you once and I'll say it again;you need to write a book,kid. About breeding Leghorns; injecting a lot of your personal experiences into it as well. The varieties you've work with how you got to each variety and everything in between.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Lol.
IDK if anyone would read it but I bet I'd be a big hit in a reality show.
Spend some time in my world and I'd bet people would appreciate their lives a bit more.

 

[Severne]

I’d read it Moonshiner!

 

[Miami Leghorn]

I’d read it Moonshiner!

I'd be first in line at Barnes and Knoble.
Amazon best seller in the Ag.and Livestock category.
Don't let me get started on titles...

Seriously though, you would inspire a lot of other people to get into breeding.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'd be first in line at Barnes and Knoble.
Amazon best seller in the Ag.and Livestock category.
Don't let me get started on titles...

Seriously though, you would inspire a lot of other people to get into breeding.

Ha you've about got me convinced now.
I'd love to show up all hillbilly'd out to Barnes and Knoble for a book signing.
I had all 4 of my eggs hatch today. Two buffs and two brown split to Isabella. Finally it feels like the season has started.

 

[The Moonshiner]

@moonshiner do you raise any other breed now? You should try Isbar, they remind me of a friendly blue egging legern.

I don't raise any other breeds but I have a few birds that aren't leghorns still hanging around. I used to have a lot of different birds as just kinda a laying flock but ive been letting them go or not replacing any that pass for a while now.
I do have a couple side plans that involve a couple different breeds but I haven't pursued that direction much. Just waiting for the right birds to become available semi local.
I don't have any experience with Isbars and don't really know much about them. IDK ive seen some supposed isbar eggs that were a moss green that was cool but I figured it would be like marans and not getting dark enough eggs. I'd end up with birds that just layed EE green eggs.
IDK my son just mentioned why didn't we have any blue egg layers any more. Maybe I could see if isbars would work for him. I was almost considering getting some ameraucanas.
Then again I know someone that worked with Isabella leghorns crossed with legbars. Maybe I could look into working with something like that.
IDK maybe.

 

[Tbird84]

On this episode of 'As the Broody Barn Turns'...another girl joins the nest. All agree there is still a full 3.5in of room left. Surely a silky can fit? ‍ This Isabel's sister is also making a feint at going broody. It's so contagious.