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[drumstick diva]

Sweet dreams Penny

 

[Bunnylady]

Yeah, i was thinking that too. They didn't discover it until they were getting her ready for a show, cutting toenails!

For some reason, Chinchilla colored Jersey Woolies tend to have mismatched toenails ( a disqualification). After working with the color for years, I finally had one with all dark claws. Shortly before a show, I checked her one last time to make sure all matched, and they did - all 17 of them. Apparently she had gotten in a squabble with the rabbit in the cage next door, and her neighbor had bitten a toe off a front foot. When I told a friend about it, his reaction was, "it's amazing the lengths your rabbits will go to to frustrate you!"

 

[CapricornFarm]

For some reason, Chinchilla colored Jersey Woolies tend to have mismatched toenails ( a disqualification). After working with the color for years, I finally had one with all dark claws. Shortly before a show, I checked her one last time to make sure all matched, and they did - all 17 of them. Apparently she had gotten in a squabble with the rabbit in the cage next door, and her neighbor had bitten a toe off a front foot. When I told a friend about it, his reaction was, "it's amazing the lengths your rabbits will go to to frustrate you!"

I had one Jersey wooly. Sold her to a friend because she just required more grooming than i wanted to do. Never bred her.
At least your doe could still pass on her matching toenail genes!

 

[Alaskan]

With all those volcanos hanging out under Alaska, why don't they do geothermal heat like Iceland?

We don't have that many of the steam holes.

The only ones I know of are pretty far inland... close to the middle... they have hot springs there... and I think use some for electric.

My town is powered by a water damn.

Here are my new bunnies i picked up yesterday in NC... View attachment 1245488
No-toes.

pretty bunny.

 

[ronott1]

I've got a rooster that I call Geek, short for Pencil necked Geek. Our Cattle Dog's name is Dingo but he is such a lovable lout that we affectionately call him Dumbbutt. Mainly because he used to try to climb into the car of anyone who comes on the property and try to go home with them. Even funnier is that he answers to Dumbbutt.

My bachelor Bantams got loose today and spent the day in with the Buff Orpingtons and Welsummers. I expected bloodshed but there was none. I think the Standard Sized Roosters thought the little guys were juveniles and ignored them.At sunset I went out and chased as many as I could into the bachelor pen. There were three that were blissfully cuddled between a bunch of fluffy BO hens

I'll bandage up the survivors in the morning.

Penny, sorry to hear that you are still on the wounded list. Feel better.

I'm going to see if I have any better luck sleeping tonight. Y'all have a good one.

Are you going to hatch eggs and get crosses now?

 

[microchick]

Are you going to hatch eggs and get crosses now?

I seriously considering it. I have 8 or 9 Buff Orpington hens that will be 3 in March and so far are proving to be resistant to whatever vicious strain of Marek's I have on the property. My big concern is that BO's are noted to be one of the breeds that are more susceptible to Marek's. There are 5 surviving Welsummer hens and if I decide to cross breed I will probably cross them with one of my bantam cockerels. They are magnificent layers, those Wellies and so far the hens have been fairly resistant to the 'crud' that killed off so many of the roosters and BO hens.

I'm still hoping to down breed as far as size of the bird is concerned and planning to pickup a few Orscheln bantam chicks with the hopes of getting smaller birds out of my OEGB cross hens.

Geek is a nice cockerel, medium sized, I don't know what his heritage is though as he doesn't look like my OEGB cross boys that have bantam cochin in them. He is predominately brown with black penciling on his breast feathering. Maybe red sexlink crossed with OEGB. I truly doubt if our Amish neighbor who I bought the eggs from even knows.

So yes, I am still planning to cross breed. Just uncertain as of now what I'm going with. Everything depends on who survives this breeding season. Then next year I am planning to add Egyptian Fayoumi's to the flock to do the serious breeding for resistance.

 

[chickadoodles]

Good luck Micro I hope it works out for you.

 

[chickadoodles]

I got some seeds planted over the last few days. My tomato seeds came yesterday. And I'm still waiting on my Fedco order in the next couple of days.

 

[ronott1]

I seriously considering it. I have 8 or 9 Buff Orpington hens that will be 3 in March and so far are proving to be resistant to whatever vicious strain of Marek's I have on the property. My big concern is that BO's are noted to be one of the breeds that are more susceptible to Marek's. There are 5 surviving Welsummer hens and if I decide to cross breed I will probably cross them with one of my bantam cockerels. They are magnificent layers, those Wellies and so far the hens have been fairly resistant to the 'crud' that killed off so many of the roosters and BO hens.

I'm still hoping to down breed as far as size of the bird is concerned and planning to pickup a few Orscheln bantam chicks with the hopes of getting smaller birds out of my OEGB cross hens.

Geek is a nice cockerel, medium sized, I don't know what his heritage is though as he doesn't look like my OEGB cross boys that have bantam cochin in them. He is predominately brown with black penciling on his breast feathering. Maybe red sexlink crossed with OEGB. I truly doubt if our Amish neighbor who I bought the eggs from even knows.

So yes, I am still planning to cross breed. Just uncertain as of now what I'm going with. Everything depends on who survives this breeding season. Then next year I am planning to add Egyptian Fayoumi's to the flock to do the serious breeding for resistance.

I hope it works!

Mareks has been very hard on you

 

[CapricornFarm]

I got some seeds planted over the last few days. My tomato seeds came yesterday. And I'm still waiting on my Fedco order in the next couple of days.
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I planted herbs yesterday....