The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

YES! I have 5 girls left to sort thru-- figured to pick a middle of the road grower so she can make it to 6 months and laying. Increase the activity and decrease the protein again.

Do not forget the New Heritage Delawares from Kathyinmo

Good catch-- yes, kathy too!!

capayvalleychick(Kim) has some from Kathy. I hatch SG Dorkings for Kim and will probably be hatching the New Dels next season.

I may just go out to her place and see them this weekend. If so, I will take some pictures!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

capayvalleychick(Kim) has some from Kathy. I hatch SG Dorkings for Kim and will probably be hatching the New Dels next season.

I may just go out to her place and see them this weekend. If so, I will take some pictures!

And ask her how much for 6 eggs.

 

[ronott1]

Originally Posted by ronott1


capayvalleychick(Kim) has some from Kathy. I hatch SG Dorkings for Kim and will probably be hatching the New Dels next season.

I may just go out to her place and see them this weekend. If so, I will take some pictures!




And ask her how much for 6 eggs.

They are still babies.

If you want some, I would have to ship them. I might be able to swing that for you when they are laying.

I am very excited about them and will try to get some for myself later....

 

[Arielle]

SCG--I am giving up on the single combs -- All my single comb roosters loose the tips their first winter here. Yellow house has rose combs on his white dorkings. OF course I love the sussex, yet find a way to justify them with their single combs. lol

 

[ronott1]

I am giving up on the single combs -- yellow house has rose combbs on his whit dorkings. All my single comb roosters loose the tips their first winter here.

The coldest it has ever been in Woodland is 17 degrees above zero. Last winter it did not go below 27.

Bring on the big single combs!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

The coldest it has ever been in Woodland is 17 degrees above zero. Last winter it did not go below 27.

Bring on the big single combs!

Arielle... is it moist there? Most of my single combs, including leghorns, don't lose their tips and I'm thinking it's because it's really DRY even though it's really cold. They get a bit... frozen... but recover in the spring. I do feel bad for them, but I don't think I wouldn't get birds because of it.

 

[dsqard]

I actually try to stay away from the single combed birds too in our climate. It probably doesn't get quite as cold as you SCG, but our winters are pretty moist. That being said, I do have the one lavender Orp hen and she hasn't lost any of her comb. I got two Plymouth Rocks this spring as turkey tutors so we will have to see how they do this winter. I just couldn't resist the stripey ones any more

 

[Arielle]

For clarity, All my single comb girls do fine; it is the boys that suffer the frostbite.

 

[gryeyes]

I spent some time this evening as it ...warmed down.... spending quality time with the flock. Last few days I haven't been outside much except for quick trips to refill waterers. Totally refill them, several times as the water IN them was icky hot.

The Easter Hatch chicks are looking really good. One of the Speckled Sussex got very curious about the Tom turkey's beard and started to pull at it. Poor Sarge! The Orps are very friendly. Almost all of the birds walked around with their wings held away from their bodies, airing out their wing pits. Nigel/Nancy Narragansett poult, hatched Seis de Mayo, goes off on little jaunts only to discover none of the tutor chicks (his/her good buddy) have followed. So it hoots mournfully trying to reconnect with 'em.

The three goslings learned a new game today: billing the metal handles on a galvanized trash can to make 'em clank. Caleb is evidently teaching them they, as geese, are THE most important members of the flock. They're becoming less and less shy around ranking hens.

My original drake, Louie, sidled up to me during Treat Time and accepted BOSS from my palm. He is the ONLY one of the Cayuga flock which will eat from my hand, but many of them will snatch up seeds which have fallen to the ground by my feet. The rest of the ducks will wait until the chickens and turkeys have wandered away from the spot, then Hoover up the leftovers.

Kevin the Free Peacock <I>almost</I> ate some BOSS from my hand.

 

[Cynthia12]