The Old Folks Home

[bamadude]

Too bad they arent sheep cause i have a weired neighbor

 

[ozexpat]

Relax people - I will be on a plane in 8 hours and wont be here much for a month.

Self imposed exile.

 

[Wisher1000]

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The funny thing is, one hen has five and the other hen has the rest. The five were incubated by their mom, and the sixteen were hatched from three golf balls, well, at least that's what the hen thinks. She doesn't know about the Sportsman in the house.

 

[Bunnylady]

I also have a male black copper Marans, a male wheaten Marans, 2 silkies, and 2 polish. Gonna have some nice oe hopefully. Anybody know an easy way to sex silkies and polish?

Look at the crest feathers. When they are just-hatched chicks, the crests of the hens tend to be round, and set further forward' those of the roo's are oval and run down the back of the neck a little ways. As the birds get older, the Polish roo's wind up with long, pointed feathers in their crests - think dreadlocks. The hens' "do's" are rounded (more like a 'fro) with shorter, blunt-ended feathers.

Here's a pair of WCB Polish chicks. The one on the left was a Bantam hen, the one on the right a standard Roo.



The feathering isn't quite as clear on a Silkie, though roo's usually have a few longer feathers on the backs of their crests.

 

[chickisoup]

requested to remove

 

[bamadude]

Anybody see diva around lately?

 

[vehve]

How much does DNA sexing cost in the states?

 

[chickisoup]

Anybody see diva around lately?

she's been on the wheelchair thread

 

[Wisher1000]

Anybody see diva around lately?

She is likely busy with the preparations for the trip for her granddaughter's surgery. Maybe she'll update us soon.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

That is awesome!!!

On yet another awesome note, today SCG firmed up her travel plans to come out here to go to the Grand Canyon with DH and I. LET THE SHENANIGANS BEGIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had already booked the hotel, I was coming! I just had to wait for someone to find the right flight for me so I didn't have to sit in the airport for 12 hours!