The Plymouth Rock Breeders thread

[aoxa]

this is REALLY weird weather for us in the deep south....I AM OVER WINTER ALREADY....this is twice in 3 weeks

Global warming my "fannie"

We haven't had this much snow since the very beginning of January, so I can't be too upset about it.. Though I do have a livestock Expo I am supposed to be attending on Saturday.. doing a hatching egg run the same day as well, so I am really hoping the roads aren't too bad.. We were having a salt shortage for the roads.. Not good.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

I have some Partridge from Horstman.... they are nice birds. They are bigger than my SPPR from him. When I get a pen to put them in I will get some pics. Chicks are a good choice.

Are the Partridge close to standard weight? I know there is an underlying issue in most of the US SPRs to be smaller than standard

 

[DMRippy]

Quote: That was what I was thinking too! We need some of that Global Warming right now! Not my cup of tea! I didn't sign up for this weather and chickens!

Well after the first deep freeze a few weeks ago my roos combs are starting to dry up and fall off... they are going to look strange.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

That was what I was thinking too! We need some of that Global Warming right now! Not my cup of tea! I didn't sign up for this weather and chickens!

Well after the first deep freeze a few weeks ago my roos combs are starting to dry up and fall off... they are going to look strange.

I have a lot of "freezer burn" (aka frostbite) on my cock/erels as well. First time ever

 

[DMRippy]

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I don't know but comparing the Partridge pullets to my SPPR pullet there is a big size difference. I had a partridge roo and he was good size. I didn't have any pullets for him but used him for a project that I HOPE will be complete this year. He gave me 2 generations before he died.

These pics are OLD. They are pinking up in their combs and should start laying anytime. The partridge now are just bigger than the SPPR.















This was my only roo. I got some hatching eggs from someone down your way.... I can't think of her user name on here.... Diana or something. Meet up with her at Newnan. She had Horstman birds and she had a judge tell her her birds were as good as he had seen. I was so sad when I found him dead. Glad I had been hatching all those pullets eggs. If not I would have had to have feed those girls for about a year before I could have started back up.

 

[DMRippy]

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Me too.... I have 4 that are going to loose all their points and about 1/2 of the comb too. They look sad with all that scabby stuff just sitting there waiting to fall off. I have more with some on the points.... not the whole point just part of it.

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

Me too.... I have 4 that are going to loose all their points and about 1/2 of the comb too. They look sad with all that scabby stuff just sitting there waiting to fall off. I have more with some on the points.... not the whole point just part of it.

I have 1 that wasn't affected at all (in the coop most exposed to the outdoors)....the other males are slightly damaged, weird

 

[DMRippy]

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Mine were all in the middle of my pens. I have 10 and it started at pen 6,7,8 those are the worst... not to much in 9-10 and NONE in 1-5.... strange.

 

[tigercreek]

I have eggs due to hatch Saturday and this is the forecast....uuggghh (praying for NO power outages)

• Tonight​
  Rain likely before 11pm, then snow and sleet likely between 11pm and 1am, then sleet after 1am. Low around 30. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.
• Wednesday​
  Sleet before 3pm, then snow and sleet. High near 33. East wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
• Wednesday Night​
  Snow, mainly before 3am. Low around 30. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
• Thursday​
  A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Same deal here. I am right in the middle of the predicted worst ice, just north of Augusta. I hope I can find my generator tomorrow! And I hope I don't need it.....

 

[maryhysong]

My sympathies for all of you facing such dreadful weather. I can't imagine the extreme cold some of you have endured this winter. On the other hand hot places are getting hotter. We have had almost no winter to speak of. I haven't made a fire three nights running (and that is my only source of heat). We've gone nearly three months without rain and no snow at all. I am very afraid for the coming summer.