The Quack Shack

[Trimurtisan]

That one in your hand is a leg horn?

She's a 55 Flowery Hen, which is various colored Leghorns bred for a sex link coloring. So to the best of my understanding, genetically she is all Leghorn.

 

[Trimurtisan]

@Miss Lydia this is from GFF.

Fifty Five Flowery Hens were created –spoiler alert!—in 1955 in Sweden by Father Martin Silverudd, also the creator of the Isbar. Fifty Fives were the first breed invented by Silverudd and over a half-century have proven to be his most successful creation. While the half-dozen or so of the Silverudd chicken breeds have largely slid into obscurity, Fifty Fives remain in a few commercial flocks in their native country. Fifty Fives deliver on the goals initially established by Silverudd: Create an autosexing chicken that produces eggs for the table in commercial quantities. Using different varieties of leghorns Silverudd created a breed where the rooster looks very different than the hen throughout its life. Greenfire Farms was the first to import this breed into the United States.

As a day-old chick the males are easy to distinguish by the blonde down on the backs of their heads, and as adults the males are largely white while the females are decorated with a beautiful spotted pattern; the ‘flowers’ that contribute to the breed name.

The hens are truly prolific layers, and the eggs are the roundest and largest of any of the breeds we maintain here at Greenfire. The utility value of this breed certainly make it one of Silverudd's finest achievements.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Blossom has indeed been a prolific layer so far. I like the look of colored shells, which hers are white, but she lays nicely shaped, large eggs daily. I would happily have a flock of the 55s if egg production was the main goal. She's very pleasant on the eyes too.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She’s beautiful Chris. Thanks for the info on them that’s so interesting I’d never heard of this breed till you got this one. I got the eggs for my bantam orps. From @WVduckchick and I’m pretty sure she said English.

 

[Duck_life]

Good morning everyone Beautiful chickens Chris.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My lawn ornament it’s raining!

 

[Trimurtisan]

My lawn ornament it’s raining!View attachment 1965480

He's quite the hansom fella Patti.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Chris he has been in a hard molt and mr grump but he finally grew in tail feathers which had been broken off from fighting with Sam the gander in the summer.

 

[Trimurtisan]

We've got just a bit over a half hour till we get to Port Charlotte. First destination is Dean's South of the Border for some Fantastic Burgers, after that we'll probably go somewhere else to eat, after that I might go get some food, and after that I think about getting some sushi. Can y'all guess the theme of the day?

 

[Trimurtisan]

Thanks Chris he has been in a hard molt and mr grump but he finally grew in tail feathers which had been broken off from fighting with Sam the gander in the summer.

Besides the molts that go through as they mature, how often do most ducks molt?

To the best of my knowledge, none of our ducks have gone through a molt besides the ones that happened on XX weeks while growing.