The Quack Shack

[Miss Lydia]

What a pretty pic. @donkeydew2farms

 

[Trimurtisan]

What is a 55 flower the rooster I have is a swedish flower rooster.

Well I don't remember what the differences are, but they seem to be confused for one another quite often. Here's some info about the 55's copied from Green Fire Farms...

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.

The breed is rather new to me, but the hen we have is fun to watch.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I love the new avatar @Miss Lydia

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Chris that’s Miss Lily

 

[Trimurtisan]

Wish you guys where here!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Where are you gulf?

 

[Trimurtisan]

Where are you gulf?

No, we are at Jetty Park (Cape Canaveral). I wanted to make a saltwater ecosystem with Xaiden, but you can't just drive 2 hours without getting all sandy. It's a rule somewhere.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Just for you @shawluvsbirds!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Pretty sand never saw that up around Jacksonville’s beaches. Can’t go anywhere near beaches with out getting sandy. What kind of salt water ecosystem? Something for home?

 

[Trimurtisan]

Pretty sand never saw that up around Jacksonville’s beaches. Can’t go anywhere near beaches with out getting sandy. What kind of salt water ecosystem? Something for home?

I found a YouTube channel named "Life in Jars" and just fell in love with it. The guy makes different sealed ecosystems from various water sources. The first one I watched was a "sea'cosystem" and thought it would be a great way to teach (& learn) Xaiden about other parts of nature we don't get to see everyday. This is the video I saw.