The Quack Shack

[Miss Lydia]

I get the Maylay eggs in tomorrow. Dinosaurs to the max.

**ROAAAAR!!**
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Wow

 

[Trimurtisan]

Wow

It's to scare off the little girls that want to date Xaiden.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well I can pretty much bet that will do it! lol

 

[Pyxis]

Very cool. I've got Lights, and they grew on me pretty fast. The oldest cockerel is 6 months old and almost the biggest chicken here. Very good disposition too.

If you ever fell like posting some if your project colors I'd love to see them.

Lights are gorgeous. A lot of them that aren't from show lines are lacking proper melanisation, so the males don't have the really nice black stripes in their saddle. Meanwhile, I added some new blood this fall that had the exact opposite going on. These guys were dark little things, I wish I'd taken a picture as chicks. But they're feathering out nicely, though with a bit too much in terms of black markings. They might molt out when they have their juvenile molt, though. And it's better they be over-melanized than under-melanized, anyway.


I'm only at the first cross in the projects so right now, they're black, lol. But, I'm shooting for Isabella and Coronation.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I'll also be hatching some Houdan eggs for a friend here soon. I didn't buy the eggs, I just offered to hatch them.

Doing some duck eggs too, but I've got no excuse for those.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I wanted to add Brahmas but I was worried they’d eat too much and/or not lay well lol but they seem amazing!

 

[Trimurtisan]

Lights are gorgeous. A lot of them that aren't from show lines are lacking proper melanisation, so the males don't have the really nice black stripes in their saddle. Meanwhile, I added some new blood this fall that had the exact opposite going on. These guys were dark little things, I wish I'd taken a picture as chicks. But they're feathering out nicely, though with a bit too much in terms of black markings. They might molt out when they have their juvenile molt, though. And it's better they be over-melanized than under-melanized, anyway.


I'm only at the first cross in the projects so right now, they're black, lol. But, I'm shooting for Isabella and Coronation.

Ours are not show lines. Most of the cockerels saddle feathers are actually pretty white. They almost create a translucent look over the black feathers that are there.

Isabella would be pretty cool. What is Coronation look like?

 

[Trimurtisan]

I wanted to add Brahmas but I was worried they’d eat too much and/or not lay well lol but they seem amazing!

Do it! You won't regret it. They are a wonderful breed.

 

[Pyxis]

Ours are not show lines. Most of the cockerels saddle feathers are actually pretty white. They almost create a translucent look over the black feathers that are there.

Isabella would be pretty cool. What is Coronation look like?

The first chickens I ever got on purpose were a pair of light brahmas as chicks, from a feed store. So brahmas have a special place in my heart.

Coronation will be like Coronation sussex, only of course the lavender will also be in the rooster's saddle feathers, where the black is in a regular Light.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Do it! You won't regret it. They are a wonderful breed.

I might just have to!!! I have some bantam Cochins coming in April along with some Brabanters if I don’t cancel the order haha but I may have to add some Brahmas!