Things you wish you could say

[tripletfeb]

Got to hate that lake effect snow. Thankfully I'm far enough south in PA to not get hit with that to often. We've only got light flurries here.

I hate most snow. I only like snow for the week of Christmas and New Years, then I'm done with it

 

[Amer]

Hmm I guess that’s a good point but I would say it could still be useful if you want to raise both genders separately and can separate them from the beginning

That’s true. With certain colors (non autosexing but sexually dimorphic like quail d’Anvers) you could separate chicks at only a few weeks old. Not immediately but long before *cockerel antics*.
While there is only a couple weeks advantage in autosexing over sexually dimorphic colors it has a marked (haha, get it) advantage over solid colors.
That said, I *personally* don’t typically separate my d’Anvers until after sexual maturity because the cockerels are fairly well behaved and the pullets know how to stand up for themselves.

 

[Amer]

Another thing that bothers me:
“I crossed this mix with this hybrid, these are the chicks, what will they look like when they grow up?”
What happened to being patient? If you already have the chicks it’s no longer hypothetical. Why not wait a few months and find out? What’s wrong with a surprise?
Also, if there are too many breeds or total mixes going into a breeding equation, I don’t tend to want to help. It’s too much effort on my end writing out all the possible outcomes.

 

[Sally PB]

I only like snow for the week of Christmas and New Years, then I'm done with it

Me too! Except, if we didn't get snow (it insulates the ground from freezing deeper), we would lose a LOT of fruit trees. An orchard near us when I was in high school lost their entire peach orchard one year. We had a warm December, then it got cold, but there wasn't enough snow on the ground to insulate the tree roots.

Another thing that bothers me:
“I crossed this mix with this hybrid, these are the chicks, what will they look like when they grow up?”
What happened to being patient? If you already have the chicks it’s no longer hypothetical. Why not wait a few months and find out? What’s wrong with a surprise?
Also, if there are too many breeds or total mixes going into a breeding equation, I don’t tend to want to help. It’s too much effort on my end writing out all the possible outcomes

I admit I'd be curious, but I think that would be the fun of a barnyard mix. What will he/she look like in 6 months? A year?

 

[Brooks_]

Me too! Except, if we didn't get snow (it insulates the ground from freezing deeper), we would lose a LOT of fruit trees. An orchard near us when I was in high school lost their entire peach orchard one year. We had a warm December, then it got cold, but there wasn't enough snow on the ground to insulate the tree roots.

Similar here just without snow. Trees that can handle zone 5 can be killed by a freeze here as it can happen so fast. They just don't have the chance to go to dormancy.

 

[Sally PB]

Similar here just without snow. Trees that can handle zone 5 can be killed by a freeze here as it can happen so fast. They just don't have the chance to go to dormancy.

We're zone 5b. According to a map, we have moved into 6a.

 

[tripletfeb]

Me too! Except, if we didn't get snow (it insulates the ground from freezing deeper), we would lose a LOT of fruit trees. An orchard near us when I was in high school lost their entire peach orchard one year. We had a warm December, then it got cold, but there wasn't enough snow on the ground to insulate the tree roots.

I admit I'd be curious, but I think that would be the fun of a barnyard mix. What will he/she look like in 6 months? A year?

Oh, I meant I didn't even want the cold!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Oh, I meant I didn't even want the cold!

Yep. 17° this morning. I've had enough winter for this year.

 

[tripletfeb]

Yep. 17° this morning. I've had enough winter for this year.

True dat. High of only 24° today. I'm done too. Currently camping out on my couch, right next to the wood burner

 

[ShrekDawg]

That’s true. With certain colors (non autosexing but sexually dimorphic like quail d’Anvers) you could separate chicks at only a few weeks old. Not immediately but long before *cockerel antics*.
While there is only a couple weeks advantage in autosexing over sexually dimorphic colors it has a marked (haha, get it) advantage over solid colors.
That said, I *personally* don’t typically separate my d’Anvers until after sexual maturity because the cockerels are fairly well behaved and the pullets know how to stand up for themselves.

Another thing that bothers me:
“I crossed this mix with this hybrid, these are the chicks, what will they look like when they grow up?”
What happened to being patient? If you already have the chicks it’s no longer hypothetical. Why not wait a few months and find out? What’s wrong with a surprise?
Also, if there are too many breeds or total mixes going into a breeding equation, I don’t tend to want to help. It’s too much effort on my end writing out all the possible outcomes.

That all makes a lot of sense!