Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Hinotori]

Thankyou! I'm hoping for a bird I can show. They are such fluffy chicks. That isn't the biological mom, but she's a good mama and has raised chicks before. The two moms are the bearded partridge hens

 

[starterfarm]

Beautiful little ones! Now I wish i had gotten my duck hatching eggs earlier ...lol could have had my current moma sit on em. Dang my procrastinating. Thanks for all the hello's

 

[Manningjw]

I have been enjoying the heck out of my broody and her little ones too! Particularly with this nice weather.

My broody has proven to be a very good mom(grandma really - even though she is only 1 year old as of may 5). I didn't realize that not only do broody hens call the chicks over but they will also 'chew' up the food for them too and drop it so they can eat it. I knew other birds like Pigeons did this type of behavior but I didn't know chickens did.





I had wanted a broody, but I didn't expect my Ameraucana/Leghorn/Australorp mixed hen to fulfill that role. She lays a lot of blue eggs when she isn't broody, but when I let her brood she is darn good at it.

 

[CarolynF]

I have been enjoying the heck out of my broody and her little ones too! Particularly with this nice weather.

My broody has proven to be a very good mom(grandma really - even though she is only 1 year old as of may 5). I didn't realize that not only do broody hens call the chicks over but they will also 'chew' up the food for them too and drop it so they can eat it. I knew other birds like Pigeons did this type of behavior but I didn't know chickens did.




I had wanted a broody, but I didn't expect my Ameraucana/Leghorn/Australorp mixed hen to fulfill that role. She lays a lot of blue eggs when she isn't broody, but when I let her brood she is darn good at it.

Very Cute! And an interesting mix of breeds. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Manningjw]

Very Cute! And an interesting mix of breeds. Thanks for sharing this.

Thanks! The idea was to increase the production while maintaining blue egg shell gene by selecting for pea comb - so far so good. The selecting so far has gone fairly well, eventually I want to mix back in Blue diluting gene to pure black stock either from Blue Am or U of A blues. Speaking of which, anyone here that maintains Blue Ameraucanas and sells hatching eggs? My U of A blue eggs that were shipped only 1 of 12 show development.

I am not particularly fond of the temperament of the White Leghorn, but the Austra-white is pretty friendly thanks to the Australorp side, as are many Ameraucanas. Out of 18 eggs that i originally incubated, I only kept her and I think I lucked out because she is the friendliest chicken I have ever owned. She flies over the fence to land on my shoulder when I am out by the fence.





Her daughter is also exceptionally friendly - bordering too submissive really. It's been a really fun breeding project.

 

[CarolynF]

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Very Interesting! When I saw that mix I was sort of wondering if this might be a project. Thanks for explaining it. I hope it works out well. My Am is quite personable, but not as friendly as you're describing. But she's a blue wheaten.
Have you talked to Pips N Peeps about the blue Am? If she doesn't have them she may be able to point you in the right direction.

I see you're in Shoreline, I used to live there near Shorewood HS. Too bad I moved, we might have shared notes.

 

[Manningjw]

Very Interesting! When I saw that mix I was sort of wondering if this might be a project. Thanks for explaining it. I hope it works out well. My Am is quite personable, but not as friendly as you're describing. But she's a blue wheaten.
Have you talked to Pips N Peeps about the blue Am? If she doesn't have them she may be able to point you in the right direction.

I see you're in Shoreline, I used to live there near Shorewood HS. Too bad I moved, we might have shared notes.

I imagine she imprinted on me in the first few days after her hatch - she was an incubator baby Cinco de Mayo 2013.

I haven't PM'd Pips and peeps yet, but I remember reading her profile and website before - I wasn't sure if I should PM her regarding hatching eggs as I imagine she gets a whole boat load of those types of requests. Seeing her location, I imagine I would still have to have the eggs shipped. Would be great stock to get though that is for sure!

 

[CarolynF]

I imagine she imprinted on me in the first few days after her hatch - she was an incubator baby Cinco de Mayo 2013.

I haven't PM'd Pips and peeps yet, but I remember reading her profile and website before - I wasn't sure if I should PM her regarding hatching eggs as I imagine she gets a whole boat load of those types of requests. Seeing her location, I imagine I would still have to have the eggs shipped. Would be great stock to get though that is for sure!

I'd say it would be worth discussing it with her. She may be over here for some reason and it's not unusual for helpful folks to do relays from time to time. It's good karma!

 

[Chickielady]

Thanks! The idea was to increase the production while maintaining blue egg shell gene by selecting for pea comb - so far so good. The selecting so far has gone fairly well, eventually I want to mix back in Blue diluting gene to pure black stock either from Blue Am or U of A blues. Speaking of which, anyone here that maintains Blue Ameraucanas and sells hatching eggs? My U of A blue eggs that were shipped only 1 of 12 show development.

I am not particularly fond of the temperament of the White Leghorn, but the Austra-white is pretty friendly thanks to the Australorp side, as are many Ameraucanas. Out of 18 eggs that i originally incubated, I only kept her and I think I lucked out because she is the friendliest chicken I have ever owned. She flies over the fence to land on my shoulder when I am out by the fence.





Her daughter is also exceptionally friendly - bordering too submissive really. It's been a really fun breeding project.

She is sure friendly with you, even with babies.
Most hens are a little protective.
A long time BYCer on here, RonB has a few AustraWhites as I recall, and he really likes them.

 

[Chickielady]

Hey Carolyn how are ya ?
I am on break from gardening...and it is 90 here !

I was cooking outside but this new heat pump/airconditioner is AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is presently spitting out snowballs !

BLISS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok back to work for me~~~~~~~~~~~~~~