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[Saris]

What breeds ate the brown egg layer ones?

The eggs came from a Cuckoo Maran, a Blue Andalusions, Gold Sexlinks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Welsummer, a Cream Legbar mix hen, and the rooster over them all is a Cream Legbar mix boy.

They may all be olive eggers but I'm not 100% sure how the blue gene will show up so I'm letting people know that they may get brown eggs.

 

[Rod-T]

The eggs came from a Cuckoo Maran, a Blue Andalusions, Gold Sexlinks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Welsummer, a Cream Legbar mix hen, and the rooster over them all is a Cream Legbar mix boy.

They may all be olive eggers but I'm not 100% sure how the blue gene will show up so I'm letting people know that they may get brown eggs.

So is it possible that the cream legbar mix. Fathered any of the brown egg layers? If so they may lay green eggs instead of brown?

 

[Rod-T]

I think I get it...if I hear of anyone I'll send um your way

 

[Saris]

I think I get it...if I hear of anyone I'll send um your way

Thanks, I can be found in the facebook group Backyard Urban Chickens (Eastern Washington)

 

[Rod-T]

Ya it takes alot manure. .last year I hauled in 25 loads of manure with dump trailer in pumpkin patch.. probably haul another 25 this spring. The dump trailer is 16ft long.. I'd guess about 8 yrds a load

Over here the ground grows nothing unless you have alot manure. .this year I want to widen the garden. . So I'll probably haul another 25 loads.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

They say get a hole dug, and prep it for a few months with great compost & one Atlantic giant winner said he uses left over milk (he had a dairy) in the hole several times...then in spring, plant the seed & sprinklers....and stand back I didn't really know it was there, nor that huge...other plants covered it...LOL

I've heard of folks poking holes in the vine and feeding butter milk right into the gord.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Over here the ground grows nothing unless you have alot manure. .this year I want to widen the garden. . So I'll probably haul another 25 loads.

Good thing you have automatic manure factories!

 

[Cockatrice6420]

We had our first frost this morning too...it was
29 degrees out according to my weather app.

Great info about the calcium. Thanks for sharing!

It's finally cold enough the wasps are dormant!

 

[Rod-T]

It's finally cold enough the wasps are dormant!

Ya that's a good thing

 

[justdishy]

Question: how far do you go when you have a special needs chicken? I have a loner type who got named Tiny when she was a chick. She was smaller than the others and was always staring at nothing, and left alone by the others. She's just as big as the rest now, but has trouble keeping up. Can tell by her tattered tail someone is picking on her. Have seen others peck her feet and head while roosting. The rest all crowd on one roost and leave her by herself. My 3 EE's are in a different coop as the bigger girls pick on them. Should I try moving Tiny in with them? She's an Australorp.