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[Breshcandra]

Perfect little angel! labor was 5 hours, delivery was 3 minutes. All 10 fingers and toes, both of us are healthy!

She is so cute. congrats!!!!!!!!!

 

[LovemyBabies]

Oh, quick question -- Anyone know of a Vet in the Marysville area that removes Spurs. Being I have my son (who is City boy) and it looks like we have at least (2) Roo's... esp for the Rhode Island to have the spurs removed. I read it's easier to do when they are little -- I just didnt see anything about how old, they at least need to be for a Vet visit.

 

[SweetSilver]

COCKEREL QUESTIONS

So, my 5.5 week old straight run chicks are mostly showing their sex. What do y'all do with extra cockerels? Last time we raised one and gave him to a friend who was butchering his own to add to his freezer. We're a little closer to these fellas. Roscoe-aka-Tinkerbell was brooded by his surrogate BO moms (plural not accidental!) so we didn't get that close to him. These we've brooded ourselves and the girls are a bit more attached.

We have these cockerels (from a McMurray mix):

Golden-penciled Hamburg
Blue (?) Andalusian--probably this breed, probably cockerel
EE--possibly male
Sultan--possibly male, but no comb development at nearly 6 weeks. We might keep this one. What a sweety!


And these bantams:
1, possibly 2 blue cochin bantams
1, possibly 2 partridge Wyandotte bantams
1 quail Antwerp bantam

The Wyandottes and the quail antwerp are really mean to our Sultan. I will probably keep these two breeds separate as they are so much smaller, but we will probably only keep the quail antwerp, who is a sweety in the vein of Dudley Dursley.

We are not against keeping one or two, but not this many. Finding homes? Does anybody caponize anymore? Not knowing roo anatomy, does this actually sterilize them? Do they lose some of their aggressiveness? Nevermind?

 

[LovemyBabies]

COCKEREL QUESTIONS


And these bantams:
1, possibly 2 blue cochin bantams

Oh I would LOVE to have ur Blue Cochin Bantam -- as I have a Blue Frizzle Bantam possibly Pullet... Tho my mother doesn't care for the "Blue" -- but I really like the color =) We just have a few Bantams already, not sure if the idea of "another" Bantam on top of being a Roo would be a grounds to getting a Cochin.... We have (2) already.. possibly couple more, hard to say since they were "guaranteed pullets".. just not acting like "pullets" *sigh*

 

[SadieSue]

Perfect little angel! labor was 5 hours, delivery was 3 minutes. All 10 fingers and toes, both of us are healthy!

Congrats to you and the family - she's beautiful! Welcome little Emily!

 

[SadieSue]

Quote: Ditto that - what an amazing job she did healing your injured hen. What a resilient bird - you just never know!

 

[SadieSue]

We are having an auction to raise money for our Boy Scout troop to go to Camp. We have some really neat birds donated by breeders at the poultry show in Stevenson. It will be in Graham Friday night. If anyone is local and interested in getting started in birds, this would be a great opportunity to start with unusual wonderful birds and help a good cause. Here is my FB post if anyone is interested in posting a bid with me or attending:

You've gotten some wonderful donations. Good luck at your event - I hope it's a great success!

 

[RonB]

Chloe meeting her baby sister for the first time! She doesnt like the nurse here in the hospital, she made her baby sister cry.

I'm only 12 hours behind everyone else! usually I'm a DAY late (and a dollar short) Love this picture! Congrats Cheryl to you and DH

 

[KMoran]

Hello all - I'm sadly a newbie to this site & thread.. But I'd like to say hello from Marysville area =) I just last nite in fact started a Community Page on FB for Chicken Lovers of Washington State https://www.facebook.com/ChickenLoversofWashingtonState (if interested in taking a peek)-- Someone asked me if I had joined this thread, well here I am =) Glad to meet you all. =)

We moved up here last month from the city in California. We as in myself,son, & Parents (Family thing).... They were from here & I was born here.. so it feels like home So since we moved to a house with 5 acres we have started our first flock =) Wound up with quite a few so far, but some are for "show" hopefully for my son & maybe myself. My mother also got into getting a couple "rare" types so needless to say our only having a couple egg layers, didnt end up being a couple...hahahaha

So far we have managed to get:

(2) Rhode Island Red
(3) Barred Rock
(2) Golden-Laced Wyandottes
(1) Iowa Blue
(1) Silver Lakenvelder (show?)
(1) Russian Orloff
(2) Buff Orpington
(2) Blue Sumatra (but my Sumatra passed away =( ) (show?)

(3) d'Uccle Bantam (Porcelain,Golden Neck & a White Mille Fleur) (show)<-- my mothers babies
(2) Silver Duckwing Old English Bantam (show,pet)
(2) Black Old English Bantam (I think..we have no idea really...lol) (show)
(4) Frizzle Bantam (Black,Blue,Buff,White) (show,pet)

We do have maybe planned in future to breed a couple to keep our flock lines going =)

Since we just got the Frizzle Bantams on the 19th. Quick question to anyone who by chance knows or has had a Blue Frizzle... My lil "BlueBelle" -Pullet - Bleu -Rooster has white wing feathers that came in.. Is there a reason for them to be White instead of the "blue" that they are deemed to be? Just curious. My Frizzle I had yrs ago was Black, so the color wasnt off beat from what he was, so far like my lil Blue Golfball is....She/He is just the cutest lil tiny thing...


Thank you bunches =)

Glad you joined )

 

[RonB]

The old man figured it out

Went to P/T today. Asked if I could lift or carry one of my chickens yet. she said "NO" didn't tell her I've been doing it for two weeks

RONALD ! ! ! !! If you never listen to anything else I say PLEASE do as the Doctor says. Trust me (I know that is scarry to hear) but you really don't want to push it.

LOL

CR you should know me by now! I'm alot like you ! FULL of BS most of the time

I am listening to the P/T ! she knows what the Doc wants. Won't see him for another two weeks. Things are going slow but very good. Not doing anything I'm not suppose to. (most the time) Have to make this arm last another 1 1/2 years till Retirement and some SS. Still have pretty good insurance but will lose that when I retire!