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I'm anxious to see them (and still hoping for a blue Silkie roo?)
Yes,.. I need to send you pics of the blue silkie roo and we need to discuss the details. He's looking great, for his age he looks top notch. I have a black roo I'm holding back, as well as a couple others so I am still planning on letting him go. His body will get broader with age. He's a nice boy.
My buff silkie roo is un-bearded and it seemed he looked a bit scraggly for just about forever, but he's now quite glorious (well for a 'pet' quality kind of a guy). Now he and my black bearded hen both look full and rounded, but he is much more attentive, and stands up quite tall when he's on the alert (or crowing, which he doesn't do a whole lot of). Our family and friends love the Silkies cuz they are soooo dang cute, and my husband wishes I would have started with them because they are so much easier to house than the big hens and ducks. And we love their little eggs sunny-side-up.
I've got Runner ducklings coming this weekend (if all goes well). So that will mean a bit of excitement here. I've got two ducks sitting on 14 eggs, though I'm worried about a few that were laid by our third duck after the first two started sitting and so won't hatch with the rest. When I candled last weekend there are four that are definitely not as far along as the others - I put them all in one nest, but messing with Mother Nature quite often backfires on me. I know they'll sit for a few extra days after the first ducklings hatch, but maybe not long enough. Suppose I should be thinking about a makeshift incubator just in case.
It would be fun to see pics of the roo, but I know it can be hard to get good ones sometimes. If not, I'll just see him at the show. Guess I should PM you at some point soon.
I'm anxious to see them (and still hoping for a blue Silkie roo?)
Yes,.. I need to send you pics of the blue silkie roo and we need to discuss the details. He's looking great, for his age he looks top notch. I have a black roo I'm holding back, as well as a couple others so I am still planning on letting him go. His body will get broader with age. He's a nice boy.
My buff silkie roo is un-bearded and it seemed he looked a bit scraggly for just about forever, but he's now quite glorious (well for a 'pet' quality kind of a guy). Now he and my black bearded hen both look full and rounded, but he is much more attentive, and stands up quite tall when he's on the alert (or crowing, which he doesn't do a whole lot of). Our family and friends love the Silkies cuz they are soooo dang cute, and my husband wishes I would have started with them because they are so much easier to house than the big hens and ducks. And we love their little eggs sunny-side-up.
I've got Runner ducklings coming this weekend (if all goes well). So that will mean a bit of excitement here. I've got two ducks sitting on 14 eggs, though I'm worried about a few that were laid by our third duck after the first two started sitting and so won't hatch with the rest. When I candled last weekend there are four that are definitely not as far along as the others - I put them all in one nest, but messing with Mother Nature quite often backfires on me. I know they'll sit for a few extra days after the first ducklings hatch, but maybe not long enough. Suppose I should be thinking about a makeshift incubator just in case.
It would be fun to see pics of the roo, but I know it can be hard to get good ones sometimes. If not, I'll just see him at the show. Guess I should PM you at some point soon.
I'm still making payments on my Vet bill 
