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[Totalcolour]

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Hmm, ok, here's the 2 new girls, the light one is this year baby, the other is a last year. Oh, and the drake is a silver phase, but the ducks are gold phase. I have 10 ducklings ordered for the spring

This is the three of them

And just for the heck of a it, a very odd looking mix - BLRW on a BCW Polish!

Not very good pics - the light is fading and they wouldn't stand (swim) still!

 

[Chickielady]

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Geeze, not close up..they were out & about and I have that digital camera...
But I will search.

 

[Chickielady]

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Hmm, ok, here's the 2 new girls, the light one is this year baby, the other is a last year. Oh, and the drake is a silver phase, but the ducks are gold phase. I have 10 ducklings ordered for the spring

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/76434_new_girls.jpg

This is the three of them
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/76434_harleys.jpg

And just for the heck of a it, a very odd looking mix - BLRW on a BCW Polish!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/76434_cockerel.jpg

Not very good pics - the light is fading and they wouldn't stand (swim) still!

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The last bird almost could pass for an Icelandic!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

These are the only ones I have uploaded:

This the hindend of a 3 mo old cockeral

I will hunt through my picture file...so there maybe more!

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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I envy your oystershell; raising the pH on clay* improves the tilth as well as improving the physical qualities of the footing. And makes a pretty salt-and-pepper substrate which I respond to positively as it reminds me equally of Simmons' Oysters and archaeological sites.

All hail progress on construction projects!




* NW glaciomarine clay or decomposed peat or lacustrian marl or residual spring clay, not clays in other places which may, infact, be derived from limestone and be way alkaline already. Also, adding sand or other large-particle mineral amendments to clay in this part of the country does not "turn it into cement"- although obsessively adding coarse organics without raising the pH can turn it into a fetid swamp.

 

[Chickielady]

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I envy your oystershell; raising the pH on clay* improves the tilth as well as improving the physical qualities of the footing. And makes a pretty salt-and-pepper substrate which I respond to positively as it reminds me equally of Simmons' Oysters and archaeological sites.

All hail progress on construction projects!


And last minute ones before winter as well!!!!!!!

* NW glaciomarine clay or decomposed peat or lacustrian marl or residual spring clay, not clays in other places which may, infact, be derived from limestone and be way alkaline already. Also, adding sand or other large-particle mineral amendments to clay in this part of the country does not "turn it into cement"- although obsessively adding coarse organics without raising the pH can turn it into a fetid swamp.

 

[Illia]

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Geeze, not close up..they were out & about and I have that digital camera...
But I will search.

Whatever pics you got. I'm just curious if they're really nice ones or not. I'm always up for getting some but nice ones are RARE. Especially darks. Because hatcheries are known for their Dark Cornish, the poor quality darks flourish in the US.



By the way - I had a Sussex x Shamo hatch yesterday. Finally!

I'll get you guys pics soon. Since it is just one and all three of my Sussex just recently were broken of broodiness, (won't lay for a couple more weeks) I'm not going to butcher this one, but likely I will keep it for breeding.

I got just one this time because only one girl was laying, and out of the 8 eggs she gave me before going broody again, 2 were fertile. Breeding a VERY fluffy, very big, very well feathered bird to a very hard feathered, leggy, and demanding bird is hard to get good fertility out of.

 

[Chickielady]

Well, I cannot find any current pics of the cornish..but will try to get some pics tomorrow.
But I did find some Buckeye pics I have not shown you~

Beautiful coloration!
Wish you could see her glow~~

A Cockeral...mahogany reds & so beautiful.
The big bones on this boy are going to produce a very heavy, broad breasted bird indeed!

Stumpfarmer:
No answer back from sister, but any day next week seems OK too.
Bye, my spaghetti is gonna flovover.

 

[Chickielady]

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Geeze, not close up..they were out & about and I have that digital camera...
But I will search.

Whatever pics you got. I'm just curious if they're really nice ones or not. I'm always up for getting some but nice ones are RARE. Especially darks. Because hatcheries are known for their Dark Cornish, the poor quality darks flourish in the US.



By the way - I had a Sussex x Shamo hatch yesterday. Finally!

I'll get you guys pics soon. Since it is just one and all three of my Sussex just recently were broken of broodiness, (won't lay for a couple more weeks) I'm not going to butcher this one, but likely I will keep it for breeding.

I got just one this time because only one girl was laying, and out of the 8 eggs she gave me before going broody again, 2 were fertile. Breeding a VERY fluffy, very big, very well feathered bird to a very hard feathered, leggy, and demanding bird is hard to get good fertility out of.

Hard to tell if they will be the nicest, as they are still but 3 mo old.
So we waite...

But so far, am happy with them.
The guy I wanted eggs from is in Canada, and we just have to waite for them...Cornish are not good layers.
But I really do love the birds.
So, I keep on building the flock..hopefully it comes out well.
Found out today that I do have 3 pullets and 1 cockeral Black Java.........show quality...........finally!!!!!!!!!
The birds are 3 mo old now.........*sigh* and out to pasture, I have been unable (along with being short on time) to get real close to check sex out on them)
Suspected a cockeral but had to waite to make sure..so the big (non SQ) older cock will go!

 

[Chickielady]

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Geeze, not close up..they were out & about and I have that digital camera...
But I will search.

Whatever pics you got. I'm just curious if they're really nice ones or not. I'm always up for getting some but nice ones are RARE. Especially darks. Because hatcheries are known for their Dark Cornish, the poor quality darks flourish in the US.



By the way - I had a Sussex x Shamo hatch yesterday. Finally!

I'll get you guys pics soon. Since it is just one and all three of my Sussex just recently were broken of broodiness, (won't lay for a couple more weeks) I'm not going to butcher this one, but likely I will keep it for breeding.

I got just one this time because only one girl was laying, and out of the 8 eggs she gave me before going broody again, 2 were fertile. Breeding a VERY fluffy, very big, very well feathered bird to a very hard feathered, leggy, and demanding bird is hard to get good fertility out of.

A Sussex X Shamo!
I cannot waite to see what it looks like!
The Shamo are alot smaller (in person) than I thought they were..and a Sussex so big..how did he do it???