Wing It Ranch

[Auntiejessi3]

@Auntiejessi3 @wrathsfarm @BlueTheBrahma what do y'all think?..

Sorry work has been crazy, I'm glad someone snatched them up, I'm against introducing hormonal young cockerels at that age. There is no way of knowing for sure how they were raised. Hatch some babies or get some super young cockerels that your hens can whoop up on and teach some manners to. Just my 2 cents

 

[WingItRanch]

Sorry work has been crazy, I'm glad someone snatched them up, I'm against introducing hormonal young cockerels at that age. There is no way of knowing for sure how they were raised. Hatch some babies or get some super young cockerels that your hens can whoop up on and teach some manners to. Just my 2 cents

Yeah... I'm glad too. They were so handsome so I was tempted but my plan all along was to wait for a broody and either put hatching eggs or babies under her. (don't be surprised if I PM you for some in the future)!

I really would prefer a flock raised cockerel.

Plus, the idea of dragging that mini coop/run far away from my flock to quarantine new additions sounded miserable.

Speaking of buying hatching eggs from you... remind me, I know you have Ameraucanas and Wheaten Marans and I believe CCL but are you breeding true or mainly selling BYM? I can't remember how many roosters you have and if you separate.

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

Someone please talk me in or out of this idea... there's a person in my area that wants to get rid of 2 Ermine Ameraucana cockerels. 12 weeks old. They're really handsome so far as I can tell from the short video and I believe they're true bred.

Is this a good/bad idea? I've been wanting a rooster and a blue egg gene might be a good idea if I want to keep getting a variety of egg colors in the future.

Obviously if I get one, I would quarantine it for a month away from my flock but I'm wondering if this is too risky? I want a non human aggressive rooster and know its hit or miss. I suppose I could get both? Am I crazy?

Pictures are kind of blurry because I took stills from a video posted.
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I don’t see a risk, not that I know the American Ameraucana standard. Genetic diversity is often welcomed, just maybe keep a track of the breeding pairs and test mate to check for recessive faults.
As long as the new blood isn’t making them worse quality/health, I’d say yes.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Yeah... I'm glad too. They were so handsome so I was tempted but my plan all along was to wait for a broody and either put hatching eggs or babies under her. (don't be surprised if I PM you for some in the future)!

I really would prefer a flock raised cockerel.

Plus, the idea of dragging that mini coop/run far away from my flock to quarantine new additions sounded miserable.

Speaking of buying hatching eggs from you... remind me, I know you have Ameraucanas and Wheaten Marans and I believe CCL but are you breeding true or mainly selling BYM? I can't remember how many roosters you have and if you separate.

I completely understand how tempting they'd be, they were quite handsome! I've just got the one Wheaten Marans roo, quite a few WM ladies and a plethora of other ladies. I do have splash wheaten ameraucana which makes beautiful blue wheaten OE chicks with roo. I'm still waiting to see what this latest test batch from my Whiting True Blue and Langdon have made color wise (they're 3 weeks today) but they are OE's. So basically pure WM and OE's is what I focus on.

 

[WingItRanch]

The Marans are still figuring it out!

I think next up is this beauty. She's looking nice and red!

 

[thistlewick]

I find eggs in the poop table from time to time, Coffee in particular loves it LOL


Do you have fake eggs in the nests?

 

[Bsmac]

The Marans are still figuring it out!
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I think next up is this beauty. She's looking nice and red!
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Beautiful bird!

 

[WingItRanch]

I find eggs in the poop table from time to time, Coffee in particular loves it LOL


Do you have fake eggs in the nests?

Sure do! The odd thing is that's her 2nd egg and the first one was found in the nest box. They'll figure it out eventually!

 

[WingItRanch]

Beautiful bird!

Thank you! She's a new mix developed by Ideal hatchery. They're called "Onyx Olive Egger." They say the mix is secret but looks to me to be a Black Copper Marans mixed with Crested Cream Legbar.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Sure do! The odd thing is that's her 2nd egg and the first one was found in the nest box. They'll figure it out eventually!

I think at first, they still get caught by surprise, and one just falls on out!