Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[jvls1942]

good morning,

ummmm, those roos look delicious, Robin,,

64 F down here in the basement computer room,, we still have not turned on the heat down here..

I was just informed that I will be working in the garage/shop today
have a good pile of shavings to bag up for in the chicken coop.
going to be sorting tools and putting them into their respective places..

I think a pair of wool socks is in order.. that concrete floor is cold ..

maybe I should light the wood stove a couple of hours beforehand .. hmmm that sounds like a plan..

I hope the wind died down.. Frankie was sleeping on the deck this morning,, I guess it was too warm for her in the dog house.

.........jiminwisc.........

 

[chickendreams24]

@Celtic Chick
They're all so beautiful idk how I would choose
I haven't gotten all the genetics down yet I know if I got a blue I would breed blue and black BC my pullets are black but I don't quite understand as far as what I would get if I bred a blue roo with a hen that is lavender or carries lavander. Lol I'm afraid chicken genetics is not something we were taught in biology. Also which one is the lavender split? Or did you not photograph him? Jw
Also are they used to dogs at all? I was thinking about that last night because we have a great dane, a sheltie, and a yorkie who do run around but don't chase the chickens in fact if the chickens would let them the sheltie and yorkie would give them kisses. Lol
Of course color is great but most important to me is always going to be temperment with people other animals and a flock. The only sure fire ticket to a pot in my opinion is aggressive behavior. I have heard that the English roos are much more docile and of course being an Orpington helps.

 

[Daethen]

Gorgeous roos. Wish I could have a roo here and I would deal you out of one.

 

[Celtic Chick]

@Celtic Chick
They're all so beautiful idk how I would choose

I haven't gotten all the genetics down yet I know if I got a blue I would breed blue and black BC my pullets are black but I don't quite understand as far as what I would get if I bred a blue roo with a hen that is lavender or carries lavander. Lol I'm afraid chicken genetics is not something we were taught in biology. Also which one is the lavender split? Or did you not photograph him? Jw
Also are they used to dogs at all? I was thinking about that last night because we have a great dane, a sheltie, and a yorkie who do run around but don't chase the chickens in fact if the chickens would let them the sheltie and yorkie would give them kisses. Lol
Of course color is great but most important to me is always going to be temperment with people other animals and a flock. The only sure fire ticket to a pot in my opinion is aggressive behavior. I have heard that the English roos are much more docile and of course being an Orpington helps.

Thank you Cindy, Jim & Daethen.

Well, if you can't choose, then you can take them all.

They hang together all the time. DH calls them the rubber knife gang. They haven't experienced a dog yet but they aren't afraid of lawn mowers, ATVs or very loud motorcycles.

They have absolutely wonderful temperaments. That is why I haven't put them on CL yet. They are very friendly with people and don't stray far. I did not take a pic of the black/lav split. I can if you wish.

I had a lav orp roo that was an absolute ahole, mean as the day is long to anyone but me. But I never bred him, and I would never sell or give away a mean roo unless the person was very aware of what they were getting. So breed does not always guarantee attitude, just so you know.

If you breed a blue to a blue, you will get blue, black & splash. That's just the way that gene pool is. If you bred a blue to a lav, you would have a mess. Wrong base colors. Blues are silver based & lavs are gold based. You would wind up with all sorts of colors that you would probably never breed out. I do not know much about genetics but I do know that. If you really want to know about genetics, I would recommend sending Delisha a PM to ask her to recommend a good book. She knows a ton on the subject.

Whenever you add adult birds to an existing flock, there are going to be squabbles as the pecking order gets reestablished. There is no getting around that. But if you are adding roosters to an all girl flock, the drama will be much less. HTH

 

[corewassen87]

Just putting the finishing touches on deer season stuff. And I just had my first experience with tannerite....my oh my that was fun

 

[jvls1942]

Just putting the finishing touches on deer season stuff. And I just had my first experience with tannerite....my oh my that was fun

I I just looked up tannerite on u tube.. awesome,,
there is one called 30 pounds of tannerite vs a blazer..

I have heard of this stuff,, but I never saw it in action..

.......jiminwisc......

 

[bigzio]

Hunters Eve, Fish Fry Friday to everyone. For those going out tomorrow Good Luck for a safe and meat filled harvest. It should be a good season with all the deer we have been seeing.

Nice pics...thanks for sharing them. Fun to see other folks stuff.

Stay Safe...ShootStraight... bigz

 

[corewassen87]

I  I just looked up tannerite on u tube..  awesome,, I bought a 1/2 lb target and a 2lb target. I loved the bang of the small one but that 2 pounder was absolutely badass. They were on sale but still kind of expensive. I won't use them often but I'll sure use them every once in a while. Everyone has to shoot them atleast once
there is one  called  30 pounds of tannerite vs a blazer..

I have heard of this stuff,, but I never saw it in action..

.......jiminwisc......

 

[Cindlady]

Hi All!

I wonder if my son knows about that tannerite?

Wonder if any of the birds will venture into the snow?

Nothing New.

Night All!

 

[Huntress78]

I haven't gotten all the genetics down yet I know if I got a blue I would breed blue and black BC my pullets are black but I don't quite understand as far as what I would get if I bred a blue roo with a hen that is lavender or carries lavander.

I went through this a few years ago with Brahmas. I had both blue (Andalusian blue, Bl) and lavender (lav) in my flock so I studied it a bit. The easiest way for me to figure it out was to remember that there are only two base colors in chickens...black and red. The other colors come from genes restricting or enhancing those colors. The gene blue (Bl) restricts/fades black only, while lavender (lav) restricts both black and red....You have to have the right combination as some genes need two copies to do their work while others only need one. So if you add blue to say a buff (Columbian) Brahma you will get a bird with a blue head and tail (because they were originally black) and a buff body (because blue does not affect red/buff). But if you add lavender it will restrict the black head/tail and also fade out the body color to a soft cream....I think if the lavender is added to a buff/red (gold) bird some people call this color Isabel.
Blue and lavender both restrict color but they do it in different ways on a cellular level. My understanding as a layman is that blue has a fine grainy structure while lavender is stringy. So when blue is entering the feather it does it more evenly than the 'strings' of lavender...that's why you sometimes see dark bars on lavender feathers. If you cross blue and lavender it may have a negative affect on the structure of the feathers...they can be brittle or fuzzy because the barbs are damaged. Because of this and because blue is a 'one copy gene' and lavender is a 'two copy gene' I never considered crossing the two.
In any case I don't think you can go wrong with a male from CC...she has very nice birds.