WOO HOO - My first split to lavender chicks - Pics added

[sara]

Christina~ I hatched some splits from eggs I got from Harry, but they are still young, and I have a lavender cockerel for them. I've been waiting for the black pullets from John to lay so I can hatch splits from his cockerels over his pullets so I have two pens going. None of those pullets will lay, and they are plenty old enough. Most of them are really red now in the combs so I assume eggs are right around the corner. I have bantams from him too, also not laying. I sold my silvers to a lady on BYC, and they are laying for her

My black orps are really growing. I think I succesfulley hatched like 5 roos and 2 pullets

Hopefully some leads on more blacks will come happen in the near future.

How are things going for you?

 

[KKluckers]

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Well, the orp blues are laying up a storm and the older blacks are laying.
My black pullets form Paul Smith are not laying yet. I hope they start soon. Guess with them I just have to wait. I do have some four month old project Orps and I dont think I will see eggs form them for a long time. One thing I noticed about Exhibition birds they take forever to start laying. I just wish you could get the looks of the Exhibitions and the eggs laying ability of the productions.
To bad you didnt get 5 pullets and 2 roos. It never works out for me that way either. I've just started hatching some more blacks. I have two hens in with a younger cockerel and he is doing his job they are fertile. Now if I can just talk those young black pullets into laying. They are getting really red in the combs now too.

Sending pullet vibes your way Jean.

 

[pips&peeps]

All done hatching until the gals start laying again. I told my husband he has to get electricity in there before the end of the year so we can take it as a tax write off.

I did hatch a little delaware X buff ameraucana egg too. I am trying to hatch some birds that will lay a big egg (and this bird lays a big egg) and be big bodied so I can butcher the males. The buff cockerel is just under 10 lbs, which is way over standard for ameraucanas.

 

[sara]

pips&peeps :

All done hatching until the gals start laying again. I told my husband he has to get electricity in there before the end of the year so we can take it as a tax write off.

I'd love to see pics of the inside of your building sometime. Always looking for good ideas.

Not that I am anywhere near having such a nice facility at this time, but a girl can dream right?

 

[francisfarms]

where is Newman Lake WA? I have never heard of it I live in Mt Vernon. You must be on the East side of the mountains

 

[pips&peeps]

Just outside of Spokane.

 

[francisfarms]

I am going back to work on Friday, I work for Boeing and we get mass amounts of parts in big wood boxes so I am going to stock up big and build some cool coops. I have a picture window that I can look out of, I am going to place a coop for my grandson to see the chickens and stay inside and be warm.

 

[pips&peeps]

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I'd love to see pics of the inside of your building sometime. Always looking for good ideas.

Not that I am anywhere near having such a nice facility at this time, but a girl can dream right?

I'll see if I can get some pics tomorrow of the inside and the runs. It's nothing fancy, just large enough to hold 5 different pens for breeding and one bigger pen for the layers.

 

[KKluckers]

Jean, I think you have a great set up. I wish mine was like yours.