Totally off subject, but did you see the above pics of the 2 chicks hatched from my WTB and marans roo? I'm curious what your take is, I assumed she was dominant white because the chicks hatched from her and my black English orp roo were paint. This is one of them from a couple years ago.
Thank you! It varies, this is about the normal time for my ladies to start. So far it's only Maribel, I'm sure more will join in come August. Last year Betty started molting in December I think, it was cold (for us anyway, lol) and she was so naked 😆
Overdue update: Maribel is molting, slow as usual, so there are white feathers everywhere 🙄
Sansa has 5 more days until her hatch, she's been quite committed. Cersei had to be locked up AGAIN for breaking her parole 😂 but is out and laying now. The 4 littles from the last hatch for someone else...
Chickens are amazing at regulating themselves. I remember 3 yrs back, the 1 and only time my OG OE Prue went broody, it was a brutal summer (that's when we were hitting 117 with the humidity) I was so worried about her, but she hatched 6 lovely chicks out of 8 eggs. Sansa has 5 more days to go...
Sansa is officially the meanest broody I've ever had, this happened in literally 15 seconds while I was checking for eggs that didn't belong, smdh. On a happy note, I've got a 3 day weekend and today I'm making cranberry grape juice with the steamer hubs got me for Christmas 😊
I think you need to read the full description of the breed and have a little more understanding of genetics. WTB's carry 2 copies of the blue egg gene, 💯, not 25🤔. They may not breed true for color, but they breed true for blue eggs, you can't say that about any EE crosses, unless tested.
Quick update: Sansa has been clucking and acting broody for weeks but doesn't sit in the nest box besides to lay, so I've left her be. Thursday she stayed in the nest box all day and laid an egg, but slept on the roost, Friday she did the same, but slept in the nest box (I collected both eggs)...
Must be something around our area this year🤷♀️ Last year I was overrun with cucumbers, this year they just stopped growing. I'm grateful I've got some folks to trade with. My flock loves cucumbers, squash, and tomatoes. All the seeds I took out of the cucumbers for the relish I put in the...
My cucumbers failed this year but I traded with a guy my husband works with (3lbs of cucumbers for 3ish pounds of banana peppers and tomatoes) I made enough pickle relish for the year with enough to share😊
Thank you! I try and provide as much of a natural environment as I can since they don't free range. They do get access to my large fenced yard, but only under supervision, so I want them to have the best life possible. And yes, it is never-ending 😉😂
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...
She seems good, back to laying (2 eggs so far) I'm watching her like a hawk! You can see her dust bathing by the Texas sage. Thank you for asking💓 A little video from today of the little littles (almost 3 weeks) out partying with everyone. They're still putting themselves to bed in the grow out...