Beautiful!Well, I wish I had your reserve. I just came back from RK Shlbyville with six more (minimum purchase). I have four of what are very probably Dark Brahmas, one Jersey Giant and one miscellaneous red chick with chipmunk stripes and a red beak. I love Brahmas, and these chicks were especially fluffy and had very fluffy feet. I'm a sucker for it. And they're all Straight Run... something I said I would never buy. Dark Brahmas just aren't available any other way, I suppose. Pretty sure already one's a roo, but I kinda expect a high percentage of them. All $1.39 with a BOGO rebate.
I've wanted Jersey Giants since I first heard about them and have been in love with Dark Brahma hens since I laid eyes on pictures of one (never got to see one in the flesh... until hopefully now). Majority of them had bad cases of impacted vents (poor bitties were bleeding!), but they seem to be doing better now that I've unplugged them and set them to dry under the heat lamp.
I have them in the smaller brooder with two 3-wk-old chicks who are barely bigger than them (and aren't supposed to be bantams!) One of those is an Australorp; the other is supposed to be a Light Brahma. The Australorp finally seems to be gaining some weight/size, but the bitty Brahma is just lagging. It reminds me of my mille fleur D'uccle from last year, but isn't as domineering (lotta 'tude, though). Part of their issue is that they want to crowd in with the bigger chicks instead of under a heat lamp when they're cold, so I just don't think they're getting enough to eat or staying warm enough (which is why I've moved them).
Side note: I'm trying to get terra cotta pots painted for moms and grandmas for Mother's Day well in advance so I can get bulbs and seeds to sprout and be purdy in time. Mother-in-law loves roosters, so I decided to paint a Phoenix for her. The black stuff in front of him are his tail feathers which have trailed all along the bottom of the pot.
And after coloring...
Where would we be without zip ties and bungees?
Well, I wish I had your reserve. I just came back from RK Shlbyville with six more (minimum purchase). I have four of what are very probably Dark Brahmas, one Jersey Giant and one miscellaneous red chick with chipmunk stripes and a red beak. I love Brahmas, and these chicks were especially fluffy and had very fluffy feet. I'm a sucker for it. And they're all Straight Run... something I said I would never buy. Dark Brahmas just aren't available any other way, I suppose. Pretty sure already one's a roo, but I kinda expect a high percentage of them. All $1.39 with a BOGO rebate.
I've wanted Jersey Giants since I first heard about them and have been in love with Dark Brahma hens since I laid eyes on pictures of one (never got to see one in the flesh... until hopefully now). Majority of them had bad cases of impacted vents (poor bitties were bleeding!), but they seem to be doing better now that I've unplugged them and set them to dry under the heat lamp.
I have them in the smaller brooder with two 3-wk-old chicks who are barely bigger than them (and aren't supposed to be bantams!) One of those is an Australorp; the other is supposed to be a Light Brahma. The Australorp finally seems to be gaining some weight/size, but the bitty Brahma is just lagging. It reminds me of my mille fleur D'uccle from last year, but isn't as domineering (lotta 'tude, though). Part of their issue is that they want to crowd in with the bigger chicks instead of under a heat lamp when they're cold, so I just don't think they're getting enough to eat or staying warm enough (which is why I've moved them).
Side note: I'm trying to get terra cotta pots painted for moms and grandmas for Mother's Day well in advance so I can get bulbs and seeds to sprout and be purdy in time. Mother-in-law loves roosters, so I decided to paint a Phoenix for her. The black stuff in front of him are his tail feathers which have trailed all along the bottom of the pot.
And after coloring...
So I had a pair of Bantam cochins shipped to me on Monday. They still haven't arrived. I just woke up from a pretty funny and odd dream and decides to check tracking again. They had just arrived and left indy! I am very nervous to go to PO and open this box. I really hope they made it! So much for their Express mail!
They do, I kept 2 boys for about a year. We went thru annexation here and were not able to keep them and cows also, too many animals per acre etc. They were very good around all my birds.
Looks fertile to me!Would like a second opinion. Is this egg fertile or not? The egg spot's not solid, bright white like most infertile eggs, but I can't see a clear ring either.
