The Buckeye Thread

[Minniechickmama]

Not to stir the pot, but I finally managed to get a few shots of the feather stubs I had asked about earlier.



I haven't noticed them on any of my other birds so far, but I will certainly be keeping a close eye out before keeping any birds in the future. FWIW, we will not be keeping this cockerel. We were going to keep him until a few of the cockerels from the Mother's Day hatch were more mature, but since he went after my four year old yesterday we probably won't be keeping him much longer than what it takes for my husband to heal enough to be weight bearing.

Good decision. I hate to hear of nasty Bucks though. They happen I supposed. I had a Welsummer who has some very light stubs in their feet this spring too.

 

[chickensnew2me]

Young pullets out of there run in the yard for the first time.

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[MeanV2]

Here is one of my 5 remaining Buckeyes out of the 16 I started with. My luck has not been too good with them. Good News is I still have 19 of the 20 BA's I started with.

Dan

 

[Pathfinders]

Young pullets out of there run in the yard for the first time.

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I want one of those A-Frames! Can you come build one for me please?

 

[chickensnew2me]

I like them pretty well Laura. I bet I could build you one. I have to get my goat fence built first. My wife has decided that we needed goats.

 

[Canieldonrad]

Got a new camera, one that isn't a camera phone! So I'll be able to post some pics of my birds here that won't have grainy quality or heavy blue tint to them!

Currently only have pictures of a Cockerel I received from Laura not too long ago. Used him to test the camera out.





Still in an awkward stage, he isn't fully grown. So hes a tad scrawny, has a nasty looking tail with exposed fluff. But he has good type so far.

 

[Apdeb]

Daniel try taking pics with lights off let camera flash
This is so dark looks like lauras silhouettes

 

[Canieldonrad]

He wont hardly let me get a side shot. He was raised in a hoop house with a fenced off yard. So he doesn't much like his isolation cage.

 

[Canieldonrad]

Culled a couple of Cockerels.

So we fixed dinner.

 

[Pathfinders]

Bar of slate from one of the Gilbert cockerels. Looking good!