Oh, and I put the "middle" kids in the hen house last night for the first time. Everything went fine, they've been spending their days in there by choice as it is so everyone seemed good with it!
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Green EGGs!
I've had brown, blue and white egg laying hens but never a green one! With my roo carrying the blue gene over a hen carrying the brown gene, you get a GREEN egg! They are SO pretty! Found one two nights ago on the ground of the run and then another yesterday just outside the coop. Since they're both the same color, I believe it's from the same girl so hopefully this will kick start the rest of this group to start laying too. I can't wait to have lots of eggs again and my egg customers will be glad to be able to have their farm fresh, free range eggs again too!
Oh, and I put the "middle" kids in the hen house last night for the first time. Everything went fine, they've been spending their days in there by choice as it is so everyone seemed good with it!
Oh, and I put the "middle" kids in the hen house last night for the first time. Everything went fine, they've been spending their days in there by choice as it is so everyone seemed good with it!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
LOVE these Marshmellow Heads
I'm already chicken crazy but I am in love with these little marshmallow heads!
Before I lost all my chickens last January I was planning on breeding my EE chickens since my roo is EE but after my 6 month search for these rock star chicks and finally found NINE from a breeder (better then a hatchery which I'll cover in future post) , I decided that I am passionate about them enough to commit to breeding them to the standards.
In my lifetime I have bred Cocker Spaniels and Quarter Horses, so I'm not new to the commitment and passion one needs to breed for the betterment of the breed and I am ready to make that commitment. To top that off, I have very young grandkids who love these marshmallow heads as much as I do! My 5 year old grandson Geddis, told me today that he didn't want to leave until these chicks got bigger! After spending the day watching the chicks and his worry after seeing our roo mount one of the hens and concerned that our roo was hurting her, he got the lesson on what mating is and that all eggs are not fertile and how they get fertilized...well, he actually saw how they get fertilized, and he's OK with the whole thing.
So, lots to learn and am looking forward to a flock of these dizzy little chickens running around!
Before I lost all my chickens last January I was planning on breeding my EE chickens since my roo is EE but after my 6 month search for these rock star chicks and finally found NINE from a breeder (better then a hatchery which I'll cover in future post) , I decided that I am passionate about them enough to commit to breeding them to the standards.
In my lifetime I have bred Cocker Spaniels and Quarter Horses, so I'm not new to the commitment and passion one needs to breed for the betterment of the breed and I am ready to make that commitment. To top that off, I have very young grandkids who love these marshmallow heads as much as I do! My 5 year old grandson Geddis, told me today that he didn't want to leave until these chicks got bigger! After spending the day watching the chicks and his worry after seeing our roo mount one of the hens and concerned that our roo was hurting her, he got the lesson on what mating is and that all eggs are not fertile and how they get fertilized...well, he actually saw how they get fertilized, and he's OK with the whole thing.
So, lots to learn and am looking forward to a flock of these dizzy little chickens running around!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Crested Polish Chicks FINALLY!
I am SO excited! I have been looking for White Crested Black Polish chicks for over 6 months and I finally found some.....umm, make that EIGHT! They're straight run, which means we don't know what sex they are so I had to buy them all to up the odds on getting some girls! Three of them are the White Crested Black so I'm hoping at least one of those is a girl. I pick them up at the Tehema County Fairgrounds tomorrow morning! When I can spend more time talking with the lady who hatched them and find out if they're not related then I'll keep the best cockerel (boy) for breeding. As tough as it has been to find them I'm sure there's a market worth me putting up with another crowing bird... :/
Here's a picture the lady that hatched them sent me....OH, I'm SO excited! Check out those little marshmallow heads!
Here's a picture the lady that hatched them sent me....OH, I'm SO excited! Check out those little marshmallow heads!
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