June 22, 2007

Let's here what you all have hatched out. Let me here what has been a success and what varieties have failed. I'll give you a quick rundown of mine.

 

Large:

- Black Crested Whites....around 25 chicks.Mostly males and size and color is still non consistant. C+

-Creole's- only 7 chicks out so far. Color on male chicks B+, females need work C-

- Black tailed reds. 20-25 chicks.  Looks good for a start. Bought from Ideal hatchery

- Tolbunt.... I have around 45 pure Tolbunt's with 97% straight toes. A+......20 frizzled

- Tolbunts A+...and 35 chicks of 3/4 Tolbunt mixed with Orloff and around 35 chicks that are 3/4 mixed with Golden Laced.....AA+_

- White Crested Chocolates and White Crested Cuckoo's are doing good with around 20 chicks. B-

 

Bantams.

-White Crested Khaki, Chocolates,blacks each have around 5 out and looks great

- Black tailed red.....only 5 out.......D-

- Non bearded Buff laced.....new on the farm. zero out so far

- Black crested White. 25 chicks so far with only 5 marked correctly.

- Mottled Houdans- lost count at 35.....A+

- Langshans, Dokings, Leghorns and nankins doing good too.

 

Let me know also what everyone has available. I get lots of calls and emails. Let me help you sell some birds!!

Who out there has NON bearded Silvers, Buffs and Goldens???



p.s.The "happening live now: Cleo setting on 11 eggs" will be deleted soon so if you haven't read it, do it soon. Let's all not add to it and let the flames die down..... 


 

Padovana Gold Lace Birdie with pullet Dianthe, born June 22, pictured (left to right) June 26; August 10 and October 30


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