Re: Baby chics update...

My first "Cool Chicken" was a Rhode Island Red.  I loved her.  I've thought about the layer assortment, but think I'll stick with one kind that I know has a pretty good disposition.  Austrolorpes are supposed to be really sweet and gentle.
  

Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com> wrote:
  I have Rhode Island Reds this year. Sometimes I get Australorps. I've gotten 
Silver Spangled Hamburgs, Lakenvelders and some others, too. Most have been 
good laying hens. Have you ever considered a layer assortment from Murray 
McMurray? Some fun ones sometimes.

d
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Baby chics update...


> OH NO!!! I hope my cute little yellow chic doesn't turn out like that!!! 
> They are not all the same kind, I have two black hens and one gray, and 
> the rooster is a game rooster so no telling what his background is. We 
> just got them for fun..and so we could have fresh eggs. They aren't real 
> prize-winners or anything. I'll probably sell most of them this spring 
> (except my cute little yellow one) and get Astrolorpes. They are so 
> pretty, and good egg layers.
>
> The lake out where Pam lives (Kaufman Lake?) was almost all dried up. 
> They showed pictures of boats laying sideways on dry dirt, where there 
> used to be water. It was sad!!!
>
>
> Daryl 
wrote:
> Are your chicks all the same kind? I've found a lot of variation in
> behavior from one breed to another, but not so much in attitude. One of 
> our
> friendliest chicks turned out to be our meanest rooster. Oscar used to 
> ride
> on Bill's shoulder when he was doing chores. He later would attack and 
> flail
> away at us for no apparent reason.
>
> Re the drought: The lake that serves as the reservoir for our part of the
> state (and provides water downstream for navigation, water for other 
> cities
> and preservation of several endangered species) is losing a foot of water
> per day. It's almost as low as it was when they were first filling it 
> after
> building the dam.
>
> d
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Bell"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Baby chics update...
>
>
>> Well, I have three hens and a rooster, and five babies - and I'm not sure
>> if they will be chickens or roosters!!! I don't know how to sex them when
>> they are this young. But I will tell you that I'm pretty sure two of them
>> are hens because of the way they scratch around. And the youngest (and
>> tiniest of all) is a rooster I think. He chases the guineas (that are 4
>> or 5 times his size) and other chics around like he's boss hog. He
>> reminds me of that little chicken hawk up against Foghorn Leghorn. He
>> just has no fear and does NOT want to be handled, thank you very much.
>>
>> Wow..your drought situation sounds pretty bad Daryl. I'll try to send
>> some rain your way!!
>
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