Here are the parents to be...Chardonnay the rooster, Priscilla and Snowflake. Please pardon the muddy feetsies, it's been raining off and on all week. This picture was taken yesterday and today it is raining/sleeting again. Wish it were light fluffy snow instead!
Out in the run-in, the October and November hatches are growing out nicely. Love this little Legbar roo. He looks most promising of all with minimal chestnut coloration...so far. He's also very inquisitive and friendly.
And FINALLY, I have two crested Legbar pullets (the orange chicks are German New Hampshires). Can't wait for these girls to grow up and produce more cresties.
Other cresties include my Swedish Flower Hens. The three I have were added to the Greenfire order of Breda Fowl as filler chicks, but I'm so glad they were. So far it looks like my three are girls. If they are, we'll be looking for a nice rooster in the Spring. These girls are predominantly buff, blue and black with the mottling mille-fleur pattern.
The Breda they arrived with are also doing well. Unfortunately, we lost one of the black young'uns to a particularly nasty cold snap. I had to take their sleeping box away so there would be no more pileups. The chick I'd hoped was a splash looks line a nicely laced blue. Can't wait to find out if it's a boy or a girl. So difficult to tell with a combless breed.
In spite of the fact that it's Christmas Eve and three days past the official start of winter (and the non-apocolyse), I'm already anticipating the first fluffballs of Spring and the opportunity to see old friends and make new ones at the swaps. Please stop by and visit us at the Powhatan Tractor Supply on March 23rd. We may have some chicks for sale and will definitely have some young Netherland Dwarf rabbits available.
And with that, I'll wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
