Here's some pics from today of the little OEGb cockrel after his dubbing. He looks so different this way but he is such a gorgeous guy, I could just spend all day watching him and not get sick of it.


I know I already posted this to my regular blog, but since not everyone reads both my trip to Canberra is officially off. The roof sprouted a leak, which killed the electricity which spawned visits from the various repair people who came to the conclusion I need a new roof and new wiring which is exceedingly very expensive. *le sigh* I was really looking forward to it too!

Busy busy busy

That's what this weekend has been! Saturday morning we went out to Frankston to pick up the new breeding sheds. The biggest pannel being 8x12' and all of them very heavy! I had to drive a 3 Tonne Truck. Twas a bit cool! This was all done in the pouring rain as well! LOL The next trick will be setting them up. I need to get someone with welding skills out and that will *definitely* be a few weeks.

Today we went to Warrigul PC's young bird show. I mostly wanted to get some "in person" opinions of my OEG bantams and someone to help with my 1st dubbing. Most of my other chooks are too old for a young bird show or too young.

A few of the fellows said the cockrel was a nice young chap to start with but I needed to match him up to a different color hen, and the hens need a different colour roo. He was dubbed and didn't seem too fussed by it. I'll post a new pic of him in a few days. The OEGb pullet got a 1st card but the most interesting bit wasn't that... but that they reckon she's honey dun NOT lemon blue! (I see days of reasearch on dun ahead...)

Then Ambrose (Aylesbury drake) turned up a sore leg... all I can think is he must have hurt it in the car somehow! :-( Poor fella isn't going to be happy to be stuck in a sick-cage for a week or so! Silkie went unplaced, not surprised.

And now... *kersplotz*

Okay, now I've bagged the poor Faverolle time and again as being rather feather-brained and they're gone now but I do have to admit they're incredibly tollerant of 2 year olds hauling them all around the garden. Even when he walks away it sits in the last spot he ploinked it.

I pick a 'mah-to for you chookie. 'Ere oo go!

Mumma chookie ate a MAH-TO!!! *hysterical giggle fits*

*MU-WAH* Kissed da chookie mum!

Ohhh... neat toy!

Select your roosters ground colour, pattern colour and pattern and then the same for your hen and see what you'd get... I've been mucking around on this for way too long tonight dreaming up pretty chookies! LOL http://home.hetnet.nl/~h.meijers69/kruiskipPublish Postkiezer.html

http://www.krassesrudel.at/malenumbers.rtf Text on the effect of male numbers in a population on the COI from a webpage of a Brahma breeder in Austria.