tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post113114407134523248..comments2023-05-03T09:52:12.343-06:00Comments on Baker's Acres: Laying Hens and a new nameJLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258610911896060722noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post-54167417892025955412009-05-29T18:14:58.331-06:002009-05-29T18:14:58.331-06:00Nice looking chickens.
The second picture down loo...Nice looking chickens.<br />The second picture down looks like a Black Austrolope, the third picture is a Buff Orphington, the fourth looks like a Black sexlink/ black star or a mix.<br />The roo appears to be an Americana. The Americana hens lay, light green to a baby blue egg.<br /><br />Maybe you need to introduce oyster shells, if you are suffering broken eggs. Or maybe more bedding in the nests.<br /><br />Have a productive and blessed weekend.Kelle at The Never Done Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089557752054842197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post-42146748244965886752009-05-29T11:22:42.209-06:002009-05-29T11:22:42.209-06:00Good egg counts. Are you having much luck with fig...Good egg counts. Are you having much luck with figuring out who is laying other than the white one? I've used a couple of the eggs that you gave us. Very yummy!Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10530259841120988975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post-4545917672064876902009-05-29T09:24:59.876-06:002009-05-29T09:24:59.876-06:00Your chickies are gorgeous. I am so impatient wait...Your chickies are gorgeous. I am so impatient waiting for my chicks.<br /><br />I really like both names, but so long as the author is the same & the pics keep coming, I'm happy either way *grin*Michaela Dunn Leeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042457871654103699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post-20825474557878140092009-05-28T21:18:17.033-06:002009-05-28T21:18:17.033-06:00Great new name. I love the chickens. I would lov...Great new name. I love the chickens. I would love to have chickens but my hubby has nixed the idea. Of course, the previous owners of our new place had chickens that they let roost all over and never cleaned up after them. After cleaning out the pole barn, he's finished with chickens.<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post-76618118068317692312009-05-28T20:41:49.219-06:002009-05-28T20:41:49.219-06:00I like the new name. Nice looking hens. Most of ...I like the new name. Nice looking hens. Most of mine are still pretty small.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392533299815100922.post-50158821082873659632009-05-28T15:27:06.424-06:002009-05-28T15:27:06.424-06:00Pretty, pretty hens! I am so pleased to see their...Pretty, pretty hens! I am so pleased to see their pictures. It looks like the buff one could be a buff orpington rather than a cochin. A cochin would have feathered legs and the buff bird appears to have clean legs. The rooster is hard to say, especially with his feather losses. <br /><br />This site can be useful:<br />http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html<br />It has a nice chart that lists colors, leg feathering, egg color, etc. <br /><br />I think some of yours might be mixed breeds. I have some that look like the black one with the white in her neck that are crosses between black Australorps and either barred rocks or brahmas or Easter Eggers. <br /><br />The barred (?) birds could even have some maran in them if you are getting dark brown eggs. Their barring is not as distinct as I would expect on pure barred rocks.<br /><br />They all look lovely, and great egg counts too!Claire MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.com