Wehner Homestead

[Latestarter]

Why would someone put a British backboard up? Is there a difference between theirs and ours?

 

[Bruce]

Dang @Latestarter, you beat me to the joke AGAIN!!!!!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Haha, you two are SO funny.lol

Anyway, I think it should be black and gold for Purdue!

 

[Bruce]

You can buy paint. DD1's BF goes to Purdue. He'll be here for a week starting on her BDay- March 9th.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

You can buy paint. DD1's BF goes to Purdue. He'll be here for a week starting on her BDay- March 9th.

I know. Not high on the priority list and severely faded. Still a cause for ribbing around our house on occasion with visitors/friends.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I pulled an @Bruce! I decided to try a little of this and a little of that! We made a trip to get feed an hour away from a co-op which is our preferred place to get it and we try to get a month’s worth when we go. Anyway, there’s a Rural King there and we always have to go in. There were chicks, ducks, bunnies, and guineas. I was like I want this, no that one, no that one, no this one! DH was like ! Can I just say that they had Khaki Campbell ducks!?!?! So anyway, the kids and I won somewhat...! Lol

We left with 24 chicks. The guy working wouldn’t even catch them and DD1 that is 6 caught the majority!

All are supposed to be pullets...2 SLW, 2GLW, 2 Cuckoo Marans, 2 Light Brahmas, 4 BO, 4 Ameracaunas (all are different colors now), 6 Isa Browns, 2 BA.

The kids have each picked out “their kind.” DD1 picked the BA. DS picked the BO. DD2 picked out the Cuckoo Marans.

I’m excited about the variety and plan to cross several with my BCM/Sunflower Hen rooster. This should give us some neat barnyard mix for layers and freezer camp for the Roos. I hope to incubate some in the house for the kids to enjoy and let our pet quality Silkies brood some.

Now I’m acting like @Baymule...I have a broody box ready for them but nowhere to move them when they outgrow it...need to start working on our planned coop system! Lol

Now for the pics so y’all don’t have to ask for them...

 

[Latestarter]

So cute! The kids must have been ecstatic! That's great! In the last picture, what's that huge blackish one in the center? A Mexican vulture chick? It's so much larger than the others. Why no ducks? I thought you wanted some? Lord knows you've got all the wet that they need

 

[MiniSilkys]

I have a Khaki Champbell drake and a muscovy duck left but they can't mate so I need some more ducks. I am really looking for white chinese geese though. I love cuckoo marans. The dark eggs look good. I want some more golden comets. The ones I used to have laid extra jumbo eggs every day. The jumbo egg cartons would not even close.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

So cute! The kids must have been ecstatic! That's great! In the last picture, what's that huge blackish one in the center? A Mexican vulture chick? It's so much larger than the others. Why no ducks? I thought you wanted some? Lord knows you've got all the wet that they need

No ducks because DH’s comment was “you’ll have to move out before you get ducks!”
I told him not to say that because he doesn’t know that for sure and we’d just have to wait and see.

I want to get some eggs to try cooking and to use in some baking. I’d also like to cook a duck then see what he thinks about it. We really have nowhere for them right now and have way too many to-dos. Maybe next year...

The kids are beyond thrilled! They squealed most of the way home and have been brainstorming names. DD1 has picked out Flower and DS has picked out Toodles (from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.)

The Mexican Vulture Chick is actually a SLW. Their was a tank of those that had started feathering and were jumping out so their price was marked down to $1/each. If I knew we’d have the room, I would’ve bought all 20 or so! Either way, there’s another in the box from that same tank but it’s not quite so obvious. I’ll try to get pics of them in 2s and 3s tomorrow.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I have a Khaki Champbell drake and a muscovy duck left but they can't mate so I need some more ducks. I am really looking for white chinese geese though. I love cuckoo marans. The dark eggs look good. I want some more golden comets. The ones I used to have laid extra jumbo eggs every day. The jumbo egg cartons would not even close.

CB and DV both have Khakis and I love seeing their pics of them. I’d probably have to get more than one variety as the kids will want to be able to tell them apart for our keepers, so we shall see...

As far as the Muscovies, the red skin on their faces is not attractive to me. I’m also not a fan of anything with red eyes. Maybe it’s just me.

That’s why I got the Isa Browns! We love their personalities and the large eggs. I just wish they laid longer. I would trade off to get 4-5 eggs a week instead of seven for them to lay for 4 years instead of 2. Going to play with that a little. I may cross a few of the Isas with my rooster. (I have three, same naturally brooded hatch. One is aggressive already and destined for freezer camp. One is black/copper and beautiful. The other is a blue/gray but I can’t decide if I like him or not. We shall see.)

I’m hoping to try some crossing to get a variety of egg colors too. Just something fun for the kids.