Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Am confused by the 2 member accounts for you Andrew I set all 12 of the eggs you gave me, 6 were clear early on so I continued with the remaining 6...5 are now shouting their little heads off in the brooder, and the last one was discarded last night...am trying to remember how to send pics to photo bucket.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Am confused by the 2 member accounts for you Andrew I've decided to swap to "Andrew" from "atsw", as it seemed a more personal ID . The trouble is I'm logged into Omlet on so many different devices, either at home or at work, and if I don't check the login ID on the phone/tablet/laptop/pc I'm using to check the forum at the time, I end up getting myself a bit mixed up . I set all 12 of the eggs you gave me, 6 were clear early on so I continued with the remaining 6...5 are now shouting their little heads off in the brooder, and the last one was discarded last night...am trying to remember how to send pics to photo bucket.... That's what I assumed. Even allowing for the clear eggs, that's still nearly 50/50, which is pretty good. I'll PM you my forum e-mail address, I can post the pics if that's easier for you. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Here we are 5 little balls of fluff....2 black, 2 stripe, and one little patchwork bubba...hard to believe they are all from the same breed of parents ...we will see what they grow into... Thank you again Andrew xx Aaagggghhhh huge! Sorry...please feel free to alter mods...PB has befuddled me again! Xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Aahh, they are very sweet, and just like Licquorish and his brothers and sisters looked when they were hatchlings. Here's the picture cropped and re-sized. By way of a comparision, here's Licquorish and his brothers/sisters when they were a few days old back in 2009 (he's the black one!). Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Ooo on that basis, do we have Liq Jr x2?....he wasn't the only boy from their hatch tho was he? We can't work on a self sexing GP Pekin, life is not that simple Thank you for the pic work! X They are starting to explore...the top of the leccy hen is a ver scawee place when you are only ickle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Licquorish was the only frizzle in his hatch. Of his off-spring, we've had about 50/50 frizzle birds, both black (Bertie) and the more normal brown. The frizzle gene becomes quite obvious as soon as feathers start to appear on their wings. It will be fun and interesting to see how your's develop . Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Those little babies, Chook n Boo Mum, are just the cutest things. I love the wee one on the right with the white wings. Andrew - if you PM Christian, nicely, I think you can have your user name 'atsw' changed to 'Andrew' permanently and you still get to keep your Omlet ranking. I did it when I changed from being Chubby Chook to Shabby Chic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Sha they are gorgeous, what fun for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amys garden Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Ooooo Chook n Boo Mum they are SO cute! I'd really like to hatch some babies in a couple of years when my girls are older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottyJ1 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Sooo cute and now soooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browneyes1311 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Oh they are gorgeous. Im totally addicted to Pekins. At the moment (note I said at the moment) I have Princess (Lavender), lil Miss Riding Hood yep youve guessed it Red, Miss "Ooops, word censored!" ablack mottled and yes she is the dominant hen and can be mean to the others,3 ten week old Gold Partridge which are so so friendly and yet to be named by my grandaughter, In the brooder there are 2 Salmon anda chocolate mottled. hatched yesterday. I also have two frizzle sablepoots which were a gift Tweedledee and tweedle dumdee. And in the incubator some Lavenders and some more Frizzles. I did have a gorgeous Lemon Cuckoo Cockerel but he is being rehomed due to him crowing a lot more during the day. I also have four beautiful Lavender Pekin boys at 10 weeks that wil also have to be rehomed.(But I am trying t twist a friends arm about having him and some lavender girls on his allottment . I think I have the Pekin addicion they are so pretty and friendly and their eggs are the cutest thing ever. Great for lil kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
good_egg Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 You lot have a lot to answer for.... I'm now thinking a lavender Pekin would make a wonderful addition to my girls..... Love the lavender colour.... Plus a maran who actually lays, really wanted dark eggs... And I have a broody (who is broody approx every 4 weeks)..... Never really obsessed about breeds til this post! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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atsw Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Chook n Boo Mum's Pekin chicks are a week old and already it's pretty clear she has three frizzle chicks (1 black, 1 brown, 1 patchwork) and two flat feathered chicks. . Below is a copy of the picture she sent me earlier today. You can clearly see the turned-out wing tips on the three Frizzle chicks. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 That's really clear and soooooo cute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I love those chicks - they are soooooo gorgeous. I would like to do chicks one day but hubby said no I will keep working on him........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 And i am fully in love with the little monsters! They had an outing onto the lawn in the sun on Sunday..they were not impressed thanks Andrew...xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 I'm having a dilemma - I had to say no to the Buff Columbians as my neighbour's flock was ill, but they've been returned and mine all seem fine. So, I thought I'd get some hatching eggs, but no-one is broody! I've only had one broody Pekin this year! What is going on?! Anyway, do I keep waiting for a broody and then hatch, or do I get a few of the 3 week old Pekins I've located, or do I look for some growers that have been sexed? My head is swimming with Pekins and I can't think straight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 You know you want to hatch so have to wait for that broody. If it gets too late in the year then you can buy some. I just want to watch the whole saga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 In in absence of anyone volunteering to sit on eggs, I've been looking into getting some Pekin pullets, but I'm quite shocked by the prices! What is the going rate these days? In the past I've always tried to find chickens from people that treat them like part of the family and they have cost less than half of what I've found so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 A really good Pekin breeder will be able to sex Pekins at three to four weeks - even I can tell them at four weeks usually and your average joe can tell by six weeks, obviously the younger they are the cheaper they will be A Pekin from around the 14 week mark should be around £15 but the more exotic colours like Millefleur or frizzled ones which are so popular can be up to £25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken deficient Posted June 27, 2013 Author Share Posted June 27, 2013 Advanced warning of possible impending cuteness... This is Myrtle: This is what she is sitting on: I went to collect 6 Pekin hatching eggs and the lovely lady gave me 19! Myrtle decided that 8 was a nice number to sit on. The eggs were from Silver Partridge, Salmon, Blue, Black, Isabella, Chocolate Mottled and Millefleur. If someone else goes broody in the next few days, I'll let her sit on some of the remaining eggs. I have thought about getting a little incubator for the rest of the eggs, but OH seems to think it would be dangerous for me to have one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I am so glad you are many miles away ....really, honest I am ....Lavender has just been put in the sinbin, and she is the MOST wonderful mummy.....no, really really glad.......... Good luck Myrtle xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 Oh hurry up hatching time - I want to see - very impatient me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 I have thought about getting a little incubator for the rest of the eggs, but OH seems to think it would be dangerous for me to have one Snap . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
