2007 BirdsWell, this season started with a spiral fracture-something from our Alpha Dog Balu, in other words: he broke his leg;-( That pretty much spoiled our breeding plans due to the time-consuming therapy for our dog. We took this opportunity to decide we´re going to hatch "All Year Round" from now on. The hatches are displayed in an alphabetical order, total number of chicks hatched: 37, cocks kept (as of 2009): 5.
April 02
| Total images: 54
Full Moon, one black female(?), 53.2 grams; one yellow male(?), 49.3 grams; 03: one red female(?), 47.9 grams. Well, I was wrong: turned out to be 3 cockerels;-) 1 fast feathering male and one cochiny, maybe henny feathering male I mistook for females. Cluckie: Buff Columbian pullet (red ring). Cocks kept: Johnny Doe.
August 12
| Total images: 4
New Moon, cluckie: White Hobgoblin (silver, 75% Columbian, 25% Partridge), 5 chicks. Cocks kept: White Buff Columbian Guy.
July 10
| Total images: 15
Decreasing moon, 7 Thor-chicks and 1 Starsky-chick, cluckie: Ma Baker (Partridge, green-yellow ring). Cocks kept: Harlekin.
July 27
| Total images: 8
Increasing moon, we messed it up;-) Full Moon is the 30th of July, chicks hatched between the 27th and the 29th, this hatch also includes some Cochin chicks for my wife. Cluckies: 1 Black pullet and 1 Partridge pullet (25% Columbain, 75% Partridge, salmonbreasted, red ring), Sires: Red Friend and Starsky, cocks kept: Big White.
June 30
| Total images: 2
Full Moon, one hobgoblin male chick, with a green ring until he was 50 weeks, then he grew out of the goose(!) ring, cluckie: Buff Columbian pullet (no ring). We also grafted 2 Maran chicks to her. Cocks kept: Blue Buff Columbian Guy, he´s 2nd/reserve cock in our main-flock for 2008.
May 02
| Total images: 10
Full Moon, one blue female(?) and 5 male(?) chicks, all around 50.0 grams, cluckie: Big Blue (Blue pullet).
September 09
| Total images: 1
Increasing Moon (Full Moon was the 11th), Clucky: Ma Baker, Sire: Thor, 7 chicks, cocks kept: Mr Black Hackles II.
