rachels.haven's Journal

[rachels.haven]

What is that?

It's a browser extension or add on.

 

[farmerjan]

That's all beyond my pay grade....

 

[Mini Horses]

Mine, too. But sounds interesting & with a simple explanation, I'd try it -- if free!

 

[Finnie]

Well poo. Nope, i do not recommend McMurray's Iowa origin campines (actual hatchery's location). They are isolating themselves in the corner with food and water and scalping eachother as they fight and squabble now. I would not have believed it if i had not seen them doing it in the house. We are one chick down, another has a head completely scalped. If this keeps up i may just euthanize them. I've never seen anything like it.

The older chicks are ignoring the drama and are not aggressive, sort of avoiding the crazy.

If it ever stops raining its time for me to net fence the coop, make it hot, and put a chicken door on the coop wall and let the bigs come and go.

Here's a pretty pic of the MN origin McMurray campines. I really like looking at them. Reminds me of...leghorns, lol. And they love looking at people back. They're super friendly and they help the shier bantams be bolder. (I'm not taking pics of the crazy chicks in the crazy corner, i feel like a failure there)
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It's hot now so I've been slowly grim reapering through the extra cockerels to keep things lower stress in the coop. The two d'uccle males, even though they're a little mean are going to be sad soup next. So cute! So bite you, but so cute! I'm planning on leaving the cochins for now. They're not mean and are also too cute . Getting bit or mini-flogged really helps get them in the pot.
Such is summer.

You should let MMM know that their Campine chicks from the two different locations are vastly different. If they are drop shipping or buying from two different breeders they might not be aware that one of them is producing an inferior product. I wonder how much of this can be attributed to the crazy demand for chicks this year causing huge shortages. Maybe they had to scramble to source some from new and untried producers.

 

[rachels.haven]

You should let MMM know that their Campine chicks from the two different locations are vastly different. If they are drop shipping or buying from two different breeders they might not be aware that one of them is producing an inferior product. I wonder how much of this can be attributed to the crazy demand for chicks this year causing huge shortages. Maybe they had to scramble to source some from new and untried producers.

Let me think about a way to do that tactfully.
Meanwhile I think I know why this breed is "rare".

 

[fuzzi]

Let me think about a way to do that tactfully.
Meanwhile I think I know why this breed is "rare".

 

[Ridgetop]

Meanwhile I think I know why this breed is "rare".

Or even unknown in a purebred state?

 

[farmerjan]

Campines are not known in the show world as a quiet breed. They are more like the mediterranean breeds, active, more flighty. I am surprised that you have some that are more quiet and handleable.
Both the silver and golden color patterns have been shown...
Obviously you have some from 2 distinct bloodlines... Attitude is a heritable trait.