Update on my Buff Orpington. Unfortunately, the latest eggs once again turned out NOT fertile. I have all but given up getting a fertile egg from my rooster. It is a pity as he is a very pretty boy and a wonderful example of the breed standard. But - if he is not fertile, he is of no use, no matter how perfectly pretty he is. He developed an abscess over a year ago, and this appears to be when his fertility tanked. SO, this past weekend, after a long search, I found another rooster. He belonged to an elderly fellow who sure was proud of him. I did not have the heart to disagree. I bought him and brought him home. Unfortunately, he is not something I want to use for my breeding program. He IS pretty, but not a good (enough) representation of the breed. So. The search continues. In the mean time I am using him simply for chicks to be sold as layers and not for breeding.
In happier news I just hatched a pile of Blue/Black/Splash, White, and Lavender Ameraucana chicks, Guinea keets, and a handful of Heritage Bronze turkey poults. All the keets and poults are spoken for. I still have over a dozen blue and black Ameraucana still available.
Lately I've been spending a lot of time working on my website. It is going SLOWLY, but I am getting there. I will be including a section on the many coops my son has designed and built and offers for sale. Below are some of his recent creations.
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