Posts by williab

Can anyone help? I have two rhodebar eggs in my incubator that are pipping at the wrong end...should I help? If so when? Yikes, I really do want these little ones to make it...

Quote: Originally Posted by TarheelBirdy  Where can I get some lavender oil? Just catching up so someone may have answered you already but Cindy Loving in Greensboro has good quality essential oils (lavender...

Quote: Originally Posted by 3ChickensinNC  Who and where did you order your cream legbar eggs from? Were they a reputable breeder? We ordered them off ebay...so I guess that in and of itself is a bit of a...

Quote: Originally Posted by TarheelBirdy  I know a lady who might have some.  She is right here in Thomasville, NC and has very nice birds.  If you are able to drive to her, let me know (I don't know if...

Quote: Originally Posted by BHep  Where are you?  There is someone in Garner that has some beautiful BLRW.  Greenacre here on BYC. http://www.backyardchickens.com/u/60816/greeneacre Thank...

Misskeeter, so very sorry about your little Cleo...getting ready to do the float test on our remaining eggs...just can't bring myself to do eggtopsies...might need to on the shipped blrw cuz not a single one hatched...I guess the...

Good afternoon everybody! Just getting caught up...We participated in the easter hatch along much to the delight of my 5 year old grandson. I would have been happier with a better hatch rate though. We ended up with 6 cream legbars out...

Quote: Originally Posted by soldier    What a great EASTER!!! This is my second hatch. I just purchased a Dickie incubator. It seems like the hatches take about 3 days. Is this...

Quote: Originally Posted by noahsmom  Does anyone else have chicks that seem overly infatuated with you? If I stand over the brooder and talk to the chicks the first rir that hatched will chirp at me and run quickly to...

Well so far so good! 6 cream legbars, an oeg and a speckled sussex have hatched. Pips on a couple more legbars soooo what is up with the blue laced red wyandottes that looked exactly the same when I put them in lockdown as the...