Posts by BullCreek

Welsummer roo over EE hens got me at least 3 olive eggers. One lays rather dark. One other lays slightly lighter, and the third is lighter with speckles. The darkest is below. Gonna try for a few more this season, though it will be with...

Quote:Originally Posted by Iain Utah  Here is our precious dewlap "Flax" at 10 hours old.  The other two, which we have named Barley and Hops, will be hatched out by early afternoon.        Such a sweet...

Thanks for the confirmation, Marty!  I went ahead and added Affie's new egg to the rest of the batch I set.  I had stored the other eggs small side down in a cool (55-60 I'd guess) room prior to incubating.  I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Iain Utah  I have no idea Bull. Alrighty.  Thanks, though!     Quote: Originally Posted by igotgoosed  Yay Iain!!! Your babies will be here...

Thanks, Iain!  Btw, you don't happen to have an opinion on my fresh-laid egg question, do you?  As in, should a fresh laid egg rest a day before setting in the bator?   Quote: Originally Posted by Iain...

Here's a picture of "Jiminy".  I tried to get one of it standing, but it's so stinkin fast, I couldn't get a clear shot.  Baby won't stay still!  

Awesome!  Oh my goodness, this gets me excited about my second set!   Quote: Originally Posted by Iain Utah  Here they are now:  1, 2 & 3    

Oh, and my fiancee named #3 "Jiminy Rickets" because of its messed up legs.  He's a crack up, eh?

Hey all!  Hoping someone(s) can answer a question for me tonight.  I just put 9 eggs in the bator (only expecting about half to be fertile, like last time, as my geese are only a year old and I don't think Bitor is covering...

Quote: Originally Posted by Iain Utah  So far, so good.  1st egg has been in a slow mo zipping mode since pip and has gone a little over an inch so far.  I expect to see decent cracks in 2nd & 3rd eggs...