I locked down 13 Welsh and 7 CLB but I have no idea if the CLB developed as I couldn’t see. Only 8/13 Welsh and 4/7 CLB hatched. Not so great for me. I just set 36 chicken eggs last night hoping for a better outcome and trying a dry hatch.
I tried to candle my Ameraucana and CLB. All 9 Ameraucana are not developing at all. I’m wondering if the roo wasn’t doing his job or is shooting blanks. I have them separated with my other Ameraucana roo now and will try again in 2 weeks. My CLB eggs are too dark to see inside. Last year they...
I wonder why you have so many that don’t develop. What is your hen roo ratio? I usually have 2-3 out of 24. My ducks were all developing on day 7 and I’ll check my 16 (I think) chicken eggs tomorrow or Tuesday. They are in my classroom.
On my silkie coop I don’t worry at all and everyone is great to the chicks. In the standard size chicken coop I use a board to separate mama and babies for a week but I like the idea of a dog kennel in the run.
Well I candled my duck eggs on day 7; assuming I’d have duds. All 14 are growing! So I added my Ameraucana and CLB making it 31 eggs in my 22 egg NR 360. Oh well.
I’ll join! I have 4 hens sitting on only 14 eggs as they are 1st timers, but I think I’ll buy a new nesting box and give one some F1 olive eggers (Swedish flower x Ameraucana). The silkie I think will hatch on the 21st.
I also set 14 Welsh harlequin on April 4 and adding 9 BBS Ameraucana and 9...
I am getting Swedish Flower hens this spring and I can't wait! I am also diversifying my true BBS Ameraucana stock and gray silkie stock. Otherwise I'm good this year. I may add a couple BCM hens for a little deeper color, but I'm not sure. I have toyed with the idea of adding a deathlayer as well.
Hi Everyone!
I am searching for grey silkie hatching eggs. If you have any leads, i'd love to hear them. I would like breeder or show quality stock please.
Finally got it mapped out:
#1 (March 1) CCl, True Splash/Blue Ameraucana, Grey silkie, EE/OE
#2 Swedish Flower, Polish, Silkie, EE/OE
#3 Welsh Harlequin, Silkie, EE/OE
Then we'll see where I'm at...but it will be silkies all summer as I'm adding to my breeding stock and silkies seem to hatch 80%...
Hi, I am looking to purchase frizzled blue egg gene hatching eggs or chicks in early spring. I do not want EEs/Americanas. I would like a true blue egg gene breed- either Ameraucana, Araucana, or CCL.
Do you breed these or know someone that does? It is proving difficult to find. Thank you!
I had a buff laced polish I crossed to my barred rock hen and I got a rooster from the crossing. I want to try crossing that rooster back to my WCB Polish hen. What can I expect from this? I'd love polish-looking chickens that are not entirely black. **I do not know how to make the pictures...
I crossed a buff laced polish roo with a barred rock hen and kept the rooster that resulted. He is barred with streamers and flecks of the buff in his hackle and tail feathers. I want to cross him back to a WCB Polish hen. What are my color possibilities? Will the offspring look polish? Would...
I know this is an old post, but maybe you can help me. I have a 1st gen buff laced polish x barred rock. It is a rooster. I want to cross him back to a WCB polish hen. What can I expect or what is possible in colors and crest?