Faverolles Thread - Page 959

I have bought ten eggs from Catalupa Farms and will set the eggs tonight. In 21 days I shall see some of those bitty ones!

I just did a brief shoot of a young male.

Damien (RupertXBritgirl)

Dick has one of these now also. I'm glad.

Have fun

Peter

Wen will my 3 month olds look like that

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Originally Posted by pfmerlin 

I just did a brief shoot of a young male.

 

Damien (RupertXBritgirl)

   

 

Dick has one of these now also. I'm glad.

Have fun

Peter

WOW!!!! How old is he Peter??  

Damien would have been a clutch mate to the girls n bois I got from you. Around June 15? I think. Britgirls males only number 4 lifetime that were acceptable. Daniel, whom I have, and another with Dick. Dick said his has turned out well. Arthur would have been the other. Now Damien's beard is fully dry..... I hope he continues to do well as I'd like to see him as a 3 yr old since he's already so thick. Daniel is older and by far the best in correctness as he would classify as looking at the standard. Clean hackle. Great comb, not as extreme in beard as Damien but still very acceptable. I haven't seen Dicks but I'm happy to have my two. After seeing what Arthur produced bred to his aunts in Marcel and the Arthur bred group that went to the NE I can say Arthur as a sire surpassed his own being leaving some us with a very handsome group of youngsters. When the great death appeared Arthur was 7 months. He was fertile, as his dad Pubert at 5 months. The push of double generations in a yr are over for now so I am looking forward to watching my present group mature. Rupert would be my oldest now at all of 1 1/2 yrs.....

Glad ya like em. I'm glad and blessed to have them.

Answer - when will my 3 month old look like that. Around 7 - 9 months.

Peter

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Originally Posted by Bentley 

I am not sure where the practice of 'letting eggs settle' began but every day you store eggs past the second day post lay, hatchability decreases, even under the best conditions.  Scientifically I have no idea what 'settling' is doing for the suspended but developing embryo, but I sure know what waiting yet another day or two prior to setting eggs does, it decreases hatchability.

Actually, you settle shipped eggs in case any bubbles have formed, it allows the air a chance to regroup in the air cell. If you don't you might be fine, but I have candled newly shipped eggs and then re-candled them 24 hours later (I wanted to know why I had to wait), and you can see a difference.

This is my favorite girl. She is so FAT.

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Originally Posted by sandiklaws 

Actually, you settle shipped eggs in case any bubbles have formed, it allows the air a chance to regroup in the air cell. If you don't you might be fine, but I have candled newly shipped eggs and then re-candled them 24 hours later (I wanted to know why I had to wait), and you can see a difference.

Thanks sandiklaws,  I believe the key word here is SHIPPED eggs.  

I've never worried about settling my backyard eggs, since I carefully carry them into the house.....but who knows what shipped eggs go through before they get to us.  My rural route mail lady is very careful with my shipped egg packages, but she has no control over how they are handled before she receives the pkg....WA to TX or NY to TX.  They pass through many hands!!!

My Dad used to say, when you travel a long distance...it takes a day or so for your soul to catch up to you....makes sense to me.  Settle your eggs, settle your soul.  

I only hold them so long as it takes to get enough for a hatch of 6 or more of a particular pen, I like to make sure they all hatch together. If they are really laying I might set that number higher.