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post #741 of 2170
3/8/12 at 7:33am

  I'm surprised you guys are getting so few eggs. Due to the varying ages of my girls, I had eggs from them all winter. And just like the last 2 years, almost like clockwork the rest of them kick into high gear in very early February. 

    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

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    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

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post #742 of 2170
3/8/12 at 7:41am
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  I'm surprised you guys are getting so few eggs. Due to the varying ages of my girls, I had eggs from them all winter. And just like the last 2 years, almost like clockwork the rest of them kick into high gear in very early February. 


All my Sumatra hens are young. The oldest two were late spring hatches last year, the youngest was hatched Aug 23rd of last year.

 

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post #743 of 2170
3/8/12 at 8:54am
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All my Sumatra hens are young. The oldest two were late spring hatches last year, the youngest was hatched Aug 23rd of last year.

 



  last years march, april and may broody hatches were laying by november at the latest. The incubated and penned birds started laying very late November.They were set on march 3rd of last year. So born by around the 25th of last march. All of these girls laid all winter. Not tremendous amounts, but 2 to 3 eggs a week most week. Each hen that is. My adult girls quit around December 1st, and restarted about February 1st.My youngest is my Splash pullet. She was born mid september and isn't laying yet. 

    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

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    I'm always shocked how people take something typed on a forum so personally :) If I say it here I have done it. No Bull poop from me. I'm not arguing, I'm stating what I see in MY flock of 10 years.I'm NOT P.C. If that offends please just block me :)

 

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post #744 of 2170
3/8/12 at 5:17pm

Got my bantam Sumatra eggs today!!!!  SO excited!!!  wee.gif

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post #745 of 2170
3/8/12 at 8:05pm

Congrats Cloverleaf!

 

I had 5 more chicks hatch today, 1 Black, 1 Dun and 1 chick from the shipped Khaki eggs I received, plus another Platinum and I think another Dun under my broody Ameraucana hen. The second chick was still a bit wet so I'm not too sure of the color yet.

 

The chick that hatched from the shipped eggs is not what I was expecting. I have never seen a Khaki chick of any breed before but I was expecting something blond colored, yellowish down maybe? This chick is more silvery colored with a buttery yellow belly. I emailed the seller with pictures but I haven't received a response yet.

 

10 more eggs went into the incubator as well.

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post #746 of 2170
3/8/12 at 8:24pm

Congrats on getting the eggs, I hope they all hatch! We moved the first batch of eggs into the hatcher last night, about 3 dozen bantam sumatra and about a dozen LF sumatra eggs, they are due Saturday and I saw one moving tonight. So excited!

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post #747 of 2170
3/8/12 at 10:25pm
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Congrats Cloverleaf!

 

I had 5 more chicks hatch today, 1 Black, 1 Dun and 1 chick from the shipped Khaki eggs I received, plus another Platinum and I think another Dun under my broody Ameraucana hen. The second chick was still a bit wet so I'm not too sure of the color yet.

 

The chick that hatched from the shipped eggs is not what I was expecting. I have never seen a Khaki chick of any breed before but I was expecting something blond colored, yellowish down maybe? This chick is more silvery colored with a buttery yellow belly. I emailed the seller with pictures but I haven't received a response yet.

 

10 more eggs went into the incubator as well.


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post #748 of 2170
3/9/12 at 12:08pm

Our first chick of the season hatched about an hour ago, a nice dun. Looks like another 5 are pipped. The eggs were put in on a Saturday night, early chicks are always good though.

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post #749 of 2170
3/9/12 at 12:30pm
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Our first chick of the season hatched about an hour ago, a nice dun. Looks like another 5 are pipped. The eggs were put in on a Saturday night, early chicks are always good though.


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post #750 of 2170
3/9/12 at 5:42pm

So far I have 6 hatched and 3 more pipped! jumpy.gif

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