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post #16061 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:52pm
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Originally Posted by Marty1876 View Post


You have to be pretty impressive, or dang small, to get into my backyard.  No free rides.  I don't have any seasonal layers, except maybe the future silkies.  I recall my others didn't lay often, but they did lay all year.  But hay, they are iimpressive setters.  I thought about getting giant cochins for setting, but Im not a fan of that early morning cock-a-doodle-doo business.  Thats why I have ducks.  (I'm gonna keep the silkies in the garage at night, so I don't have to hear them!  Ditto DD future old english bantems- I hear they are also good sitters.  ??)
 

 

These are the only seasonal layers I have and I'm not getting any more.  (except the geese...)

And actually, they were sold to me as Rouens and then one day they flew over my house.  (approximately page 30 of this thread)  HA!!  

 

I'm wondering how the cock a doodle thing will go over here.  Might have to keep roosters at my dad's minus the cream legbars.. I guess it will depend on how loud everything is. 
 

 

One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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post #16062 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by QuackerJackFarms View Post

Magpies:  Minimum of 15, but SM would have no problem selling off the extras.

 

http://www.privetthatchery.com/Home/prdList.aspx?id=16&search=privetthatchery

 

I know TSC gets some of their birds from here.  


I haven't even been able to keep anything I have hatched except for Dante and Libby (who I really do think is a drake).  I need ducks.  Poor Robyn is getting it from all of them, Jonny, Dante and Libby (or Lance now) are all trying to get her.  I NEED DUCKS NOT DRAKES.  But all I have in the incubators is Pekins, which are all sold, runners, which are all sold, and then my weirdo chickens, and more weirdo chickens coming, and then my order from Celtic for the Easter Egg Hatch.  I need to decide what I want and then get them, hatch them and just get rid of everything else and hatch nothing for a while.  I just can't decide what I want to keep.  I think all my little baby silkie chickens are leaving soon too.
 

 

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post #16063 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:54pm

Maybe do an all female order from ideal, or efowl?  
 

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I haven't even been able to keep anything I have hatched except for Dante and Libby (who I really do think is a drake).  I need ducks.  Poor Robyn is getting it from all of them, Jonny, Dante and Libby (or Lance now) are all trying to get her.  I NEED DUCKS NOT DRAKES.  But all I have in the incubators is Pekins, which are all sold, runners, which are all sold, and then my weirdo chickens, and more weirdo chickens coming, and then my order from Celtic for the Easter Egg Hatch.  I need to decide what I want and then get them, hatch them and just get rid of everything else and hatch nothing for a while.  I just can't decide what I want to keep.  I think all my little baby silkie chickens are leaving soon too.
 

 



 

One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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post #16064 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:54pm
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Originally Posted by Marty1876 View Post

Id rather obsess with you all over your eggs, than obsess over mine.

 

I repaired my accidental ding to my turkey egg with food grade wax this morning.  Its been a day, and no leakage or weeping, so it seems clear the membrain was still intact.  (Darn incubator, why do they have to put all that crap right above my eggs?  Do they think everyone just hatches chickens????)  I've moved my quail eggs to under the offending element. 

 

Anyone ever have a hatch from an egg slightly damaged over halfway to hatch? A fine living embryo, too, from expensive ebay eggs.  I only nicked a bit off the shell, less than a 2 mm area.....  Looked to me like I didn't quite break through the shell.  he.gif


I did.
I sealed a crack with beeswax
Made it to day 28.
They were muscovy n both my eggs died on day 28

its a zoo here:

12 call duck....2 geese -1 female saddleback pom. ....1american buff.

10 peafowl chicks <3

2 bantam cochins....

5 silkie hens and 4 splash juvis....

6 goats.....2 ponies....3beef cows.

an african grey parrot....2 fish tanks...

6hermit crabs... 3 betas... a turtle

and some guineas (all ages)

 

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its a zoo here:

12 call duck....2 geese -1 female saddleback pom. ....1american buff.

10 peafowl chicks <3

2 bantam cochins....

5 silkie hens and 4 splash juvis....

6 goats.....2 ponies....3beef cows.

an african grey parrot....2 fish tanks...

6hermit crabs... 3 betas... a turtle

and some guineas (all ages)

 

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post #16065 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:56pm
SM, oooooh SM...... Wooohoooo SM, I have a surprise for you. big_smile.png

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post #16066 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:57pm


How old were they when they flew over your house? I need to get an idea of when to clip wings if need be, lol. 

Seramas, call ducks, mandarin ducks, and geese SCNA member  MO NPIP pt tested flock 

My website http://ittybittybantiebarn.weebly.com/  

FB poultry group, The Roost- https://www.facebook.com/groups/415500468537164/

 

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Seramas, call ducks, mandarin ducks, and geese SCNA member  MO NPIP pt tested flock 

My website http://ittybittybantiebarn.weebly.com/  

FB poultry group, The Roost- https://www.facebook.com/groups/415500468537164/

 

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post #16067 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:57pm
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Originally Posted by CelticOaksFarm View Post

SM, oooooh SM...... Wooohoooo SM, I have a surprise for you. :D

I want a surprise!  Why does she get the surprise! 
 

 

One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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post #16068 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by JulieNKC View Post


How old were they when they flew over your house? I need to get an idea of when to clip wings if need be, lol. 


12 weeks or so.  But they won't just do it all at once.  They will start practicing and then you know you have about 2 weeks before airborne. 

 

One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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One city boy husband that I'm converting to a poultry boy, 3 daughters, 3 Mallards, 2 dogs, one cat: and the bator's plugged in.  Hatching addict, BYC addict and you can find me in the forum "formerly known as hatch day is today" with my friends: Miss Lydia, Critterrun, StillMecle, GrannyCarol, JulieNKC, DuckGirl89, 70%Cocoa, Evelle and JazminesZoo.  I love my Gurlz!
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post #16069 of 37871
2/28/12 at 12:59pm
LoL, QJ go candle your Sebbie eggs.

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post #16070 of 37871
2/28/12 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by country_girl011 View Post


I did.
I sealed a crack with beeswax
Made it to day 28.
They were muscovy n both my eggs died on day 28



That ducks.  Darn it, I hate it when that happens. 

 

Did my eggtopsy for all those quail, and over half were all formed.  They got nuked apparently when my moms borrowed bator skipped up to 103-4 I bet.  I only got the babies that came early.  (4 of 30 - kinda bummed me out)  It was a still air though, and not up for long, so maybe it was just like yours - embryo suicide.  (I just don't know what to call it when they just all suddenly die for reasons I can't figure.)  Lack of air?  Drowned when they pipped (from excess humidity)?  I dunno.

 

 

Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?

 

 

Why is there brail at drive up ATMs??

 

 

Why are their floatation devices instead of parachutes in my airplain seat???

 

 

If a tree falls in the woods and my husband doesn't hear it, am I still wrong????

 

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Why don't sheep shrink in the rain?

 

 

Why is there brail at drive up ATMs??

 

 

Why are their floatation devices instead of parachutes in my airplain seat???

 

 

If a tree falls in the woods and my husband doesn't hear it, am I still wrong????

 

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