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post #831 of 1762
5/4/12 at 8:11pm
Ok, tomorrow is two weeks, Saturday. When do I put the eggs in lockdown? Is it Thursday?
Hens: 16 Leghorns or California Whites, 5 Trader Joe's Leghorns, 14 Red Stars or Gold Stars, 10 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhodes Island Reds, 4 Silver Laced Wyandotes, 4 Ameraucana, 7 Barred Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandote X Barred Rock, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock. = 64 Hens - chicks 23 hatched on 3/15
Roosters: 1 Trader Joe's Leghorn Rooster, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock Rooster
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Hens: 16 Leghorns or California Whites, 5 Trader Joe's Leghorns, 14 Red Stars or Gold Stars, 10 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Rhodes Island Reds, 4 Silver Laced Wyandotes, 4 Ameraucana, 7 Barred Rock, 1 Silver Laced Wyandote X Barred Rock, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock. = 64 Hens - chicks 23 hatched on 3/15
Roosters: 1 Trader Joe's Leghorn Rooster, 1 Leghorn X Barred Rock Rooster
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post #832 of 1762
5/4/12 at 8:21pm
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Originally Posted by what did I do View Post

Ok, tomorrow is two weeks, Saturday. When do I put the eggs in lockdown? Is it Thursday?


I think wednesday evening. Last time my babies starting hatching a few days before I expected them.

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post #833 of 1762
5/4/12 at 8:30pm
Just candled (day 11) 6 of the 8 orp eggs are growing
and have nice size air cells. I took the clear one out I
left the IFy one in but I know it's not good sad.png

I candled my wheaten Ameraucana, (day 5)
6 of the 7 eggs have veins. I'll leave the 7th
egg in for a few more days just to be sure.


I bought a styrofoam bator for a hatcher.
But chicken math got me again.
It now has 6 cream legbar, 6 Appen spitz,
and 7 mottled Java. Set today.
Haha!!!!!! (dry method eggs facing up)

and I may be getting
12 welsummer
and 6 Barnevelder

This is getting out of control.
The sky is falling ...
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The sky is falling ...
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post #834 of 1762
5/4/12 at 9:22pm
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Originally Posted by aaggjg View Post

Well my broody got bullied off her nest sometime yesterday .... So when I went down to feed them this morning her 4 eggs were ice cold and she was sitting on the decoy broody nest I set up for my other cochin bantam who is thinking about going broody.... I took them upstairs and put them in the incubator.  The silkie egg was clear but the Marans eggs are so dark that I can not see into them.... So I'm down from 4 under broody to at least 3 probably 0......  So hard being the lowest chicken in the pecking order.... She just wants to be a mommy poor thing hit.gif

aaggjg.... that poor girlie... I feel her pain.  Bullies.  No ****** good, ya know? Hope that you're hatching other great eggs.... I'm ordering from "bargain".  I know it's a long way and shipped eggs have been a bummer so far, but I've just gotta try again..... just gotta.  when I get them, maybe you can help me out?  We're close enough!..  Looks like my English Orp seller may send replacements... I didn't ask her or anything.  So so so kind.  I hope I do them justice.  Think I may have had a bum thermometer.  Oooooh if it's that easy... wouldn't it be awesome?

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post #835 of 1762
5/4/12 at 9:28pm
I bought some chicks that were hatched from Bargain in Feb...lav ameraucanas.....the hatcher had a great hatch rate and they were gorgeous chicks. Super bouncy and healthy smile.png They made it from GA to UT so hope you have good luck as well.

~Lisa, the overworked pet to a chicken herd of many spoiled (girls?) and 2 handsome boys: Turkens, Rocks, Sexlinks,  Houdans, Marans, Olive EE's, EE's, Ameraucanas, Polish,  Showgirls, Silkies, a cute Frizzle mutt and an Austra-white. And some cute little quail!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/la-casa-de-pollos-member-page

 

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~Lisa, the overworked pet to a chicken herd of many spoiled (girls?) and 2 handsome boys: Turkens, Rocks, Sexlinks,  Houdans, Marans, Olive EE's, EE's, Ameraucanas, Polish,  Showgirls, Silkies, a cute Frizzle mutt and an Austra-white. And some cute little quail!  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/la-casa-de-pollos-member-page

 

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post #836 of 1762
5/4/12 at 10:07pm
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Originally Posted by vmdanielsen View Post

Cynthia thanks for asking!

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They are so cute!!! And the hen is such a good Momma!

 

 

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See the one under her?

Oh how darling!  I love these!  Keep that last picture, could enter that one in a contest!!  The mama looks so proud.  :))  Thank you for sharing. 

Wonderful family, very understanding husband when it comes to chickens, dogs, birds, one big Golden Retriever, and thankful to the Lord for all!
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post #837 of 1762
5/4/12 at 10:08pm
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Originally Posted by La Casa de Pollo View Post

I bought some chicks that were hatched from Bargain in Feb...lav ameraucanas.....the hatcher had a great hatch rate and they were gorgeous chicks. Super bouncy and healthy smile.png They made it from GA to UT so hope you have good luck as well.


   Ours?  wink.png

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post #838 of 1762
5/4/12 at 10:14pm
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Just popping in to say that today is Day 12!

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Great pic!   thumbsup.gif

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post #839 of 1762
5/4/12 at 10:16pm

I still have the 7 out of 14 going strong.  Sure hope they make it through lock down...Next Tues, being lock down day! 

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post #840 of 1762
5/4/12 at 10:42pm
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Originally Posted by jandrusrn View Post.. I'm ordering from "bargain".  I know it's a long way and shipped eggs have been a bummer so far, but I've just gotta try again..... just gotta.  when I get them, maybe you can help me out?  We're close enough!..  Looks like my English Orp seller may send replacements... I didn't ask her or anything.  So so so kind.  I hope I do them justice.  Think I may have had a bum thermometer.  Oooooh if it's that easy... wouldn't it be awesome?

I've had a decent hatch rate with shipped eggs, and I've had them come from Tennesse to California.  And Bargain is a very reputable breeder, I'd buy from her if I could. Hope your replacement eggs do well!

 

Looks like one of my BO is broody.  Good thing I'm working on a new chicken pen, she shall be separated as soon as she has stolen enough eggs.

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