Congrats and thanks for posting pics!! How many eggs of each did you start with from GS??
nice mix of heritage chicks too...of course the ducks are a bonus---looking forward to individual pics when you get a chance.
I purchased a dozen of each. He sent 14 Barred Rock, but 2 broke in shipping, and sent 18 Cornish, but 1 broke in shipping. I was hoping for a better hatch from the Cornish since I started with so many eggs. Most of the ones I lost seemed to develop right up until around the time of lock down. They had movement when I put them in, although in the ones that didn't hatch that movement was very faint and only detectable though a float test. I marked the eggs so I knew which had strong versus weak movement.
I don't live far from Chris Herzog, so will be getting a few more GS Barred Rock chicks from him in a couple weeks, plus purchasing a dozen eggs from JWhip. I think I've found a WL Red Cornish breeder here in Louisiana that I am going to call today: If he raises the large fowl, I am going to buy some stock from him. Otherwise, I think I am going to get more Cornish eggs as well as some New Hampshire eggs from Frank this month. I don't want to buy 25 chicks, so will take the chance with the hatching eggs.
Jamie Duckworth is shipping my eggs from his line of Barred Rocks today or tomorrow. I have my fingers crossed they hatch well since they are way more expensive than Frank's eggs!
Oh and......
THANK YOU Aspen!!!!
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