March 2017! Hatch with us!

[orrpeople]

I have a question about EEs and their colors of eggs.

I would also like to know from others who have had to fend off predators. (I do know there's a predator help thread and I will post there too. I'm strangely shy asking people I haven't "met" yet).
I've tried to keep this (predator) issue off our hatch-a-long threads since these are happy fun threads.
I mentioned in the Feb hatch-a-long that I am wishing for my olive egg because Myrtle who laid it was killed by a predator.
Each time (3 times recently) I thought I'd sufficiently fixed any access area. After the feed store, I spent the rest of today re-re-re-enforcing the night-time covered pen in my "Upstairs"/mixed breed pen. I also moved several hens to "downstairs".
I suspect the racoon will win this one unless I sit up all night every night with a shotgun. (Then another will come along).

That is a bizarre introduction to my hatch/egg question!
Last week I discovered an egg that looked to have a pinkish tint. I compared it to the others I had inside. It wasn't That Pink but definitely different. Today somebody (hen) gave me another one of those.
The only EE or OE I've ever had was Mrytle, the OE who was killed last week.
I know in nature we aren't going to see bright hot pink. But might that pinkish tint mean it  is an EE?
The hen I suspect laid it just moved into the front area. I think the key in why they aren't being hunted/attacked is due to my having the front lights pointed directly at the 2 pens/houses 24/7.

The question (geez, sorry for rambling) is, can anyone say anything about that pinkish tinted egg? Can anyone show a few pics of what an Easter egger's pink would look like compared to other colors, like tan.
I really appreciate all of you here on this board and on the hatch-a-long threads. I just have one other friend I consider to be part of "chicken people" in my life and my other friends are really really tired of hearing about anything to do with chickens and how attached and enthused I am.

That is enough out of me!  Thank you to anyone who has the patience to read this!

I haven't seen the pink ones yet, but I have an EE who lays a gray/pink egg. The other unusual attribute to her eggs is that they are shiny - like a nice semigloss paint. As far as predators go, do you have a dog who could do security detail at night? I don't have livestock guardians - just kelpie crosses - but they sure like to chase raccoons. They are, however, quite scared of anything bigger (can't blame them) so we did lose a goat to a mountain lion.

 

[orrpeople]

70 eggs hatching on Monday. 27 sulmtaler eggs and 43 brown egged meat birds. I am hoping to add onto my last hatch of 12 sulmtalers. Lets do this.

Awesome!! Where did you get your sulmtalers?

 

[MontainBourbons]

Awesome!!

Where did you get your sulmtalers?

I have my own flock right now but last year I got them from greenfire farms. They are a spendy but great breed.

 

[yeye5]

I used to raise them, but my allergies and asthma got too be too much to have birds in the house and it gets too cold to overwinter them outdoors, so I had to rehome them. they are ridiculously tiny when they hatch. bull grown they are like, a short fat version of a zebra finch? haha

Adults:




here is a handful of buttons:


Here is one a few days old next to a soda can:


and here is one next to an hour old silkie BANTAM chick:

Wow! Amazing! Thanks for the awesome pics!

 

[yeye5]

I haven't seen the pink ones yet, but I have an EE who lays a gray/pink egg. The other unusual attribute to her eggs is that they are shiny - like a nice semigloss paint. As far as predators go, do you have a dog who could do security detail at night? I don't have livestock guardians - just kelpie crosses - but they sure like to chase raccoons. They are, however, quite scared of anything bigger (can't blame them) so we did lose a goat to a mountain lion.

I'll get a pic of the egg...
The dogs are in at night. They do "protect-me" duty...and sleep in the bed. One of my dogs would probably be more problem for the chickens than the raccoon!
I did post in the predator and pest section. Hopefully I'll be able to get it sorted out.

 

[lilwildrabbit]

Wow! Amazing! Thanks for the awesome pics!

I love the button quail they are so cute especally when they go " Hee Hee heeee " love that sound

 

[Cerise1924]

I have a question about EEs and their colors of eggs.

I would also like to know from others who have had to fend off predators. (I do know there's a predator help thread and I will post there too. I'm strangely shy asking people I haven't "met" yet).
I've tried to keep this (predator) issue off our hatch-a-long threads since these are happy fun threads.
I mentioned in the Feb hatch-a-long that I am wishing for my olive egg because Myrtle who laid it was killed by a predator.
Each time (3 times recently) I thought I'd sufficiently fixed any access area. After the feed store, I spent the rest of today re-re-re-enforcing the night-time covered pen in my "Upstairs"/mixed breed pen. I also moved several hens to "downstairs".
I suspect the racoon will win this one unless I sit up all night every night with a shotgun. (Then another will come along).

That is a bizarre introduction to my hatch/egg question!
Last week I discovered an egg that looked to have a pinkish tint. I compared it to the others I had inside. It wasn't That Pink but definitely different. Today somebody (hen) gave me another one of those.
The only EE or OE I've ever had was Mrytle, the OE who was killed last week.
I know in nature we aren't going to see bright hot pink. But might that pinkish tint mean it is an EE?
The hen I suspect laid it just moved into the front area. I think the key in why they aren't being hunted/attacked is due to my having the front lights pointed directly at the 2 pens/houses 24/7.

The question (geez, sorry for rambling) is, can anyone say anything about that pinkish tinted egg? Can anyone show a few pics of what an Easter egger's pink would look like compared to other colors, like tan.
I really appreciate all of you here on this board and on the hatch-a-long threads. I just have one other friend I consider to be part of "chicken people" in my life and my other friends are really really tired of hearing about anything to do with chickens and how attached and enthused I am.

That is enough out of me! Thank you to anyone who has the patience to read this!

 

[KidsandGuineas]

So glad you joined us! You're in for such a treat, watching new little chicks emerge into the world!
What kind of eggs will you be setting?

They are chicken eggs. I dont know what breed,some are white and some are brown

 

[KidsandGuineas]

Im having trouble keeping up the humidity in the incubator!

What can I do?

 

[MontainBourbons]

Im having trouble keeping up the humidity in the incubator!

What can I do?

If it is a smaller incubator you can add a sponge or wet rag into it. It is all about surface area. It works really good for me. But if it is a cabinet try putting an extra wick into the water tray. Hope it works. Good luck with your hatch.