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I just posted another dozen of the spotty NN eggs on Ebay. Reminder for everyone, as I will probably break up the pen by March. That first dozen went for like $70 but the next sold for just $17, so I will probably break up the pen in a couple weeks so I can work with my next Aloha project.
I have another dozen or so newborn NN chicks, plus the 23 that I kept from the previous hatch, plus the 28 with my neighbor, plus a couple dozen "leftover" NN eggs in the incubator now. (I'd ship buyers the freshest eggs, and incubate the older leftover eggs from auctions.)
And there is my friend's cool NN rooster in Tucson, and another friend up here in Phoenix has a SUPER colorful hen. She also has a small breeder pen open. I may keep my three favorite hens from the current breeder pen, and send them over to her house when I get the NN rooster from Tucson, and do a "last hurrah" for the season with a new rooster combo.
Anyway, just an FYI, that if you like this rooster / hens combo, we probably only have a couple more weeks left on this breeder pen.
Yes, more white the better! Although these don't appear to be exceptionally white for Sussex. The more white you can get the better!Meanwhile, if I don't have a good hatch, Tank is TOTALLY prepared to do his part. He has roosted on top of the SS coop EVERY. SINGLE. NIGHT since that first canoodle... (I've gotten very adept at moving a grumpy rooster at night...)
EVERY SINGLE NIGHT...
@alohachickens , two of the SS are particularly white and spotty. Although I understand from reading that this is not ideal if breeding for pure SS (because the white increases over time to a degree that is not desirable once mature), that's a GOOD thing in SSs for this aloha project/goal, right?
- Ant Farm
Yes, more white the better! Although these don't appear to be exceptionally white for Sussex. The more white you can get the better!
Both hens look great, I'd give anything if my beauty had lived to lay and been able to hatch her eggs. But it is what it is.You can totally build up on your own using that one Mottled Aloha rooster left and using your Mottled carriers there. It will just take longer, that's all. And I am going to keep a few of the NN hens around here, just going to pare down to my favorites. The rooster here will go back over the fence to the neighbor, most likely. The hens that I keep will go back in the "general flock" of Alohas. I was hoping if the egg prices stayed high, maybe I could convince a local person to specialize in them, but it's hard, Turkens are their own unique "thing" and people either love them or hate them. LOL! I love these two hens in particular: These would make great Alohas and half the chicks will have the "regular" neck feathering once they go in with the Aloha roosters again. So, unless I found someone wanting to keep the project intact and work with the spotty NN's, I'll just keep my favorite hens and re-home the extra girls.
Fingers crossed for 12 spotty Naked Neck babies.I got some eggs from alohachickens as a shipping and fertility test before the auction (earlier than the three week waiting period, so there may be some non-NN daddy parentage) - and while the post office was VERY VERY VERY VERY mean to the package, 12 eggs survived to make it into lock down. While nothing is for sure, because of the shipping damage to the air cells... [COLOR=0000FF]Ladies and Gentlemen, WE HAVE A PIP!!![/COLOR] I'm trying not to get too excited/get my hopes up, but it would be VERY cool to get some healthy chicks out of this batch... - Ant Farm [COLOR=0000FF] [/COLOR]