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Hi everyone! I've been a "lurker" on BYC for a couple of years now, but never posted much. I've been talking to bamadude on FB some & he convinced me to jump on this thread & introduce myself. We have a small farm in Gordon, AL. I have ducks, geese, chickens, horses, rabbits, & I raise AKC...

My frizzled Tolbunt rooster "Fritz" My splash OEGB "Sport"

I placed my order tonight. I've got my shipping dates staggered starting the first week of May so they don't all come at once. I've got 3 different orders. Ideal Hatchery - shipping 5/7 - 10 Self Blue D'uccle & 5 White D'uccle Ideal Hatchery - shipping 5/28 - 20 Black Crested White Polish, 10...

Sorry it took me so long, but I wanted to thank everyone for the comments about my goslings...they are healthy & so much fun! I have one that is a lot smaller than the other 4, but is just as lively as the rest so I'm assuming it's just going to be a runt. I'll get updated pics soon

I have 5 precious little Sebbies as of now. 3 just hatched this afternoon so they are still in the hatcher, but the other 2 are out and doing great! Here are some pics:

I have babies!!!!! My first little gosling hatched out a little while ago. I have 4 more with beaks sticking out of the egg & 1 that has just pipped. I can't wait until they are all out & fluffed up. Here's a pic of my first little one:

I put my 10 Sebbie eggs on lockdown last night. I candled a couple of them as I moved them to the hatcher & their little beaks were in the air sac & they were moving around...*fingers crossed* that they all hatch out okay. This will be my first time hatching geese. I'm so nervous!!!!

I've been a bit busy so I haven't had time to update...turns out all 4 of my eggs were duds :( I know it's late in the season, but does anyone know where I might could purchase a few more to try? Believe it or not, our local pet store actually had 2 emu chicks for sale today...they have lost...

Not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, but here goes....When I first got into chickens I didn't know how to tell an Ameraucana from an EE so I took the word of the person I bought from. I was sold a rooster that has the most gorgeous muffs & beard you will ever see, but he...

I just placed an order with GQF for a set of 3 inserts for large eggs. Hopefully they will get here in time for me to switch my Sebbie eggs to their sides

I can't take the turner out because they're in a cabinet incubator. There are 3 setting trays & I have other eggs in there as well. My tabletop incubator has 3 emu eggs in it that should have hatched anywhere from a few days ago to the next couple of days. I could move them to the tabletop...

I hatched out 16 Chukar a several months ago and had them in my house in a Rubbermaid container with netting over it for the first 6 weeks. As soon as the little boogers could fly they started knocking the net off and getting out. Because I spent so much time with them, they would automatically...

This is my first time out incubating geese eggs...I have 11 Sebastopol eggs in my incubator. I set them 3/13, candled them yesterday & 10 are developing. My young brown Chinese (1 year old) started laying in January but she didn't have a mate at the time so they weren't fertile...didn't stop her...

Hi everyone! I have always loved the Sebbies but was never able to find anyone around here that had any. Lucky for me, I've recently found a breeder about 45 miles from me. I bought 11 eggs from her at a steal because her incubators were full. I have them in my GQF 1502 Sportsman...I know it...

Still nothing happening with my eggs...I went back and double checked my stuff & realized I was wrong when I posted the other day. Today is Day 55, but my incubating temp has not been 97.5 like I said...I have 2 thermometers in there and the digital does fluctuate between 97-98, but my regular...