Recent content by dulcelife

four from four Rose Comb Leghorns and the customary one egg from two lavender favorelle/orpington splits.

Quote: What's the other 50% Pete? By the way, the girls are doing great; one laying the other free-loading. But both lovable nonetheless.

I am of Spanish and French decent. Dulce = sweet, Life = Life. Dulcelife, a take on the memorable; Sweet Life. And, indeed life is indeed sweet and getting sweeter all the time.

Quote: Know what? I agree. The bugger has got bigger feet than any of the other 13 chicks. I have christianed him: BigFoot.

Update: Chicks first day in the sun for an hour. Still looking for professional or not-so professional opinions. I know I have at least two BO looking chicks with solid buff primaries coming in. One or two BO gene carrying hens would be nice. Have another couple with BR feathering starting...

correction Double checked with the owner of the Rooster. Is is actually an Ameraucana. So what I have is the office spring of one or more of the following: The roo is a Ameraucana. The Hens are: Buff Orpington Barred Rock Black Sex Links That changes things up a bit Huh? Guesses?

The hatch was successful, the mutts are starting to feather out. The roo is a RIR. The Hens are: Buff Orpington Barred Rock Black Sex Links Just want folks opinions of what I might have. All opinions are welcome! Here are some of the mutts:

Okay so the hatch is said and done. Went to bed last night with 12 fluffy butts and two eggs that had pipped well over 24 hours earlier and did nothing. Did a check at 3:30 am and still nothing, no zip, nothing. The DW woke at 7:00 am and headed straight for the bator. She woke me to inform...

Okay so the hatch is said and done. Went to bed last night with 12 fluffy butts and two eggs that had pipped well over 24 hours earlier and did nothing. Did a check at 3:30 am and still nothing, no zip, nothing. The DW woke at 7:00 am and headed straight for the bator. She woke me to inform...

Okay so the hatch is said and done. Went to bed last night with 12 fluffy butts and two eggs that had pipped well over 24 hours earlier and did nothing. Did a check at 3:30 am and still nothing, no zip, nothing. The DW woke at 7:00 am and headed straight for the bator. She woke me to inform...

Quote: Were these shipped eggs? No. They were eggs offered locally on Craigslist in the Tampa Bay area as "Fertile" for consumption. The gentleman told me that when he did hatch he only got 50% hatch in a Styrofoam bator. He was mainly selling eggs for consumption and only...

Completely OFF TOPIC and irrelevant post. Please stop spamming the forum with the same messages over and over again.

Crossposting the same message all over the forum is considered spam and against BYC rules. Please stop. So sorry, did not know.

Well came home to an incubator loaded with chicks. I transferred to my brooder. I had ten hatched with another three pipped. No sooner did I transfer the fluffys when another one zipped and popped out. And now chick number 12 is zipping. How exciting. So, assuming zippy makes it out it will...

Well came home to an incubator loaded with chicks. I transferred to my brooder. I had ten hatched with another three pipped. No sooner did I transfer the fluffys when another one zipped and popped out. And now chick number 12 is zipping. How exciting. So, assuming zippy makes it out it will...