Recent content by j.luetkemeyer

Quote: j.luetkemeyer : Eggs received today! I am just wondering if the bad luck with your hatching shipped eggs was in part some of the eggs I shipped to you. The above quote of eggs recieved is the last contact I have had concerning the eggs I shipped. These eggs should have been Christmas...

I have also had really bad luck with shipped eggs and those that hatch are usually cockerals. I'm wanting to begin by own breeding program and have been trying for a year and a half but do to these poor hatch rates I haven't been successful.

I was wondering if that may be the case. Thanks for the info.

Quote: What do you mean? they may be RIR? Here is a hatchery selling some buckeyes without peacombs. http://www.cacklehatchery.com/page29.htm Here is a person with buckeyes without peacombs. http://www.crainsrunranch.com/Buckeye_Chickens.php

I have noticed some people selling buckeyes have strains with combs other than pea combs. Is there a rose comb genetic in the buckeye breed or should I stay away from these breeders? Most of them seem to have lines from names I have seen on this thread but I want to make sure I am getting...

Still looking for good quality delaware and buckeye chicks to expand my flocks. I'm hoping to have enough to begin hatching/sellling next spring. If you have either of these I am interested.

I'm currently trying to expand my flocks of buckeyes and delawares. I have culled everything in my poultry yard that I am not breeding and would like to be ready for selling chicks in the spring. If you have either of these two breeds I am interested in eggs or day old chicks.

I just recently hatched 4 out of 20 silkie eggs that had the same problem. Not a good hatch rate but considering they were all "scrambled" from shipping I was happy.

The Weston Price foundation has done a lot of studies on soy and I personally do not use it at all in my feed. I feed an organic soy free feed to my birds. You can go to their website and get the information but I will try to sum it up fairly quickly. I have studied naturopathic medicine and...

Quote: Thanks for the information!

I agree that starting with breeding stock would be the best way to go. For me the issue is paying $5 per egg for good stock and then not have any hatch due to bad Post Office shipping. I have excellent hatch rates with my own eggs so I know it isn't necessarily my incubating methods. If I...

I'm looking for Delawares and Buckeyes. I do let the eggs set for at least 8 hours. I usually pick them up in the morning aroun 7 AM then set them between 7 and 9 PM that evening. This used to never be a problem.

I would like to add I have had good experience with hatcheries but it is random. One of my buckeye roosters I got from meyer turned out just like the ones I have from serious breeders; however, I ordered pullet buckeyes from Ideal and their coloring is off. I received a white rock male from...

I personally prefer to get my chicks/eggs from breeders; however, this is becoming difficult with certain breeds that are more rare. My question is if I were to order 50-100 chicks from a hatchery, would my chances of getting some birds that would be high enough quality to begin breeding be...

I would order some; however, the last three batches of eggs I have ordered have come in and their air cells had detached from the egg and was floating around. You don't happen to sell chicks do you?