After further research, here on BYC & abroad, it seems very difficult if not impossible for them to hatch without assistance... And even then they had bad luck. I still want to try though
I have always thought about incubating a double yolker to see if ya get twins, but by the time I got our incubator, they stopped with double yolkers :'(
I have mixed flock hatching eggs available. I label daily with pencil, and collect every cpl hours. All eggs will be no more than 2 days old when shipped. I do not refrigerate hatching eggs. I get approx 12 a day. Current fertility shows that 22 of 26 eggs I have set 3/3 just made it to lock...
Well, here we are.. 4 of the 6 made the hatch... 24 more a week behind these guys! With out further adu I give you our BCM over Mottled Houdan, and three other mongrels. The last one has a smurf bandaid treating spraddle leg.
We woke up this morning and the lil one wasn't breathing or moving. Eggtopsy revealed a shrink wrapped membrane. But, on a good note, two others had hatched out and were destroying the coffee filters separators, so off to the brooder. [/IMG]
Well, we bought a eBay incubator... Janoel knockoff I believe. I must be lucky as I have no complaints. Even the instructions were good. Even got a auto turner too. Here we sit, as stated, at Day 20. Someone decided to pip early, and at the wrong end. It is breathing fine, and I will...
After checking out the Welsummers, I THINK WE HAVE A WINNER... the reason I say this is due to the yellow on the neck. My photos do not show it very well, but it is definite yellow/ gold penciling on her feathers... very brightly on the neck. I will try to get a better photo
*edited* photo...
quite possible, but either way she turned out to be a very sweet and affectionate bird :) every time we approach her she does the pitter patter of the feet followed by the squat and WILL NOT MOVE until we scratch her back lol. it is a riot
UPDATE UPDATE
okay everyone- it has been just over 5 months now- my mystery bird is indeed a proven pullet, however I still cant figure out what she is. I look at mature Partridge rock pullets, and I just don't see it in her. If I am wrong, I am open minded, so please correct me.
I am beginning to think the same thing.
If I were to approach from the front, or side (anywhere visible) they tend not to vomit however if they are surprised, or not wanting to be "loved on", they throw the clear fluid.
We have learned to ensure we are visible to our poults now, and it has...