I've had a very bad week. The spring coon population seams to be booming so much that they have resorted to turning my yard into their personal KFC.
I have lost more birds in this last week to coons than I have in three years. I think it's eight total. Dispatched one coon yesterday but there...
Humidity is up today so all the incubators are running higher than normal even tho the vents are open fully.
Lockdown batch!
Second and third eBay batch.
The extra dark brahma eggs that came with the Blue columbian brahma eggs.
All the brassyback blue rosecomb eggs are in the 56ex. Had to move five of the dark brahma over to the new incubator. They where extras so they are going to be a test for the new incubator.
One of the Crevecoeur eggs has the air cell on the side but otherwise is doing OK. Those eggs have gone...
Working on more pens! It's hard with no help. Started looking for someone that can build coops or pens in my area. I'm just not that good at building. 🫤
Anyway I have alot of eggs in the incubator and more on the way. When the Ameraucana eggs and last batch of blue columbian get here I'll be...
A few updated pictures.
This new Phoenix! Hes a Halloween hatch. Friends daughter named him Lucky and my name from him was Ghost. He will be added to their coop once we get it up.
I've been shrinking my scope of projects.
Spitzhauben, I'm only doing pure Gold/Chamois spangled now.
Phoenix, I'm only doing pure on silvers.
Ameraucana, I'm only doing pure right now on lavender and blue. I still need to decide on just one. 😔
English Orpingtons, currently it's silver laced...
One of the cochins I want to keep. Worried about her but she is eating and drinking. I started treatment for coccidia Saturday evening due to some bloody loose stool I found that day. She seams more listless than the others. May need to bring her in if she doesn't pop back to more normal levels...