8/24/2010
Today I am anxiously awaiting 6 eggs to hatch I did a staggard incubation. I startd out w 11 eggs from my mixed flock!
1.) Blood ring tossed Set Aug3
2.) Made it all the way to day 16 then died and on day 19 and my broody tore open the egg Set Aug 3
3.) still going (BR/Brown...
Hi Amber here I live in south central Indiana with my husband Jason our 2 kids Camden (age 7) & Jorgia (age 2) , we have 2 dogs, and 16 chickens.
I am a country girl grew up on farm w/ goats, horses, cows, pigs, dogs, and of course chickens ALL Leghorns.
Needless to say I didn't plan on...
I agree with bcsilkie I put my eggs in bator and dont turn them for a few days ! I also went camping about a week and a half inot incubation and was gone for 3 days and the did not get turned AT ALL! I am sure that when momma hen turns her eggs she leaves one or two out once in a while!
I am not sure but I wanted to let you know that sine it has cooled off some I am getting more eggs now than I have all summer!
our girls are the same age. All summer I got 2 or 3 eggs 4 if I was lucky. AND now I am getting 8 eggs a day!
Sorry but I believe this is the same with all the girls...
My hen is a lil over a year old I believe not really for sure. White leghorn
I have noticed the past few days that it hurts her to run and you can see her limp once in a while! I dont know what to do with her. I tried warm soapy soak and peroxide but it doesnt seem any better. It also look like...
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on your smug mug you have a leghorn that is very colorful it is in pic 9 and 10 I have a roo just like this and wondered what they call this leghorn? thank you very much!!
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What breed babies are those? Cute! Congrats on your hatch!
Ha! They are a barnyard mix! The rooster was a White Crested Black Polish. And the mothers are RIR, BR, Red Sex Link, and a Black Sex Link. I'm really not sure which one is from which hen but now that they are drying I will...
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LOL CHICKEN LOVE IT IS GREAT!! I am addicted ! I have 17 babies 2 under a broody that are 3weeks old and the other 15 incubated that are any where from 2 weeks old to a week old I check on them countless times a day! Everytime I talk about them to my hubbie he rolls his eyes and GRINS...
I got 6 eggs today!!! out of 10 hens well actually 9 hens , one girl is broody! I have 2 or 3 girls that have not laid yet! 6 of them were born mid-March I'm patiently waiting! LOL
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Do you know what breed the chick is in your top picture I have a couple I hatched out from my aunt's flock but I have no clue what they are ? Thanks
All my chicks this last hatch were Seramas. Alas, they can pop out any color so it may not be much help
AHHH ! LOL Thanks! I dont...
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Do you know what breed the chick is in your top picture I have a couple I hatched out from my aunt's flock but I have no clue what they are ? Thanks
if it was a roo it would have a comb that was more red I have a BR that is 3 weeks old and is already showing red so looks like pullett to me!!
and here is his sister same age just a day or 2 apart AND look at the difference in their leg coloring the pullett is darker in legs
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NO I have not seen them I just read his add it reads as this
I have many breeds of chickens some for example are bb reds, black tailed buff japs, white japs, large meat roosters, assorted banny roosters, polish cross chickens, cochins, aricanns, and i have about 8 cornix quail. my...