Hello all,
I was wondering... since dark is silver, and partridge is gold, Could you let them interbreed and still get silvers and golds. Or is there other weird genetics going on?
I ask because I would like LF darks, but I notice the gene pool is shallow. Could a partridge roo from different...
Hey all,
It seems like I always miss the auctions I want. What I am looking for are hatching eggs for:
Dark Brahma LF
Bourbon Red Turkey
BBS Silkies
I am not looking to show, but I do want eggs from decent stock. I am in no rush (or at least I am willing to be patient about it I am willing...
One of my puppy homes backed out, so I have 2 Salt and Pepper males available. They are both good boys who have started crate/potty training. They sleep alone through the night (11pm - 6am). The one on the left we have been calling Deuce. He is more laid back than his brother who we have been...
After months of waiting I finally get my babies next week. Salmon Faverolles, blue and splash silkies, and Bourbon Red turkeys. I'v had their brooders set up for over a month, secretly hoping they would send them early.
They should be here Wednesday. Can't wait!
I took DH to Farm and home so I wouldn't come home with chicks, I just needed layer feed for the big girls. I tried to avoid the peeping ad walked all the way around the store to avoid them. What does he do? Walks up and looks in every bin! I got my feed and headed for the register. he says...
So, my found BO girl has eight red and yellow chicks. This tells me that they are from the Isa Roo and not the EE roo. Will the chicks be sex linked, with one being red and the other being yellow? I forgot what color genes were needed.
I decided that I didn't have enough time to take care of my out of hand flock so everyone went to freezer camp before thanksgiving. About the same time my neighbor decided to disband her flock as well. So, for the last couple of weeks there have been two survivor chickens roaming the backyards...
DH and I decided we (I) over did it this year and I need to sell off the waterfowl. I have 3 White Embden and 2 Toulouse Geese. I do not know the sex. I also have 5 buff and white Runners (2 girls 3 boys) and a pair of Rouen ducks.
I bought them all in April-ish at Farm and home, (they get...
Hello,
I was wondering if someone can give me a dumbed down version of White rock genes. I have a couple of questions to go along with it as well.
1. Will a White x White always produce white?
2. What will happen when crossed with another color like partridge, buff, blue, columbian?
Thanks...
I have been really psyched about my buff rock babies. I finally got them out of the house and into a pen with some older pullets. They got along well. I was out of town over the weekend and had storms blow through. I came home to drowned chicks. It must have been some storm. People are telling...
I found a batch of Buff Plymouth Rocks that I plan on starting tonight when I get home from work. The bator is cleaned from the last hatch and temps are stabilized. Everything is ready to go!
I have one additional comment... Last hatch was my first hatch, no one warned me about bator stink! It...
Here are the babies I hatched out of eggs from Halo...
Looks like I have 8 Black (3 look like barred boys)
7 Blue (2 look like barres boys)
2 Splash
DH even commented that they are even fluffier than the hatchery babies we have brought home in the past. They are also very good babies, they...
Last night when I was in the coop I noticed one of my Seabright's (Sally) eggs had pipped. I went out this morning to check and a couple of others had pipped too but I didn't see any progress from last night. Then I counted my eggs... 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 huh? 1-2-3-4-5-6-7... there should be 8! I...
So out of the 39 I originally set, 3 were not firtile the first time around, my son dropped 1, and 5 quit. The other 30 are going strong, although it looks like 3 may have an air space problem.
All in all not bad for my first hatch in an LG still air. Can't wait for next friday... Hatching...
DH is seriously not happy now...
Our silkie hatched out 6 on the 21st (first hatch for us both)
I filled the bator with 39 eggs on friday
I noticed I wasn't seeing our seabright as much lately, I went to investigate last night and found 9 eggs in a nest under the coop!
I went out this...
Hello,
I was just wondering which temp I should go by for adjustments. My LG has been holding steady since I set the eggs Friday, but I was wondering if I measure the temp from the turner (99.7) or measure from the top of the egg (102.6)? I don't expect any temp problems because the bator is in...
Is there any more to say???
Sooo...
I went out and got a Little Giant from TSC. DH sprang for the turner, and hooked it up for 3 days to be sure it would run alright, and to get the temp settings just right. Now I've got a bunch of Blue Rock eggs from Halo (Thank You) and then filled it the...
Last Saturday was my first dog related loss. My turkeys figured out how to get out of their run. When I went out to round them up I noticed that one had injuries, he is fine, just some lacerations. I noticed one of my 6 week old poults were missing. DH found it later that day while he was...