All 12 chicks are small birds now. All have adult feathers.
.This chick under my thumb ring in the top pic, and the chick in the pic below looking at my thumb ring are the same bird.
I hatched 12 out of 18 eggs, on April 9th/10th&11th. They are 3 weeks/3 days old in this pic. Pic taken today May 5th.
Day trip to the greenhouse, now bk in the brooder.
Hey anyone.
4 weeks ago 2 fox's wiped out 13 of my flock , and freaked out some of the survivors. Is it possible for a bird to go into shock 4 weeks on ?
The bird in question is lethargic, and made no attempt to go inside the coop. Something that has never happened. The bird is indoors now with...
Hi to all that helped me with my quest for some J G eggs .
Well I have 18 J G eggs in an a Brinsea Octagon 20 auto. This is the 7th day. Temp 37.5 C / Humidity a steady 36%.
Keep ya posted. I don't know when I become an "Old Member " so " New Member Introductions " it is.
Yardraven
I have been punishing my new found friends on BYC , as to the I D of my big lumbering greeeen cockerel .Got in contact on line with a chap who go's by the name of Ian. He said it might have some Croad Langshan in my Australop/Jersey Giant.
Just how many other look-a-likes are there I wonder...
I'm getting 18 JG eggs.
I have a Brinsea Octagon 20 auto Incubator . I've hatched chickens before , but only Rode Island or Light Sussex . Any tips on GJ out there ?
Hey. Anyone from the UK with some fertile Australorp/Jersey Giant eggs. I have a cockerel which is one or the other. I have found some on ebay but no chicken egg it worth £4 / $6.52 per egg . Is it ?? . I live on the Isle of Wight.
Hey.
I have acquired a big dark green cockerel. Googled Australorp & Jersey Giant, they look the same. Big, dark green, dopey, large coarse cone. Can anyone tell me what breed this is.
Cheers
yardraven.