Search results for query: *

  • Users: JoshFig
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. JoshFig

    (Atlanta Area) 7 Laying Hens - Olive Egger and Barred Rock/Australorp Mixes

    Selling 7 of my (mostly 1 year old) layers as I have new pullets coming online and need to make room. They are mostly free range, healthy and great layers. The Olive Egger is the Black chicken - she came from a Black Copper Maran Roo and Easter Egger Hen. She is ~2 years old and lays ~5 eggs...
  2. JoshFig

    White Leghorn Chicks (Atlanta Area)

    Hatched 4/4. I have 4 'unclaimed' white leghorn chicks that hatched yesterday available to buy on Friday or Saturday. They come from a very productive hen and well mannered roo. I also have 2 white leghorn roo over black australorp chicks from the same hatch available. Local Pickup only -...
  3. JoshFig

    Hen Stopped Laying - Will she start again?

    Background: I have an easter egger hen from March of this year. She started laying in July and was one of my most consistent layers. She stopped laying about 5 weeks ago and hasn't laid an egg since. She is a 2016 hen and is not molting at all. Additionally, all my other hens (both from last...
  4. JoshFig

    Introduced New Rooster - Hen Stopped Laying

    We have always had roosters with our hens (a dozen). We processed our previous (mean) rooster about 2 months ago. Hens did fine - didn't slow down laying. Then we got a new rooster - about 18 weeks old (old enough to mate w/ the girls). Since then our Easter Egger stopped laying -...
  5. JoshFig

    Sexing Question - Feather Trait All Breeds or Just Some?

    I know many 'sexing traits' are breed specific. I wanted to throw this question out there to see if anyone has perspective on feather sexing. Background / My Experience: Many chicks I have had have been obvious at 7 to 10 days based on tail feathers and wing feathers (when I have some of...
  6. JoshFig

    Hatching Chicken Eggs - Black Australorp and BA Mix (Atlanta area Local Only)

    Fertile eggs - About half the eggs should be purebred Black Australorp and half will be Barnyard Mix (BA Roo over Rhode Island Red's). Located in Mableton just a few miles outside the perimeter (west side). $8/dozen. Local Pickup Only.
  7. JoshFig

    Malformed egg's with watery whites

    Background: I have a couple of 1.5 year old hens that are hitting their first molt. Not sure if this is from one of them (molting issue)- but I wanted to put this out to see if there were any insights. Issue: I've had 3 eggs over the past week that were somewhat 'mal-formed' (see photo) -...
  8. JoshFig

    Is a BCM Roo over a White Leghorn a Sex Link?

    I'm hatching a batch of chicks, most of which I don't expect I'll be able to sex as chicks (Black Copper Maran Roo: EE hen, Maran Hen and White Leghorn). Just wondering if the Leghorns will be sex links as It would be nice to get rid of the cockerels day 1. I don't think there is an easy...
  9. JoshFig

    Keeping a mean rooster for breeding - logistics

    1st rule: Don't breed a mean rooster - I know (don't worry - all the cockerels will be food - I don't think you have to worry about the aggressive trait w/ hens). I have a semi-aggressive 5 month old Black Copper Maran that I want to breed over my maran hens for the dark eggs - probably in...
  10. JoshFig

    Mean Rooster Question - Bad timing for vacation???

    Background: I have a Black Copper Maran Rooster that is just under 5 months old. He started crowing about 2 weeks ago and has been mating the girls for about 3 weeks. Beautiful bird - just getting his colors. He came from a prize winning egg and I wanted to breed him over my maran hen for...
  11. JoshFig

    Rhode Island Red's - New Hatch - Mableton, GA

    New Hatch - Rhode Island Reds - $3 a piece straight run. Local Pickup Only. I also have 2 RIR roo over Golden Laced Wyandotte mixes for $2.50 and 4 Black Star cockerels for $2. Send a PM if interested.
  12. JoshFig

    [Atlanta Area-Local Pickup] Day Old Rhode Island Reds and Black Stars - 5/31 hatch

    Day Old chicks set to hatch on May 31. Rhode Island Red and Black Stars. Hatch looks to be around 15 chicks. $4.50 Rhode Island Reds - Straight Run $6.00 Black Star Pullets $3.00 Black Star Cockerels Please reach out if interested. I'm located in Mableton - West side of Atlanta
  13. JoshFig

    Integrating Incubator chicks with Broody Hatch

    Question: What is the best way to get a Broody with a new hatch to accept chicks from an incubator? Background: I have 12 eggs in an incubator and 4 under a broody buff brahma. They should hatch in about 11 days. The hen's eggs are 1 day ahead of the incubator so her's should hatch a day...
  14. JoshFig

    Integrating pullets with existing flock - how long do the little ones get picked on?

    Background: I put our spring chicks with our existing flock this past Tuesday. 10 8/9 week old chickens (8 pullets and 2 cockerels). The existing flock consist of 8 hens (one of which is currently broody w/ eggs). The existing flock lost their rooster about 2 weeks ago to a predator...
  15. JoshFig

    McMurray Free Rare Exotic - Cuckoo Maran or Dominique? 2 Weeks (Now 3.5 weeks)

    It may be too soon to tell - but I wanted to get some opinions - this chick is 2 weeks old as of Tuesday. Cockerel or Pullet AND Cuckoo Maran or Dominique??? Its a little tougher to tell as these are hatchery chicks - so they aren't a perfect match for all the traits of a pure bred bird...
  16. JoshFig

    Rhode Island Red Roo over French Wheaten Maran - What eggs will the cross produce?

    Anyone try this cross before? I just hatched eggs that were the RIR roo over a French Wheaten Maran hen. The chicks look a lot like pure French Wheaten Maran's. Does anyone know if the eggs from the cross's will be dark spotted like the maran or solid lighter brown like the RIR? If the...
  17. JoshFig

    Day 10 Candle - What is this dark streak going top to bottom?

    This is my first batch incubating - This egg is on day 10, it has looked healthy so far, but this line going from the pointy end of the egg down showed up last night (I hadn't candled in 2 days). It doesn't look like a blood ring from the photos I've seen of those - any ideas? Is this normal...
  18. JoshFig

    [Local Pickup Only - Mableton/Atlanta Area GA] - Rhode Island Red Mix Hatching Eggs

    $6 a dozen for a mixed dozen (or $1 a piece for only French Wheaten Maran or Americanus eggs). If you do want only French Wheaten Maran or Americanus eggs - I can probably only get about a half dozen at a time of each. We have hatched several batches and the fertility rate has been...
  19. JoshFig

    1st Time Incubating - Timing Question on starting eggs - Multiple batches

    Is there an issue with putting a batch of eggs in to start and another batch of eggs a week later? The obvious downside is that you can't really get into the incubator to clean it out if there is any mess on the bottom after the first eggs hatch - seems like this could be solved by putting the...
  20. JoshFig

    No Eggs from an americanas for 2 months - Normal???

    I know there are a lot of threads on molting - but I wanted to throw this out as it specifically addresses post-molt impact on egg laying. I have an americanas (easter egger) that is from the spring of 2014 (1.5 yrs old). She had a very long molt, starting in August and looks to be wrapping...
Back
Top Bottom