I recently received chicks from Ideal that I decided to go ahead and vaccinate for Marek's disease. I was not thinking about my existing flock and I was wondering if it is safe to combine the two. What are your experiences?
Here is one of my NN from Ideal.
They are really good hearty birds, heavy and solid. I keep thinking if they don't stay in line they might end up on the dinner table! LOL
Has anyone ordered NN from Ideal and if you have, do you get colored eggs from them? That's what they post on their site and mine have not started to lay yet. I was wondering if anyone out there is getting tinted eggs from their NN????
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She probably didnt' miss a day. I have an INCREDIBLE RIR layer who missed 2 days out of 95 days!!!! She is now slowing down since the cold weather and is only giving me 4 eggs a week. I don't scold her, though, because she did such a great job!!! :-) (wish the others would take her...
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They main ones are Easter Eggers & Ameraucanas but I think just about any breed can lay certain tinted eggs. Ideal lists Naked Necks, Faverolles, Dorkings & Red Jungle Fowl as tinted egg layers, too. I ordered Naked Necks with the expectation of getting tinted eggs...I'll keep...
I have 6 EE right now that are 5 days old. I wanted more tinted eggs in the future. I purchased the NN from Ideal because they said that theirs laid tinted eggs. I will keep everyone posted if they do.
After 7 months of waiting, I was thrilled to find my FIRST tinted egg! Why is it that such a small thing can derive so much pleasure??? Only my fellow chicken lover's out there will understand such a treasure. Just had to share...
I have one roen drake and 3 females (1 roen and 2 khaki campbells). First thing in the morning they run out of their pen and go straight into the pond where they do their crazy head bobbing and frisking about and going under the water ...and then the drake chooses one of the females and mates...
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Great! Thanks for the feedback. I have never incubated before but a friend of mine is going to let me have his incubator because he only uses broody hens now. I will be looking at a lot of post to try and learn the basics. :-)
My ducks have just begun to lay and I found one of the eggs on the edge of the bank, partially in water. It had only been there for a couple of hours at most. Does this damage the egg to where it will not hatch???
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How come you got so many boys?
I too hope you solved your preditor problem before you put your new layers and chicks out.
The hatcheries sent males for warmth. If you order just a few pullets they put in males so that they stay warm enough during shipment. They will...