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  1. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    HI all! I have been a bit out of the loop the past month or so since my first hatch. I have been seeing to my father who has brain cancer so I have been distracted. I am now thinking I need to get some pullets! I am happy that my first hatch from a homemade bater produced 5 healty chicks, but I...
  2. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    After our brief lock in from all the rain we are back to life as usual... my babies are getting big and I need to start working on a new outside home so it will be ready when they are! ... It looks like I have to many roos! I guess that means I need to buy more pullets to compensate! hope...
  3. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    tomlinson Hi there... I am pretty new too. I have one son (8) who is being homeschooled and one son (13) who unfortunatly is not. (my ex husband is against homeschooling ) I have a daughter who is only 2 but she will be homeschooled as well. We have 5 white Marans, 3 Salmon Faverolles and two...
  4. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Kygal... I am starting to see the wing feathers on my Favs but not enough to tell if I have all roos or what and I have no idea how to tell with the jersey giants... I guess I will just have to be patient! They are cute little fuzzballs. I love to watch them they are silly. Smallest one thinks...
  5. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    TY prayers are always appreciated. We are still not sure what is going on with dad so I am trying to not get to freaked until all facts are in. I was sad about twin too but we had another one that had troubles with a porus shell.. I thought I waited to long to help becasue it would not help...
  6. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Sorry Kygal ... I found out yesterday that my dad has a brain tumor and I wasnt on here at all. I have 5 living chicks one of the twins died shortly after hatch. The other is doing great except a bit small and they are so NOT Faverolles. Well 3 are salmon faverolles but two are Jersey Giants! I...
  7. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    awe sorry Kygal... update on my part I have my first pip! I just finished posting and I went back to press my nose to the glass and there it was... The other eggs are shaking like crazy and I think i can hear faint peeps over the stupid loud fan lol. Now I am REALLY going to have problems...
  8. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    CedarRidgeChicks- congrats !! thechickonthehill and Kygal= went on lock down yesterday so today is only day 19... no pips yet! I have 6 standard Fav eggs in and one is a twin. I think one of the eggs might be a late quiter (but not the twins) I wasnt 100 % sure about the quiter so I left it...
  9. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Kygal, Maysville rowan campus (KCTCS) , I have to take the NLN but I just purchased a book to help me prepare for it. I am going to take as soon as I ace all the practice tests lol . It is the study guide that the NLN test company put out. Did u get easter geese? I am anxiously awaiting 6...
  10. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    bluegoose.. welcome I am new here too. I just saw pheasant eggs on ebay of all places. I have bought Faverolle eggs there from a hatchery and they are on day 11 now and 7-16 are progressing well in incubator. I did check to be sure the hatchery was a clean reputable one. They wrapped eggs very...
  11. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Quote: LOL sorry about mis-spell! ( I am notorious for that ) The eggs I have been Candling are Faverolles they are not quite as dark. I was just making sure everything was going ok since I was a nervous wreck! lol I am also very curious and I have one child homeschooling right now and...
  12. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Quote: I have eggs in the incubator (also on day 5) right now too, but not Faverolles this time. I'm not going to candle until day 10. Sending good hatching vibes your way! good hatching vibes to you too! :fl:fl
  13. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Quote: I would add some oyster shell to their diet, or get layer pellets that should help. I am Roland son. What kind of incubator are you using? whats the humidity %? turning every 4 hours until day 18? Pop I am using a homemade incubator, cooler style. I have been turning them between 3-5...
  14. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    thechickonthehill... The Salmon Faverolles are standard. We ordered our eggs from mccallumsflock.com. They were shipped from texarcanna. I loved the pics of them...They are just so darn cute! I hear they are gentle too. I am on day 5 in the incubator so a bit early yet!
  15. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    pop57... now my curiousity has the best of me.... apparently you know exactly where these chickens came from. Is Roland your dad? Or friend? Anyway, I am interested in some black Moran hatching eggs but I want to wait until after this Faverolle hatch is complete. I want to be certain I am doing...
  16. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    estpr13... thanks for the Welcome! I am now in day 5 of my faverolle incubation. I saw the "spider looking" effect in one of my eggs yesterday when I candled . I think I saw another with a smaller "spider " look. I saw 7 eggs with a dark circlular mass (hoping a yoke that is growing into chick)...
  17. enemeanie

    Kentucky people

    Hello, I Am new here and I live in Owingsville/Mt Sterling area. I am new to owning chickens (5 White Marans /4 hens 1 roo) I didn't realize how cool it was to have chickens. Learning alot .We are currently underway with our first hatch of 16 Salmon Favorolles. I am so excited and so very...
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