Thank you… this year’s hatching has been crazy hard. We have only a few eggs hatch… and terrible survival rate after hatch… The Rosecomb RIR chick that did hatch failed to thrive, it would not eat or drink, one Ayam never even opened it eyes, and a deformed D’Uccle all didn’t make it despite our...
Well I ordered some Asil eggs. I think we finally sorted out the incubator problems on the incubators, the incubators we have running now are consistent and working properly. Incubator 1 is clean and ready. 2 & 3… 2 is probably done, we are hoping the Saipan, Spitzhauben and RIR hatch in 3… but...
Bummed the RIR chick failed to thrive despite efforts on our end to help it. RIW eggs not looking like they will hatch. So reorder and try try again… sigh.
So far just the one. I chucked all eggs I thought no good… and they were all no good (cracked them), down to just a few left in incubator so those are in lockdown but I will be lucky to get one RIW too. Cross the fingers folks.
I’ve got signs of life!
This is the RIR I thought might hatch… the other dark ones I think won’t but I will wait and see.
Also it is lockdown day for the dodgy RIW eggs… their incubator has been hard to keep humidity up… so I moved them all over to this incubator very quickly (except one egg...
I am not too hopeful on the eggs in lock down… I am hoping to get 1 RIR chick out of the eggs. RIW are not ready for lock down I am less hopeful on them… their incubator has been hard to regulate. Sigh mail order eggs can be so hard to get hatches from. It is not looking good when I candle
I myself am the don’t be a busy body, respect other peoples’ property and privacy… and don’t trespass or steal… but so many young people have been raised with no manners and a centric world view, that their “beliefs” (even totally false ones) are the “right” one way, and “good intentions” makes...
I agree with everyone it’s theft and BS too, but I get why he might be trying diplomacy first… ‘new neighbor”… being at odds with neighbors sucks as well.
I would tell her she assumed malicious intent and had preconceived ideas that anyone who has gamefowl is automatically going to use them in...
I’m incubating eggs, getting ready for an order of chicks to arrive. Working on a project outside. I have transitioned first group of chicks outside. Here is some of them free ranging in my jungle.
I am attempting to set up a small breeding pool of Rosecombed RIR and RIW. Also Saipans. We will...
Look who is angry at me… she is none too happy I took ”her” eggs. This one is a scrapper, survived a fight with a Racoon, lost her left wing completely.
Phoenix
Saw a gorgeous game rooster with his flock of hens off a side road while I was working… wish I could have gotten a picture… I am thinking American Game or mix of game lines… he was almost like an Isabella… just stunning but definitely a game fowl roaming wild with his hens also all game