I have checked its legs. They are straight. It only does it when we approach the brooder. Almost like its nervous. It is very bizarre. The other 3 don't do it. It's very interesting to see them. They are very silly. We recently got an orphaned call duck and one of the javas has decided that it...
Well, I went through the last of the mottled java eggs that were in my incubator. 8 underdeveloped chicks, all dead in the shell. Had 6 hatch out of 23 and had to cull 2 due to defects. My daughter was a little disappointed. I have since found out that the hatching eggs are from a few hens...
Here is a pic of the 4 healthy chicks. I hope more hatch. Still waiting on 8 more. I'm going to give them a few more days. Sometimes you have late bloomers.
It's a sad day. I had to cull 2 of my chicks due to deformities. They couldn't walk. Their feet were turned in on themselves and their toes were stuck together. That makes a total of 4 live healthy chicks. 8 more in the incubator. I hope they hatch. I will try to get some pics if them up real soon.
I have 4 hatched so far. They are so sweet. They are also very quiet. They don't chirp very loud. My other chicks I've hatched I could hear over my tv while they were still in the egg. These little guys don't chirp too much while in the shell. I can't wait to see how many more hatch. 10 more to...
They are mottled. I can't wait. My daughter is so excited. We are thrilled to be apart of this new journey. We have done a lot of research and are looking forward to helping this breed become more recognized. Excitement is in the air. Will post pics when they start coming out of the shell. Stay...
I just checked the incubator. 2 eggs are cracked and starting to hatch. They went into lock down in Friday. I can't wait to see my new babies. 12 more to go.
I candled my eggs for the last time tonight. Lockdown is in a couple days. Started with 23 and now have 14 that should hatch. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Thank you Chickielady for the information. I will post pics when the chicks hatch and as they grow. We have 13 more days until hatch day. I asked my husband and children to get me the APA SOP book for Mother's Day. It will give me all the info I need from a book. I will get the rest here. I'm...
I have mottled java hatching eggs in my incubator. I got them from someone that shows their javas and have good show results. The dad of my chicks won BOB in 2011. My question is that I'm having a difficult time finding the SOP for the mottled Java. Can someone tell me what to look for in a SQ...