Results from my last hatch.
Set 62 eggs. 28 hatched. Since have lost 9.
Here's what I have left:
2 Arkansas Blue Egg Layers
2 Black Copper Marans
3 Blue Copper Marans
3 Buff Faverolles
6 Mixed Breeds
1 Olive Egger
2 Super BLue Egg Layers
2 White Ameraucanas
Thursday 12th of April they were...
Okay.. Exitement here!
Shipped eggs are starting to hatch a day early. All those eggs that I had come in by the 4th of this month. So far there are 14 that hatched. Black Ameruacana, 2 or 3 SBELS. 3or 4 mixed. 2 White Ameraucana.
So excited.
I have never hatched out any turkey eggs. How easy are they to hatch? Are t hey as hard as goose and duck eggs? We've tried hatching duck and geese but they never hatch, they form and all and try to peck out but end up dying before they hatch.
Well after reading all this talk of split wing on the SFH, I don't know if I'd want to keep and breed any of these.
I guess when I get my eggs in I'll hatch them and sell them off. I don't want any of that getting into my herd. I try hard to stay away from frizzle and silkie genes also.
Actually I think Jim will be posting the video of the seminar on line for everyone that wants to can view it.
Not sure if he has already done that or not. Look for it when he does. He should be posting it on the Arkansas Thread when he gets that done.
According to the speaker at our Backyard Pultry meet-up with Dr. Bramwell yesterday after one day (24 Hrs) back with the rooster (Rhodebar) she should be fertile by him if he mates her on her return to the pen. The last rooster to successfully mate her will sire the chick.
Questions I guess...
I'm so slapping my own hands to keep from claiming more eggs.
I'll do again when my ladies pick up and start laying better.
Just trying to get all my current claims lined up to be shipped in close to the same time so that I can hatch them all together.
Now back to the regular scheduled program.