5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[carriebain]

I am in the same boat. Already searching for a friend, but mine seems to be happy with a feather duster for now. 

I worry the same thing will happen to my marans the air cells dip so far down on both sides. I'm sorry about both your chicks!

 

[Myfourladies]

thank you!

hahahah! nope! actuailly fell in her standing spot! in my hand!

Yeah....that was my thinking/...cull. I relly don't want to....if it IS a hen then we will keep her for eating eggs.....if it is a rooster we will give him back to my breeder.

my question is....all my birds have come from my breeder. if I try to mate my jap bantams or silkies....could they possibly BE siblings? I don't want them to end up having chicks with defects....how does your sister breed? how does she make shure NONE of her birds are siblings?

I hope someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I think the cross breeding that you try to avoid in dogs and such don't apply to chickens. You want to have a wide gene pool but I really wouldn't think to much about it. I know that some people hatch a rooster from a hen then breed that roo (her son) back to the hen. Maybe someone else has a better answer?

 

[Wunjo]

Out of 31

4 have hatched and several more have pipped.

 

[bantambury]

im depressed about the slipped beaked chick......should I keep her?

I dot know what I would do with a special chicken if I have to end up deep feeding her....

 

[Aphrael]

I have 5 lavender orps out now, but have 5 eggs still sitting there with no pips or anything. At least 3 of them were jumping and rocking a LOT a few hours ago, but nothing in a while. At what point should I begin to be concerned?

 

[bantambury]

I hope someone will correct me if I am wrong, but I think the cross breeding that you try to avoid in dogs and such don't apply to chickens. You want to have a wide gene pool but I really wouldn't think to much about it. I know that some people hatch a rooster from a hen then breed that roo (her son) back to the hen. Maybe someone else has a better answer?

hmm....ok. if that is true that wll help ALOT! I want my jap hens to breed with my jap roo, Cadbury, but if they were siblings.....that was my question. thanks for answering!
her with him

 

[chickengirl1193]

@bantambury what camera did you take such amazing pictures with? I need to try to get some good pics. they are awesome!

 

[carriebain]

I just love that other folks take the challenge to hatch Trader Joe's fertile eggs!

My Josie, hatched on 1/1/11 - in the first BYC NYD Hatch I joined - is still in my flock. I hatched four TJ chicks (yeah, WL) three hens and one rooster. A couple years ago I gifted a fellow starting a flock with the other 2 Josie's. Kinda wished I hadn't, because I generally keep white eggs for my own eating so I have plenty of colored eggs to sell.

WAY to go, Carrie!

Thank you! It has been fun! No one thought they would develop with them being refrigerated. I love science experiments!

 

[gryeyes]

This suggestion just cracked me up! I can see some of us doing this, squeezing together behind a water heater or sumpin' and trying not to giggle between peeps.

 

[ronott1]

im depressed about the slipped beaked chick......should I keep her?

I dot know what I would do with a special chicken if I have to end up deep feeding her....

Is the beak getting worse? I thought I had one with cross beak but it worked out fine for her.