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

[ChickenCanoe]

Here are my only 2 that hatched out of 38 I set. One is a BCM mix(dad could be a white orp, blue maran, BCM, or black tailed buff maran) other is a white leg horn crossed with a ccl, or so I think was a shipped egg.

At least they each have a lifelong buddy. Very important.

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?

Flock animals like chickens have evolved much differently from animals that know who their children are. Certainly it isn't a good idea to breed full brother/sister, even though that can work for someone that knows what they're striving for. But line breeding, Mother to son, grandson, great-grandson and alternatively father to daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, etc. is what a lot of breeders do. This is only done selecting the best birds for breeding. Then generations down the line crossing lines.
If a flock of jungle fowl have a nest and multiple hens contribute eggs, sometimes sired by different roosters - when the chicks hatch, there is no way for them to know who the parents are, so they mate. It's been like that for a million years so except for full sibling mating, I started with a small flock from a single breeder with two roosters. I had no way of knowing if any were full siblings. I just now select for robustness and if they aren't strong, that's a good indication they are too inbred.

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!

I used to have lots of white layers. White and Black Leghorns, Anconas, White Minorcas, Polish, Jaerhons to name a few. I'm down to one Jaerhon.

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?

Right, just stay away from full brother/sister.

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....

I would keep her. Give it a chance. I imagine most of your birds will be pets. Just avoid breeding her if you have a choice.

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?

Be very concerned on day 23 and beyond.

I used a Nikon D5200.

I HIGHLY recommend getting one. They take excellent photos, and are VERY clear. Definitely a great camera for beginners!

Here is a link with some info on it if interested:
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Pr...D5200.html?CID=SEM-Q413-Google_DSLR+-+Branded
Not too pricy compared to the more advanced cameras, but it is a lot.....a lot of times you can also find them on a good sale.


I love sharing my interests with my friends!
1)Chickens
2)Photography
Hope you get into it!

hope this helps!
~Bantambury

Thanks for that. I've been using Olympus for a long time for their water repellent nature and high quality lenses.

 

[chickengirl1193]

I used a Nikon D5200.

I HIGHLY recommend getting one. They take excellent photos, and are VERY clear. Definitely a great camera for beginners!

Here is a link with some info on it if interested:
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Pr...D5200.html?CID=SEM-Q413-Google_DSLR+-+Branded
Not too pricy compared to the more advanced cameras, but it is a lot.....a lot of times you can also find them on a good sale.


I love sharing my interests with my friends!
1)Chickens
2)Photography
Hope you get into it!

hope this helps!
~Bantambury

oh okay awesome! I'm charging myz samsung camera now and will take pics later. I love photography also I just need a good camera lol

 

[GAGE]

We just had another LO hatch, and the next one should be a buff silkie.

 

[Aphrael]

At least they each have a lifelong buddy. Very important.
Flock animals like chickens have evolved much differently from animals that know who their children are. Certainly it isn't a good idea to breed full brother/sister, even though that can work for someone that knows what they're striving for. But line breeding, Mother to son, grandson, great-grandson and alternatively father to daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, etc. is what a lot of breeders do. This is only done selecting the best birds for breeding. Then generations down the line crossing lines.
If a flock of jungle fowl have a nest and multiple hens contribute eggs, sometimes sired by different roosters - when the chicks hatch, there is no way for them to know who the parents are, so they mate. It's been like that for a million years so except for full sibling mating, I started with a small flock from a single breeder with two roosters. I had no way of knowing if any were full siblings. I just now select for robustness and if they aren't strong, that's a good indication they are too inbred.


I used to have lots of white layers. White and Black Leghorns, Anconas, White Minorcas, Polish, Jaerhons to name a few. I'm down to one Jaerhon.


Right, just stay away from full brother/sister.
I would keep her. Give it a chance. I imagine most of your birds will be pets. Just avoid breeding her if you have a choice.



Be very concerned on day 23 and beyond.
Thanks for that. I've been using Olympus for a long time for their water repellent nature and high quality lenses.

Ok. Thank you very much for the response. Maybe you can answer something I've wondered but haven't found an answer to yet. Once they pip internally is it possible for them to run out of oxygen inside the egg if they don't externally pip soon enough? Or would there still be enough air exchange through the pores to allow them to breath until they are ready to pip?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

I finally have a pip. I had to skip over 25 pages but I wanted to post about the pip. Now I'm hoping the chick makes it out, it is my RIR egg.

 

[kara1015]

oh okay awesome! I'm charging myz samsung camera now and will take pics later. I love photography also I just need a good camera lol

Can't wait to see! How are the last 2 eggs? I helped my marans hatch. She was shrink wrapped, seems to be OK now.

 

[bantambury]

At least they each have a lifelong buddy. Very important.
Flock animals like chickens have evolved much differently from animals that know who their children are. Certainly it isn't a good idea to breed full brother/sister, even though that can work for someone that knows what they're striving for. But line breeding, Mother to son, grandson, great-grandson and alternatively father to daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, etc. is what a lot of breeders do. This is only done selecting the best birds for breeding. Then generations down the line crossing lines.
If a flock of jungle fowl have a nest and multiple hens contribute eggs, sometimes sired by different roosters - when the chicks hatch, there is no way for them to know who the parents are, so they mate. It's been like that for a million years so except for full sibling mating, I started with a small flock from a single breeder with two roosters. I had no way of knowing if any were full siblings. I just now select for robustness and if they aren't strong, that's a good indication they are too inbred.




I would keep her. Give it a chance. I imagine most of your birds will be pets. Just avoid breeding her if you have a choice.




Thanks for that. I've been using Olympus for a long time for their water repellent nature and high quality lenses.

Ok! thanks for all that info! my breeder has 3 hens and one roo....I think. I was wanting to breed my roo I have now with one of my hens.....my roo is like 9-10 months old now? will this make a difference? could you help me with this breeding ratio?

oh okay awesome! I'm charging myz samsung camera now and will take pics later. I love photography also I just need a good camera lol

yep! I also use my Nikon D70 but it is SOOOOOOO old....8 years maybe? so its pictures are not too clear anymore.

glad you love photography! I have also found my iphone 5 camera take wonderful pictures too

 

[chickee]

5 of the 8 eggs have hatched. The other 3 eggs have pipped

So far I have two pure blue wheaten Ameraucana chicks and 3 Olive Egger chicks out of my golden cuckoo Marans rooster.

 

[JDchicks]

Wow, a lot of post while I was gone. Had to run out. Heat lamp fell and busted. And of course nothing is open today.

My 2nd pip turns out to be a .....d'Uccle. My very first.

Glad to see pics of the new year chicks.

Still waiting on my other 8...

 

[bantambury]

5 of the 8 eggs have hatched. The other 3 eggs have pipped

So far I have two pure blue wheaten Ameraucana chicks and 3 Olive Egger chicks out of my golden cuckoo Marans rooster.

precious!