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

[Brookhavens]

I'm in for this years hatch-a-long. May not be setting chicken eggs this year as the girls have pretty much stopped laying. I'll be setting Khaki Campbell's, Coturnix and Button quail.

 

[ronott1]

I'm in for this years hatch-a-long. May not be setting chicken eggs this year as the girls have pretty much stopped laying. I'll be setting Khaki Campbell's, Coturnix and Button quail.

Great!

Set dates for the hatch a long are in the first post. Ducks are this Wednesday, so two more days for those!

 

[Gardeningmama]

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Don't they have a lethal gene? Or a genetic defect that can cause them to die suddenly? I saw an auction on here for eggs, and that was a disclaimer.

 

[ronott1]

Don't they have a lethal gene? Or a genetic defect that can cause them to die suddenly? I saw an auction on here for eggs, and that was a disclaimer.

Araucanas have a lethal gene, not Ameraucanas.

 

[Gardeningmama]

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Yeah, I just looked for what I read..It was Chooks Chick that warned that they are prone to die at any age for no apparent reason. That's what scared me off.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

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AWESOME!! You're the best.

 

[fosterson]

Yeah, I just looked for what I read..It was Chooks Chick that warned that they are prone to die at any age for no apparent reason. That's what scared me off.

Huh. I'd say that's true of any chicken in the world, to tell you the truth.

 

[ronott1]

Yeah, I just looked for what I read..It was Chooks Chick that warned that they are prone to die at any age for no apparent reason. That's what scared me off.

Huh. I'd say that's true of any chicken in the world, to tell you the truth.

Yes, I have heard of this happening before. The cause was tracked down to a strain of e coli that the breed was not resistant too. A Necropsy detected the strain and a certain anti biotic was recommended.

I would not worry about it.

 

[chiqita]

Yeah, I just looked for what I read..It was Chooks Chick that warned that they are prone to die at any age for no apparent reason. That's what scared me off.

ahh, I had not seen that. But they have to have a very small gene pool atm so it does not surprise me there would be some indomant genes coming out and biting them. They are all decendant from one hen in texas not THAT long ago iirc...

I want some at some point too, but I dont have room unless my beloved easter eggers kick the bucket. They are both laying sporadically but still setting, so they could be internally laying atm. They are on thier third winter, so its possible they wont make it for long anyway..

 

[msladyhawke]

[COLOR=0000FF]I was going to suggest you crack open and look for the [/COLOR][COLOR=0000FF]bull's eye, but I see you are WAY ahead of me.  [/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000FF]I am TELLING ya, RON, we need to rename this thread the 'Orpington Hatch Along'  [/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000FF]Oh WOW!  I LOVE this idea!! We had our own bird yesterday, it was lovely.  The 23 yr old who recently got her own place could not stop saying, 'Thanks Mom.  I REALLY miss your cooking.'  Melts my heart….makes those teen years seem like a very distant memory.[/COLOR]

We can only rename it the Orpington Hatch-A-Long if you supply us all with Orp eggs to hatch!
I'll take some Lavenders!