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[GodofPecking]

Well I can't be posting for a hatch a long for what has been the most successful hen of the season, because I was walking through the yard with someone, who pointed and referred to a hen who was sitting on eggs, and when I look, I see a half shell. I pick up the shell and it's an obvious hatch and so I look under the hen (who doesn't mind me) and she has 4.

So I didn't know about her plans until she had hatched 'em. She has 10 now, about less than a week old. All whites and yellows. She beat the hen who sat on one of those mountains of eggs 24 or so I think, that you never find, and hatched 8 black ones out (white hen and where did she find a black rooster?)

 

[N F C]

Well I can't be posting for a hatch a long for what has been the most successful hen of the season, because I was walking through the yard with someone, who pointed and referred to a hen who was sitting on eggs, and when I look, I see a half shell. I pick up the shell and it's an obvious hatch and so I look under the hen (who doesn't mind me) and she has 4.

So I didn't know about her plans until she had hatched 'em. She has 10 now, about less than a week old. All whites and yellows. She beat the hen who sat on one of those mountains of eggs 24 or so I think, that you never find, and hatched 8 black ones out (white hen and where did she find a black rooster?)

Congratulations, what a girl!

 

[BantyChooks]

 

[BantyChooks]

 

[orrpeople]

"Speckled Beaters" hmmm. Sadly, most of my chickens only get one name - and a few I can't tell apart are just the "Littles" even though some of them are much bigger than the "Big girls" - it's all as logical as chicken math.

 

[BantyChooks]

 

[Karen523]

Oh, that would be awful! JOs are so beautiful...at least mine were just mixes. But I've always wanted Jubilee Orps...I hope they all hatch for you!!

Thanks I didn't expect much from this hatch. It's the first time I have tried to hatch any eggs from that pen. I haven't seen them breeding lately, but you never know, so I thought I would try hatching a few. I haven't noticed any fertile eggs in my frying pan lately, but I haven't really been looking for them. I did notice my Silver Laced Orpingtons breeding the other day tho.
If I don't see any fertile JO eggs in the spring, I will throw in my back-up JO rooster to see if he can help. Right now I think it's just too cold and not enough daylight hours.

 

[Karen523]

Does anyone have any idea of how to get my chickens in the mood for breeding? Heat lamps? Candle light dinners? I want them to breed so I can have fertile eggs for a Valentine's Day hatch.

 

[N F C]

And that's why he is/was the most interesting man in the world! lol

 

[ronott1]

And in other exciting news, I just rotated my eggs... again.

Loks my December hatch may be done. Got 10/10 ducklings (

) and 6/8 isbars, I will leave the last two isbars just in case

Well I can't be posting for a hatch a long for what has been the most successful hen of the season, because I was walking through the yard with someone, who pointed and referred to a hen who was sitting on eggs, and when I look, I see a half shell. I pick up the shell and it's an obvious hatch and so I look under the hen (who doesn't mind me) and she has 4.

So I didn't know about her plans until she had hatched 'em. She has 10 now, about less than a week old. All whites and yellows. She beat the hen who sat on one of those mountains of eggs 24 or so I think, that you never find, and hatched 8 black ones out (white hen and where did she find a black rooster?)

A Winter Broody!

Does anyone have any idea of how to get my chickens in the mood for breeding? Heat lamps? Candle light dinners? I want them to breed so I can have fertile eggs for a Valentine's Day hatch.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder....Set up a little pen for him where the hens can see him and keep them separate from them for a week. Then let him in with the girls. He should start breeding them within a couple of weeks. If not, then separate for a couple of days and then back in for a couple of days until the eggs go fertile.