Acres Poultry hatching thread with aliciaplus3!

[BlueBaby]

none of my flock is allowed to free range for the same reason. we have SO many flying and 4 legged predators that my flock would be zero in no time. I keep working with my necked necks... blue foot is still in with the Nn hens so every now and then I add another egg from that pen to the incubator.
Oh and I have been getting eggs from my Nn that lays blue/green eggs! a few of those have found their way into the incubator.

My NN's that lay the blue/green egg's come from having the CCLB in their mix, so I didn't have to worry about having to work the puffy feathered cheek's out of them.

 

[BlueBaby]

You raise the NNs for meat, eggs, or both?

For me, I'm mostly working on egg color and bigger egg's. They are also a good sized meat bird if I can't give away my extra rooster's... well, those wouldn't have to go to waste.

 

[aliciaplus3]

You raise the NNs for meat, eggs, or both?

yes! oh sorry both cuz we eat the extra boys!

My NN's that lay the blue/green egg's come from having the CCLB in their mix, so I didn't have to worry about having to work the puffy feathered cheek's out of them.

I Like the little fluffy cheeks! but my 2 girls do not have them so they are probably out of my whiting blue hens... I am getting Lots of interesting colors< mostly boys but still! I will have to snap some pics when I move a few of the girls over from the grow out pen

 

[BlueBaby]

yes! oh sorry both cuz we eat the extra boys!

I Like the little fluffy cheeks! but my 2 girls do not have them so they are probably out of my whiting blue hens... I am getting Lots of interesting colors< mostly boys but still! I will have to snap some pics when I move a few of the girls over from the grow out pen

Don't let your DD know, but I'm pretty sure I have 2 little Nn boy's from my hatch from last month. I just moved my 6 outside a couple of day's ago. One of the suspected boy's is black and has a bit of white worked into the chest feathering. The other suspected Nn boy is white with a black pattern in the feathering over most of it's body.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Don't let your DD know, but I'm pretty sure I have 2 little Nn boy's from my hatch from last month. I just moved my 6 outside a couple of day's ago. One of the suspected boy's is black and has a bit of white worked into the chest feathering. The other suspected Nn boy is white with a black pattern in the feathering over most of it's body.

I have one I kept that has the white lacing on her bib

and I will need to get pics of my boy he has lots of silver... yeah she wants pure black like the SOP silly girl

 

[BlueBaby]

I have one I kept that has the white lacing on her bibView attachment 2021535and I will need to get pics of my boy he has lots of silver... yeah she wants pure black like the SOP silly girl

Nice! Of these B/B/S NN hatching egg's, I'm mostly interested in any that hatch out the blue or splash.

 

[aliciaplus3]

Nice! Of these B/B/S NN hatching egg's, I'm mostly interested in any that hatch out the blue or splash.

I like the odd ones... or anything different than what I have.

 

[BlueBaby]

I like the odd ones... or anything different than what I have.

I know what you mean.

 

[aliciaplus3]

3 almost fluffy Turkeys running around the incubator and 2 more that have poped their tops and are almost out!

 

[BlueBaby]

@aliciaplus3 Did anymore of them hatch yet?