Alaska hatchers..How is everyone doing? Baby pics !!!!!!

[Mrs MIA]

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Are you trying to get me in trouble with Deb?!?

(shhh... girls?)

Oh... Deb... I forgot to answer your question. I still kept your eggs in the 1502, but I didn't add water and it stayed around 40%. Still a little high, probably but I use the 1502 for hatching, too. 65% for hatching. I have more eggs in the Hovabator that have minimal water ~ 25-30%... they're due soon, so I'll let you know how those go too. I noticed that my eggshells are super thick... you really have to smack them hard to get them to break. So the lower humidity might help with the weakening of the shell so they can get out.

No matter what happens, I am happy to have these babies.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

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Are you trying to get me in trouble with Deb?!?

(shhh... girls?)

Oh... Deb... I forgot to answer your question. I still kept your eggs in the 1502, but I didn't add water and it stayed around 40%. Still a little high, probably but I use the 1502 for hatching, too. 65% for hatching. I have more eggs in the Hovabator that have minimal water ~ 25-30%... they're due soon, so I'll let you know how those go too. I noticed that my eggshells are super thick... you really have to smack them hard to get them to break. So the lower humidity might help with the weakening of the shell so they can get out.

No matter what happens, I am happy to have these babies.

(My lips are sealed)​

 

[MissDeb]

Ash WOW! He sure is looking a whole lot better than he did. He's all upright now and looks like he has attitude! I'd say those girls are nekkid
from being plucked, it looks like it's right on the tail feathers? Were they over crowded in their old home?

Sad news on Splint. He's doing good but he has two strikes against him, one he's a roo (we think) and two, he looks to be a black Marans with no coppering.
I was certainly hoping it would be a pullet that just hadnt got her copper yet.

 

[paulandashia]

Deb...
I will say it again.!!!

I AM TAKING SPLINT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MINE MINE MINE.!!!!!
MIIINNNEEEEE.!!!!!!!!!!

Please Please Please..???

I swear I am gona Bird-Nap something!
(Something cute and fluffy that used to have a SPLINT on it's foot!)

 

[Ban seabhag]

But he is very handsome, and a sweet rooster is worth rubies...To cop a phrase...

 

[paulandashia]

So Wa-Da-Ya-Say?
Can I have him?
Can I?
Pleeeeeease?

I'll give you 2 of your choice from the eggs I got cooking!
Pullets or Roos, your choice! Come on! 2 for one! Great deal eh?

Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.
Me. Want. Splint.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Roos do not pay attention to hens that are not laying. Once she starts up, he will give her more time then she may want

 

[Ban seabhag]

One more question Tori. This BCM is 6 1/2 weeks old and I am pretty sure he is a "he"
What do you think?

 

[MissDeb]

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Nope, that is a girly girl!

If it was a boy he would have copper on his wings as well at this point....Pretty girl!


Ash, he'll stay here for awhile. No culling yet. I'll put the word out before we do and send photos of everyone. Just remember, there is a reason we
pick the ones we do out of the flocks. You want to better the breed and it's hard to do when you breed with culls.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Well that's nice! I really wasn't sure about it.