Anyone else excited for chick season? Just for fun :)

[Cardi B]

I cant wait! I have been dreaming of what my new little hatchlings will look like since I will be mixing my calico bantam roo with all of my normal sized ladies. I have a bunch of different breeds like a cream legbar, bielefelder, blue ameraucana, olive easter egger just to name a few. I will hatch them for a mid May hatch. Hopefully my little guy can do his job! He is younger than the full sized hens and mostly they chase him off and dont take him seriously so this idea may be unsuccessful!

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[junior67]

I cant wait! I have been dreaming of what my new little hatchlings will look like since I will be mixing my calico bantam roo with all of my normal sized ladies. I have a bunch of different breeds like a cream legbar, bielefelder, blue ameraucana, olive easter egger just to name a few. I will hatch them for a mid May hatch. Hopefully my little guy can do his job! He is younger than the full sized hens and mostly they chase him off and dont take him seriously so this idea may be unsuccessful!

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Good luck!!!

 

[RobertaD1]

Was looking to add to my coop with a few layers from a hatchery this spring....
WOW, the price for these, like everything else, are going up as well!
I MAY hatch my first batch this spring!

 

[Callender Girl]

I did not buy chicks last year. I decided not to buy chicks this year.

Bomgaars just printed its schedule of which breeds, how many and when it will be selling chicks.

I will be getting chicks this year.

But, not until April. Probably.

 

[Pipica]

Well, fresh of the line, lol

 

[The Birb King]

Every day it gets closer and closer to the time I get to finally hatch chicks. I think im gonna start hatching at the end of March this year because im getting impatient I usually hatch in April.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Getting ducklings in late may, early June. Anyone know color genetics for runners?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

My season started i already got antsy and hatched some lol

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Getting ducklings in late may, early June. Anyone know color genetics for runners?

They’re mallard derived. This says they have a dominant gene that causes the white patches. Can be over any pattern. Autosmal, same effect hetero and homozygous forms I think.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/mallard-derived-duck-color-genetics-basics.74277/

http://kippenjungle.nl/kruisingEend2.html?mgt=M:M+/M+&fgt=M:M+/M+

this is a calculator if you want to experiment. I’m not versed in duck genetics(only own white pekins) but I hope this is helpful.

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

Just ordered a Buff Orpington, Buckeye, and Easter Egger from Meyer. They will be hatching in April. I'm excited because these are all new breeds for me!

I was worried I wouldn't get them though. When I logged on just a few days after seeing all 3 breeds were pretty well stocked, all the Buckeyes were sold out until late summer and I couldn't find a hatch date that had both BOs and EEs on the same day. I was bummed and thought I'd have to pick different breeds. But then a day or two later I logged in and found a hatch date that had ONE female Buckeye chick for sale. I clicked on that date, and they had Buff Orpingtons and EEs as well on that date. That was some good luck! So if you are getting a small quantity and don't see what you want one day, check every few days/weeks. Sometimes there are cancelled orders.