Arizona Chickens

[igorsMistress]

@igorsMistress Good luck on the hatch! You should be hatching out some pretty interesting color's of NN chick's.

These are for RJ...keep your fingers crossed for pullets!

 

[BlueBaby]

These are for RJ...keep your fingers crossed for pullets!

I'm sure that you will get some of both sexes. It always end's up that way, but the boy's will make a good Sunday dinner.

 

[starri33]

I read once that if you store the eggs in the fridge at a 45 degree angle and turn them you can store up to 2 weeks.

Thanks, if you can refrigerate and still hatch from them, I just collect up six eggs and then start the incubation..

 

[BlueBaby]

Thanks, if you can refrigerate and still hatch from them, I just collect up six eggs and then start the incubation..

I have seen posting's here at this site where people have hatched chick's out from store bought egg's, so I don't see why you couldn't refrigerate your's for a couple of day's or so.

 

[starri33]

if I start collecting on a Monday, by the following Thursday, I ought to have all six eggs, still trying to hold off hatching out of the main flock for a month or so more.. if my counting is right, will be less than two weeks. I'd hope for all hens, but Charlie seems to be shooting roo's..lol. We'll see. Walker, Houdini, and the other two are doing fine. Got to figure out names for them.

 

[BlueBaby]

if I start collecting on a Monday, by the following Thursday, I ought to have all six eggs, still trying to hold off hatching out of the main flock for a month or so more.. if my counting is right, will be less than two weeks. I'd hope for all hens, but Charlie seems to be shooting roo's..lol. We'll see. Walker, Houdini, and the other two are doing fine. Got to figure out names for them.

It's not Charlies fault. It's the hen that decides the sex of the chick's.

 

[starri33]

It's not Charlies fault. It's the hen that decides the sex of the chick's.

Then I need to show the girls what a stew pot looks like..rofl.. this batch is to young yet to know, although Houdini going by the size looks like he's a he.. he's also the first egg I'd had to assist this time around.. as big has he is, I'd not be surprised he is a cockerel

 

[cavemanrich]

starri33
On another thread , person did an experiment. (it may have been for a 4H science project) Incubated 3 batches of eggs. 1 week old, 2 week old, and 3 week old. The results were GREAT for 1 week, GOOD for 2 week, and FAIR, for 3 week. but some still did hatch after 3 weeks
I would have to search DEEP, as it was on the Illinois thread, and it does get MUCH postings.
I would personally not refrigerate your eggs. Keep in home at room temperature.
There are a few threads here on hatching Trader Joe, Store purchased eggs. Not ALL trader Joe's, carry fertile eggs. Just because they are labeled FREE-RANGE, does not mean there was a rooster around for company.

 

[BlueBaby]

@cavemanrich How's that rescue dog working out?

 

[cavemanrich]

@cavemanrich How's that rescue dog working out?

EXCELLENT,,,, She is a lot less shy in such a short time. Definitely bonding wit DD. and getting along with the other resident dog well. The other dog is a senior dog. This dog is about 2 years old.
DD sent this pix via text.