Arkansas Blue egg layers

[Metella]

I know ! everyone wants to buy fertile eggs and peeps NOW - when it is so cold my hens are only grudgingly giving me eggs - far too much to ask for them to go broody until well into JUNE ! ha ha ha ha

 

[1muttsfan]

Ok, soon as I start shipping. And without you I would not have such a diverse group, so I think I owe you.

Two reasons I'll have to wait to ship - temps up here are peaking around 10 degrees, too cold for shipping. And these are all young girls recently in lay, so egg size needs to come up a little. I did not hatch until summer last year. My plan is to leave both boys in with all the girls, so a good mix of genes.

 

[ronott1]

Ok, soon as I start shipping. And without you I would not have such a diverse group, so I think I owe you.

Two reasons I'll have to wait to ship - temps up here are peaking around 10 degrees, too cold for shipping. And these are all young girls recently in lay, so egg size needs to come up a little. I did not hatch until summer last year. My plan is to leave both boys in with all the girls, so a good mix of genes.

Eggs are getting nice and big from the pullets I hatches last year:

 

[Metella]

I am doing my first test run in the incubator now - mostly mixed eggs but 4 pure AB - so crossing fingers I am starting to get the local / regional people interested in this over other types of blue layers - so will really be glad to get a good mix of new genes !!! You guys are great !

 

[Metella]

Muttsfan - the later the shipping to me - the better anyway - her in Vermont the ground is still solid ICE in most places - so even a week of decent weather will hardly make any difference - I have a batch just started in my only incubator so can't put them in now anyway ... help the lower parts of the country first Spring will come here soon - wow will I love to put my roo over any hens I get from your group next spring !

 

[ronott1]

I am doing my first test run in the incubator now - mostly mixed eggs but 4 pure AB - so crossing fingers I am starting to get the local / regional people interested in this over other types of blue layers - so will really be glad to get a good mix of new genes !!! You guys are great !

I hope you have a great hatch!

 

[1muttsfan]

Me too.

I'm unlikely to ship until end of March, as I will be out of town mid March. Unless someone wants eggs shipped around the 12th, which I could do. So far I've had several interested folks, but temps up here are so cold well into the end of March that I don't like to ship eggs until it warms up a little. The eggs sit in the coop sometimes all day before I can collect them, and there's no telling which were cold for longer.

 

[1muttsfan]

While temps remain cold (12 this am) the girls are really ratcheting up laying, and egg size is improving as well. If anyone wants an early shipment, I would be able to send eggs out early next week. If you want to get eggs when the weather warms, and egg size is larger, it will be April before i will ship again. PM me with your preferences

 

[ronott1]

While temps remain cold (12 this am) the girls are really ratcheting up laying, and egg size is improving as well. If anyone wants an early shipment, I would be able to send eggs out early next week. If you want to get eggs when the weather warms, and egg size is larger, it will be April before i will ship again. PM me with your preferences

That is great news!

 

[1muttsfan]

I'll be setting my incubator next week, and should be able to start shipping eggs shortly after. Just looking for confirmation from anyone wanting eggs.

I may be trimming my flock down after this year, so if you are interested now is the time to get them.