Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Ashburnham]

maybe they're thinking about going broody?

ash, candled those eggs last night but it's so hard to see. my candler may need new batteries or do you think they might have very thick shells? their air sacs are on the small side but I think it'll be ok. it's been hard to keep the humidity down with all this rain but finally had a couple dry days. Looks like a few infertile but not many. I left them in just in case though because I couldn't be sure.

If you're not sure just leave them in.
I can give you more eggs in the spring if these don't work out.

xxx M

 

[cluckcluckluke]

haha absolutely! You have first dibs on the chicks

happy to pass on the details of the seller too if you want. They're red shoulder Yokohama a hundred dollars a dozen.

Wow, well When I get them off you make sure you charge me the right price!

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Sorry ash! Wasn't complaining, meant that it's the fertility rate is looking good
Excited

Luke, I won't be able to sell eggs at least not sure bred, because I can't have another roo but if I could I'd totally give you a sweet deal you can have some chicks if you want though. Same for everybody, but I am only getting a dozen eggs they're going in with some minorca eggs.

Believe it or not, I only have two chickens. Will be hatching some interesting breeds though. The Yokohama, minorca, some silver campine and blue andalusians (eventually) houdan, marans and of course the Plymouth rock and Araucana

What I think I'll end up keeping is a couple prs, a white houdan if I can, an Araucana, an austrolorpe, and a marans.

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Oh and a longtail

 

[satay]

Hey Luke I finally got a runner eggs today after so long. Only one but it is a start.

 

[Colourful]

Duck eggs! Congratulations.

Now if only mine will start laying, I can start making delicious baked goods...

 

[satay]

Thanks colourful mine have not laid an egg in prob six months. Thought I was seeing things this morning in their run.

 

[Colourful]

Lol, you have Winter layers. I heard somewhere that Muscovy's will lay in Winter (or whenever else they choose), are yours like that?

Today I spent a good 6 hours cleaning out an old (and massive) shed for the Peafowl. I can't wait for it to be finished, but it's a lot of work.

 

[satay]

my muscovies have stopped laying and wont lay again til spring.

 

[Redoliveberry]

Photos from last weekend:

Ladies in nesting box




Little babies having some sun and fresh air







Bluey having a little scratch in the garden