Breeding and Raising and Hatching of Barnyard Chickens!!!!!!!!!!

[AmyLynn2374]

Half of my eggs for the last hatch were 'barnyard mix' withe the possibility of some unknown pures. 2 of the chicks that hatched were a silver colored when the dried. I noticead both had puffy cheeks, so I started wondering if they were the two from my green eggs. One still has very puffy cheeks/beard the other still has the small puff at the cheeks, not easily seen in pics. I'm wondering now if they are ee with one being ameracauna x and the other aracauna x . Here's the two of them:

This is the one with the less noticeable "tuft/puffs"




And here's my extra puffy puff...lol

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

I will be putting some mixed eggs in for a fertility check soon . I have 10 mixed ducks in but will be transferring them to a broody duck to finish the hatch. My Roo is a mix (i posted a pic earlier in the thread) and I have various breeds of hens.

 

[poult]

My broody hatched out some of my special barny mixes!! The chipmunk ones r my own Olive EggerX and she hatched a black one that was in the bator that us a BA WelsummerX. The OE r out of a Welsummer roo and EE hen. They all have a comb like an EE but only 2 have beards and cheeks.

Awww I'm glad it went well congratulations!

 

[poult]

Half of my eggs for the last hatch were 'barnyard mix' withe the possibility of some unknown pures. 2 of the chicks that hatched were a silver colored when the dried. I noticead both had puffy cheeks, so I started wondering if they were the two from my green eggs. One still has very puffy cheeks/beard the other still has the small puff at the cheeks, not easily seen in pics. I'm wondering now if they are ee with one being ameracauna x and the other aracauna x . Here's the two of them: This is the one with the less noticeable "tuft/puffs" And here's my extra puffy puff...lol

They are soooooooo beautiful! Do you think the 'silvers' could be considered blue's?

 

[poult]

I will be putting some mixed eggs in for a fertility check soon . I have 10 mixed ducks in but will be transferring them to a broody duck to finish the hatch. My Roo is a mix (i posted a pic earlier in the thread) and I have various breeds of hens.

Awesome & good luck!

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

Awesome & good luck!

Thanks. I put two in back in march but they were not fertile. Really hoping for these ones. (not like i need more chickens)

 

[poult]

Thanks. I put two in back in march but they were not fertile. Really hoping for these ones. (not like i need more chickens) 

Lol I understand!

 

[COChix]

Greeting, I have been lurking for about a month. I was waiting for today to post. Today is lockdown for us and our mixed flock.

our flock consists of the following

Buff Orph roo

Hens
Barred Rock
Dark Cornish
Delaware
Easter Eggers
Rhode Island Red
Welsummer

Our flock just turned one year old on 04/16/15, I set 42 eggs on 04/9/15. 14 from a fellow Colorado BYC member and 28 of ours (15 from our EE and 13 from our brown egg layers).

I got my Ovascope last night and was able to candle. Used my iPhone for the shots.

our eggs clears and early quitter

Fertile - still super hard to see into the dark eggs and the green very much. Just selected the better photos.

Lockdown is today and here are the stats.

We have 28/42 heading into lockdown.

From PC's eggs -
2/14 fertile - blue eggs should be Amerecauna's

From our flock
26/28 fertile

15/15 of our BO x EE were fertile
11/13 of the BO x our brown egg layers
1 clear
1 early quitter

OMG, I cannot believe this! I am so eggcited! Gotta take the turner out today and get the second bator (we will use for holding chicks durning hatching, if needed) running.

Any last couple days advice? I am so nervous and so proud of Rocco and our flock. I cannot believe I will have some chicks soon.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Greeting, I have been lurking for about a month. I was waiting for today to post. Today is lockdown for us and our mixed flock.

our flock consists of the following

Buff Orph roo

Hens
Barred Rock
Dark Cornish
Delaware
Easter Eggers
Rhode Island Red
Welsummer

Our flock just turned one year old on 04/16/15, I set 42 eggs on 04/9/15. 14 from a fellow Colorado BYC member and 28 of ours (15 from our EE and 13 from our brown egg layers).

I got my Ovascope last night and was able to candle. Used my iPhone for the shots.

our eggs clears and early quitter


Fertile - still super hard to see into the dark eggs and the green very much. Just selected the better photos.


Lockdown is today and here are the stats.

We have 28/42 heading into lockdown.

From PC's eggs -
2/14 fertile - blue eggs should be Amerecauna's

From our flock
26/28 fertile

15/15 of our BO x EE were fertile
11/13 of the BO x our brown egg layers
1 clear
1 early quitter

OMG, I cannot believe this! I am so eggcited! Gotta take the turner out today and get the second bator (we will use for holding chicks durning hatching, if needed) running.

Any last couple days advice? I am so nervous and so proud of Rocco and our flock. I cannot believe I will have some chicks soon.

Congratulations! That's awesome. Hope you have a great hatch!

 

[holm25]

Sounds like u r doing great!!! But remember NO opening bator when they r hatching!! Not even to take the chicks out if ur humidity isn't high enough take and put a wet sponge in a bowl inside the bator. U probably know this but far to often people open up the bator to see the chicks and get pics. And good luck!!!