BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!

[Wickedchicken6]

5th batch hatching now.
6th batch for October due on Halloween of course.

Fantastic!
Do you have many left to hatch from the current batch?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Fantastic!
Do you have many left to hatch from the current batch?

I think they're done but haven't messed with checking yet.
It's end of season so these last few batches haven't been many eggs. Only expecting about a dozen chicks in this one.

 

[Pensmaster]

The tight wattles and combs are nice! Speaking from cold climate experience.

Does the rooster just lose balance and go over?

Yes. During mating or if the roosters fight or they just trip. There’s a reason rare birds are rare. He’s around 11.5 pounds.
speaking of wattles and combs some of my last hatch in May have incorrect combs. first time in 3 years this has shown up. Part of the reason I’m hatching so many of them. I want to know if it shows up again.

 

[Sydney65]

Welcome, Sydney65!
Your guineas have eggs? That's pretty cool! Mine haven't laid for a while now.

My jumbo did her batch in the summer. She's 3,but this was her 1st time. She did a great job, hatched all 24. These are shipped eggs, and so far so good.. I'll do atleast 1/2 as well as she did.

 

[Sydney65]

Yes. During mating or if the roosters fight or they just trip. There’s a reason rare birds are rare. He’s around 11.5 pounds.
speaking of wattles and combs some of my last hatch in May have incorrect combs. first time in 3 years this has shown up. Part of the reason I’m hatching so many of them. I want to know if it shows up again.

Forgive me for intruding and making assumptions, but since there's very little research of guineas, I read abt chickens and then try to sort out what applies, what doesnt.
So the assumption part is inbreeding? -and would this be the "lethal gene"? That was the last chapter of the book, so by coincidence, I just finished reading it, so was curious.

 

[Pensmaster]

Forgive me for intruding and making assumptions, but since there's very little research of guineas, I read abt chickens and then try to sort out what applies, what doesnt.
So the assumption part is inbreeding? -and would this be the "lethal gene"? That was the last chapter of the book, so by coincidence, I just finished reading it, so was curious.

For the combs this is probably the reason. To few genes to work with. All are almost assuredly related. Even though I purchased from 2 different breeders there’s just not enough of them.
For being unable to right themselves this is a trait due to their large size and short legs.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Yes. During mating or if the roosters fight or they just trip. There’s a reason rare birds are rare. He’s around 11.5 pounds.
speaking of wattles and combs some of my last hatch in May have incorrect combs. first time in 3 years this has shown up. Part of the reason I’m hatching so many of them. I want to know if it shows up again.

That's a fair size! I would take your incorrect combs if I was closer.
My motley crew assortment is, well, a motley crew assortment.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

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[Sydney65]

I'll just brag about my guineas and gran. Bc the guineas helped grow these (those scrawny things are store bought) -


And with that one, the gran did this -
(guineas rule). Lol

 

[casportpony]

I'll just brag about my guineas and gran. Bc the guineas helped grow these (those scrawny things are store bought) -
And with that one, the gran did this -
(guineas rule). Lol

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