California - Northern

[BCollie]

Oh, nifty, a Nor Cal thread! Hello people, I'm Adri!

 

[Nikon]

Oh, nifty, a Nor Cal thread! Hello people, I'm Adri!

Hello!

 

[Nikon]

I would guess that if one of the Orpington chicks has a more prominent looking comb, it could be a rooster. Same with the OEs. The sexed hatchery chicks combs are a good reference to what pullet combs look like

Ah, if that's the case I'll have a momma and papa Orpington and Olive Egger. Yikes, well at least I'll be ready in case I need an Ark

 

[debs_flock]

Oh, nifty, a Nor Cal thread! Hello people, I'm Adri!

Welcome Adri.......................I have three border collies of my own

plus a great dane.

 

[tommysgirl]

here are the pics of my egg in an egg

This is a regular Large Australorp Egg alongside the huge thing...bigger than what my heritage turkeys used to lay.... I found on the poop tray this pm. You can see that it is cracked. It had a very thin shell. I went to clean it up and found out that it was heavier than I expected. Peeled back a bit of the shell and found this surprise!







The egg in the egg had a normal shell but had also cracked from falling on the poop tray from the roost. Cracked and cooked it up for the girls and it was normal.


That's albumen all over the inner egg and the plate. The Big egg was over 3.25 inches long. I just checked the vents of everyone to see if anyone looked damage. I believe this was layed by my Delaware that lays weird things. Her vent was all bruised looking and somehow is smaller than everyone elses :-( poor little thing she is walking fine and eating and seems otherwise normal but man! I can't imagine having to lay something like that!

 

[tommysgirl]

Hi Adri!!! You will find Northern California warmth from all of these fine people!

 

[Nikon]

Woah! That's really weird!

 

[lawatt]

hi all -- apologies for reposting, but this question got a bit lost in the shuffle today:

any suggestions on how many eggs to put under a first-time broody? she's a basque hen, definitely LF but not a gigantic breed, my marans and silver-penciled plymouth rocks are all a bit bigger than her. don't want to overwhelm her with too many, but also want to try as many as i can in case some don't hatch!

thanks in advance!

 

[zooweemama]

Oh, nifty, a Nor Cal thread! Hello people, I'm Adri!

Welcome!!

here are the pics of my egg in an egg

This is a regular Large Australorp Egg alongside the huge thing...bigger than what my heritage turkeys used to lay.... I found on the poop tray this pm. You can see that it is cracked. It had a very thin shell. I went to clean it up and found out that it was heavier than I expected. Peeled back a bit of the shell and found this surprise!







The egg in the egg had a normal shell but had also cracked from falling on the poop tray from the roost. Cracked and cooked it up for the girls and it was normal.


That's albumen all over the inner egg and the plate. The Big egg was over 3.25 inches long. I just checked the vents of everyone to see if anyone looked damage. I believe this was layed by my Delaware that lays weird things. Her vent was all bruised looking and somehow is smaller than everyone elses :-( poor little thing she is walking fine and eating and seems otherwise normal but man! I can't imagine having to lay something like that!

Wow that is simply incredible!

 

[ronott1]

hi all -- apologies for reposting, but this question got a bit lost in the shuffle today:

any suggestions on how many eggs to put under a first-time broody? she's a basque hen, definitely LF but not a gigantic breed, my marans and silver-penciled plymouth rocks are all a bit bigger than her. don't want to overwhelm her with too many, but also want to try as many as i can in case some don't hatch!

thanks in advance!

Hi Laura!

10 to 12 should easily fit uner her!

Chiqita? Pam?