California - Northern

[AnonAMauze]

Of course we do!

Agreed! Avidly awaiting photos!

 

[BCollie]

Of course we do!

Of course Why did I even bother asking?!

So, I really wanted a Blue Andalusian, but read that only about 50% turn out blue. McMurray does not give you just blue ones, they just grab & drop. So, no guarantee that you'll actually get a blue. To be on the safe side, I ordered 4 of them. Good thing I did! Because I got 1 blue, 1 black, and 2 whites. Will sell the black one for sure...What about the white ones - will they have any color to them, or will they just turn out plain white?
Here's some pics.
The BLUE:



The BLACK:




The first WHITE/SPLASH:



The second WHITE/SPLASH. This one has a bit more yellow than her white sister does:




I have many more pictures, and of different breeds...just figured I'd start with these

 

[tommysgirl]

For those of you who are getting into some hatching addictions, I jsut wanted to share wihtyou Mrheinz egg swap. it is IMO the MOST FUN swap around.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/772406/may-2013-online-hatching-egg-swap

You can swap ducks!
You can swap quail!
You can swap mixed chickens!
You can swap show quality purebreads!
You can swap.. well mostly any bird.

No one on that thread knows how to count to 6, and there are a lot of old and new people who do it. It is a great economical ( if you ship regional rate) way to get some variety in your chicken breeds and enjoy hatching.

In particular, zoo and chicknmamma, I bet you would have fun there. deerling too, but I don't think you have egglits yet. and hangtown farms( have them shipped to ron!)! Miss Molly and deb already get into tons of trouble, however .

I was nervous last year doing it the first time, but it was great, so I encourage people to try it. this thread can guide you through packing and shipping ( and hatching!) if you are nervous.

Ok, off my pitch, back to your original programming!

chiquita I may want to do this at some point but I was totally confused re. how it worked if someone could break it down for me and other people who have trouble with written instuctions I would be grateful...I didn't understand the paypal connection which seemed to be more than a payment method and I was frankly befuddled

Yeah! The coop is 99% done!

Chicks are officially out of the brooder and garage! Only things left to do are to hang the chicken ramp (already made, just needs hooks), blocking in front of the nest box and main coop door to keep the shavings in, and perches for the run. The Caribbean blue/green trim color was just what we had left over, but we will probably change it to the same red that we have on our house windows. Also need to make a bigger waterer and PVC feeder. Right now they are still using their mason jars from the brooder.

And now for the best part, photos!

Front


Back

Inside - before chicks


Inside - after chicks


Close-up of chicks (6 weeks old)



When they get a little older, we will have to whittle our number down to just six hens.

Absolutely beautiful work. Congrats on being done and on moving them out!

I pressure cooked a 7 month old Delaware and the thigh meat taste like Chuck roast! You guys will get there an process your own some day.

Yet another thing to recommend them.

Of course Why did I even bother asking?!

So, I really wanted a Blue Andalusian, but read that only about 50% turn out blue. McMurray does not give you just blue ones, they just grab & drop. So, no guarantee that you'll actually get a blue. To be on the safe side, I ordered 4 of them. Good thing I did! Because I got 1 blue, 1 black, and 2 whites. Will sell the black one for sure...What about the white ones - will they have any color to them, or will they just turn out plain white?
Here's some pics.
The BLUE:



The BLACK:




The first WHITE/SPLASH:



The second WHITE/SPLASH. This one has a bit more yellow than her white sister does:




I have many more pictures, and of different breeds...just figured I'd start with these

Darling pics...Love the last one most!

 

[debs_flock]

Question for you. What does leg color have to do with egg color? I have a wheaton EE (or possibly pure Ameraucana) that has tannish legs. Looks pretty much identical to the ones Hangtown Farms (Jason?) just posted, except for the legs. That hen's legs were very greenish. Does that mean her eggs are green?

Thanks!

It's not that leg color indicates egg color, but the norm for ameraucana, araucana & EE is blue/slate/willow legs.

 

[tommysgirl]

My 7th baby to hatch was the 3rd to pip and it too 36 hours total. I had to assist it, it had its had south of the air cell and I have no clue how it pipped in the first place. I was gone most of the day and left it to rest in the bator but it wasn't much improved over its early hours. It seems to not have any strength in its legs and its toes are all claw-like. Suggestions??? I don't want to dispatch it unless I have tried to help. Thanks.

 

[debs_flock]

The first WHITE/SPLASH:

The "whites" will be splash (white with splashes of blue color)

 

[debs_flock]

Jason,

Hopefully 6 of the Emp eggs are just true to form and dawdlers, but you currently have 6 OE and 3 Emp walking around the incubator.

 

[chiqita]

Getting started is always hard. On one hand I looked around and saw all the really nice, hand-built incubators and just salivated for a while. Then I turned around and bought a nice cheap foam incubator with egg turner for 80$. It all works the same, really. The digital ones are only nice because they can keep a constant temp and humidity. I admit I just did my first hatch a few weeks ago and ... well....lets just say it didn't turn out well....out of 40 only 8 hatched and 2 of them died. But I now know I made a few mistakes that I will not repeat. So it was a good learning experience. I've got just 3 turkey eggs in there now ( I was supposed to have 12 but my egg source had a bit of problem with her dogs getting to the eggs!) so I'm hoping that goes well. I've got someone who's going to give me some Serama eggs to try out, although I KNOW those are hard to do. But hey, she's got a small flock that lays VERY well for her so I figure why not? If I can get a decent amount to hatch it would make it worth it.

Anyway, your best bet is to take your time and search the 'net for good deals.

I have been told seramas need HIGH humidity at the end to hatch. look at the eggs before you set them. pourous serama eggs are tough becuse they loose humidity so fast. Im still having bad luck wiht turkeys, they need 80% or more for hatching ( or.. do nothing and they hatch in the incubator early.. go figure)
but turkeys are my favorite chicks. My husband is being taken over by 3 poults as we speak..

now, to my next reply!

 

[Miss Molly]

Priceless

 

[ronott1]

Tonight we made Sansas Lemon Cakes from the Game of Thrones cook book and ate them while watching tonight's episode.

The show was great and the cookie were delicious...