California - Northern

[Country Chick at Heart]

Here are some recent pics of my Pita Pinta pullets. They can be hard to take pics of because as soon as I go out there, they mob me. They don't seem to be leary of the camera at all unlike most of my other birds. They aren't quite at POL but soon! Zoro caught one yesterday and had his way with her! I put out an extra nest box yesterday with a fake egg in it. 3 pics of the same pullet. She was very interested in the camera! This pullet has the most white out of the 7 pullets.

Debi, They are beautiful! Love the one with more white!

 

[ronott1]

Debi, They are beautiful! Love the one with more white!

Yes, we should breed for the whiter colors--after we get a lot more of the going!

We need the Hensminator to get us some fresh Pit Pinta too!

Maybe @Hangtown Farms can check on it for us

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Mana Pro makes an enzyme cleaner that has instructions for washing eggs prior to incubating them.

I used this on three dirty eggs that I hatched for the 2014 New Years Day Hatch. worked fine.

Most say not two wash but they were eggs from my place so I did not care if it did not work.

wonder if I can make something like it myself? I would have to order it and I want to set these eggs tomorrow.

 

[chiqita]

wonder if I can make something like it myself? I would have to order it and I want to set these eggs tomorrow.

the biggest thing besides loosing the bloom is the temp of the water. Too warm drives the bacteria into the eggs Iirc. But I only vaugley remember how warm since I don't wash, I just brush.

 

[ronott1]

the biggest thing besides loosing the bloom is the temp of the water. Too warm drives the bacteria into the eggs Iirc. But I only vaugley remember how warm since I don't wash, I just brush.

80 degrees is fine. The enzyme cleaner does not take off the bloom.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Hmm

80 degrees is fine. The enzyme cleaner does not take off the bloom.

hmm there's only a few ingredients in it. I think we should come up with a homemade version lol.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

here is this weeks catch.
the Genesis is getting loaded

 

[Chickengirl1304]

the biggest thing besides  loosing the bloom is the temp of the water.   Too warm drives the bacteria into the eggs  Iirc.  But I  only  vaugley remember how warm since I don't  wash, I just brush.

I usually don't either for hatching ever. I just really want to set these REALLY dirty eggs that are the darkest of marans eggs

 

[Chickengirl1304]

here is this weeks catch. the Genesis is getting loaded

Beautiful eggs!

 

[WendyJeepchick]

here is this weeks catch. the Genesis is getting loaded

Yes, gorgeous eggs! Is it weird that I think I'm starting to love the eggs as much as I love the chickens??? Each one is like a little work of art