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[ChickNmamma]

Quote: Best of Luck!

Some people have successfully used candle wax as well..

and by the way, Deb, one of the campine chicks i hatched from your eggs is turning out to most likely be a girl, instead of all three boys! their combs looked identical at first, but now (~10 weeks old) one's comb is still pale pink while the other two have larger & much redder combs. the likely girl was the weakest chick at the hatch, the one i wasn't sure would make it at all -- and is still much quieter/more subdued than the other two, but hoping she does turn out to be female! that would give me three girls and two boys.

the older campine pullets that i got from Die Fly Ranch have just started laying eggs these past few days... very exciting!

Yay! I am glad you borrowed auntie to keep her warm and safe while her brothers were out playing with mommy. Not all hens will do that - but that yours did is great! Are you sure she isn't part Silkie?

Oh, and HOORAY on new layers! That means they may lay for you all winter - having a winter supply of eggs was really NICE last year. Perhaps some of my newcomers will start before the days get too short this year....

 

[juststruttin]

you're so kind! i think i'm okay giving the double-stacking a try, & will remove any that are still clear after a week -- i'm going to leave the turner off for the first day or so anyway, since they were shipped & i want to give them some additional time to stabilize, and then, since they're all sitting on their sides & get gently rolled by the Rcom, the stacked ones *should* roll as well. will see how it works.

if you have any spare CL eggs, though, would you possibly set a few for me? i could come pick them up once they've hatched -- watching Harold and the Amelias this morning, i was thinking i really should try to get a few female CLs, since he's so handsome & seems like he'd be a good breeder!

Yes, I have a few extra CL eggs and I will toss them in for you as long as you take all that hatch (boys and girls). I am not going to brood any chicks this round. We open the X-mas tree lot the day after Thanksgiving so I won't have anytime to care for young chicks.

 

[lawatt]

Best of Luck!

Some people have successfully used candle wax as well..

Yay! I am glad you borrowed auntie to keep her warm and safe while her brothers were out playing with mommy. Not all hens will do that - but that yours did is great! Are you sure she isn't part Silkie?

Oh, and HOORAY on new layers! That means they may lay for you all winter - having a winter supply of eggs was really NICE last year. Perhaps some of my newcomers will start before the days get too short this year....

it's especially funny, since the "auntie" is a silver pencilled rock, who according to the Henderson's chart are not supposed to be frequent brooders! both of them went broody twice this year, and they have been by far the best moms/aunts (both have played both roles for various chicks) -- but she definitely saved the little girl chick!

and SO excited to know that the campines might lay all winter! several other girls in that pen are starting to get red combs... and interestingly, the two cuckoo marans who had stopped laying for several months, due to broodiness & molting, are back at it again, and since their eggs are much larger than the other girls, it's a real treat! am now curious to see how long they keep laying with the days getting shorter...

 

[lawatt]

Brought my NH up from my uncles and he is in the I can see you but can't get at you pen. Since we are all on the same property there was no need to isolate. There is a whole lot o crowing going on right now and Ozzie stalks over and gives him the stink eye every couple of minutes and none of the girls can turn their back on him without him showing the new guy his prowess. There has been a little bit of fence fighting but nothing too serious. I am thinking I should keep up the separation for several days, then slip the new guy into his new pen...with the young girls in the evening mid week. I will keep him and Ozzie away from each other forever if necessary but I hope they can work it out. The NH boy is going on 3 and has spent his whole mature life so far in a bachelor pad so this will be a whole new lifestyle adjustment for him.

QUITE a lifestyle change! Harold is experiencing the same, having gotten used to just jumping on the other young girls whether they squatted or not, but how is being chased a bit by the Amelias. poor guy, but hopefully all three will settle down soon.

 

[lawatt]

Yes, I have a few extra CL eggs and I will toss them in for you as long as you take all that hatch (boys and girls). I am not going to brood any chicks this round. We open the X-mas tree lot the day after Thanksgiving so I won't have anytime to care for young chicks.

definitely will take all that hatch, and of course will pay you for them -- thank you!!!!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

The Bresse were a bit bigger(not much) but they are Meat Dual Purpose and Pita Pintas are Layer Dual Purpose.

I can't wait to see how they taste.

Yes let me know how they taste and their texture I really like the pita pintas

 

[debs_flock]

and by the way, Deb, one of the campine chicks i hatched from your eggs is turning out to most likely be a girl, instead of all three boys! their combs looked identical at first, but now (~10 weeks old) one's comb is still pale pink while the other two have larger & much redder combs. the likely girl was the weakest chick at the hatch, the one i wasn't sure would make it at all -- and is still much quieter/more subdued than the other two, but hoping she does turn out to be female! that would give me three girls and two boys.

the older campine pullets that i got from Die Fly Ranch have just started laying eggs these past few days... very exciting!

Congratulations! I find campines to be my most reliable layers. A very good sized egg also.

 

[PetRock]

I processed two Pita Pintas. They are 16 weeks old and live weight was 4.5 pounds. Dressed, they were a bit over 3 pounds. Nice Fryer or broiler size.

For a Black feathered chicken they plucked very nicely:

They have some nice sized legs! Please report back on taste!

 

[PetRock]

and by the way, the new coop addition was finished yesterday!!

it has two 4'x8' side-by-side pens, each with its own 4'x30" henhouse & nesting boxes -- to be used as breeding pens, or to isolate a broody with her chicks, or to grow out little chicks, or whatever! built onto the end of the two 8'x8' pens, so the whole "unit" is 8'x24', and standing next to my original 8'x12' coop. lots of flexibility with space -- i'm so pleased!!

i may try popping Harold the CL in with a few of the older hens -- he's just started mating & is a bit over-eager, shall we say -- i thought the older girls might teach him a lesson? although they chase him when they're out free ranging -- could they possibly hurt him, being penned together in a smaller space?

Very nice!!!

 

[ronott1]

They have some nice sized legs! Please report back on taste!

I was impressed with the legs. I will make Basque chicken--braised with smokey paprika, onions and bell peppers- first.

They are resting now. They are bigger than the 14 week old Partridge Rocks I processed last year.