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[ronott1]

I started a thread on the main forum but didn't get any replies. So before I turn him over to animal control, I'll give this one last shot.


FREE to our friends at BYC! 6 mo old Easter Egger Rooster. In San Francisco, CA!


Bought from Half Moon Bay Feed, raised from a chick. It's a little flighty because it's been picked on by our chickens. He does eat out of my hand, but doesn't like being handled. May consider trading for a hen. Let me know what you have.

He is very nice looking!

Is there a feed store that will take him near you?

 

[WendyJeepchick]

I started a thread on the main forum but didn't get any replies. So before I turn him over to animal control, I'll give this one last shot.
FREE to our friends at BYC! 6 mo old Easter Egger Rooster. In San Francisco, CA!

Bought from Half Moon Bay Feed, raised from a chick. It's a little flighty because it's been picked on by our chickens. He does eat out of my hand, but doesn't like being handled. May consider trading for a hen. Let me know what you have.

Thanks for thinking of us! If I lived closer to you I would snatch him up in a heartbeat.

 

[Audio51]

I will have to see how I am feeling closer to the day. You never know... I would love to meet everyone..

 

[Audio51]

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I posted one on a Facebook Page for local animals ans livestock and was able to find a home for him. He is beautiful. I would take him if I could have roosters! Of coulrse...I'm pretty far away too...

 

[chrissyr]

Ok I have a few pips in shells. I hear chirping.
Since I have duck eggs going on due March 1, i don't lower the temp right?
Humidity is at 60%.
I do have a question on temp:
I have trusted my Brinsea Advance EX for the temp.
BUT I found an old Brinsea Spot Check (about 10+ years old) didn't realize I had one.
The spot check kind of had the temps all over the place. It varied a bit , but I thought that with a fan incubator the temp would be the same throughout.
LIke some spots were in the high 98's and higher up 100.4 . I'm trusting my new incubator more than this old spot check, but was surprised.

 

[lawatt]

well now this is new: a PURPLE-colored egg today, and absolutely no idea who might have laid it -- coming from a pen with marans, silver-pencilled rocks, and amelias. best guess is that one of the older marans is just finally getting started laying again (after a long winter hiatus), and her color is off -- but truly mystified!

 

[ronott1]

Ok I have a few pips in shells. I hear chirping.
Since I have duck eggs going on due March 1, i don't lower the temp right?
Humidity is at 60%.
I do have a question on temp:
I have trusted my Brinsea Advance EX for the temp.
BUT I found an old Brinsea Spot Check (about 10+ years old) didn't realize I had one.
The spot check kind of had the temps all over the place. It varied a bit , but I thought that with a fan incubator the temp would be the same throughout.
LIke some spots were in the high 98's and higher up 100.4 . I'm trusting my new incubator more than this old spot check, but was surprised.

All of those temps are within safe incubation!

Relax, your hatch is going very well.

Duck eggs will be fine--I would raise the humidity to 70 until they hatch and then drop it back down.

 

[chrissyr]

All of those temps are within save incubation!

Relax, your hatch is going very well.

Duck eggs will be fine--I would raise the humidity to 70 until they hatch and then drop it back down.

Ok, thank you Ron.
I had 5 eggs I through out for no development and an early quitter.
But I think I know why: I separated my rooster because he was being rough .I thought him in with his 10 girls every 3 days or so would still be enough. Then I rotated him to another pen the other days. I'm thinking when he was with him he had favorites as well. I think he didn't get his job done like he should have. And the fact that when I did rotate him, he had other hens to keep happy.
Going to separate him with my best girls only and see what happens next time.

 

[sewandgrow]

*mutters about Turlock being nearly 8 hours away

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So sorry.................we had people from a long why off last time but not that far............LOL

 

[chickee]

well now this is new: a PURPLE-colored egg today, and absolutely no idea who might have laid it -- coming from a pen with marans, silver-pencilled rocks, and amelias. best guess is that one of the older marans is just finally getting started laying again (after a long winter hiatus), and her color is off -- but truly mystified!

What a beautiful bunch of eggs! Too bad she doesn't lay that purple color all of the time! So pretty!!