California - Northern

[Audio51]

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Well...that is good to know. The temps are not super cold here. It is supposed to be around 40 at night and in the 60s during the day. Both of her previous clutches were in the spring and summer so it was much warmer.

 

[ronott1]

Woo hoo!!! We can have a mini California-Northern Hatchalong!!!

I may set up a hatch cam.

I will set them for hatching on Tuesday.

 

[tommysgirl]

Oh so sorry to hear that happened.
I had a broody that killed chicks the second time, the first year was perfect. I took her remaining chick and gave to a hen who also just hatched a single chick. Slipped it under at night. She killed that one.
I couldn't figure why. But after learning here, some hens don't like chicks of different colors. That's the only thing I could figure for why the hens had killed some but not others.
I hope that is not the case. It does hurt your heart to see sweet innocents suffer.

She may have plucked it out from under her and not let it back. There was no visible trauma

@ tommysgirl im so sorry. I always worry about the babies not knowing their mommas voices for the first 3 days. I get parinoid and lock em in together.

Thanks chiqita. That makes sense. Broodies vocalize so much in the last few days. This was my aunt's hen and not on my place so I had no control but each hatch is a learning experience. Tom walks the dog by a place with a little Costco red barn coop like this http://video.costco.com/v/1767052115/old-red-barn-chicken-coop-by-precision-pet-supplies/ They have no girls in it so today I put a note in their mailbox asking if they wanted to unload it. I hope they do it would be nice to have a ready made broody coop that I could keep in my big pen.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

so my hatch is done. a little disappointed but its still early.
I set 41 eggs.
11 black penedesenca
12 olive egger project eggs
10 crele penedesenca
8 empordanesa

13 hatched

5 empordanesa
8 crele penedesenca
now this tells me a few things. the crele and Empordanesa are fertile.
the black penedesenca and silver ameraucana eggs must not be yet.
Now a few of the crele that hatched where from the pen with the silver ameraucana hens though

so my R-Com is set to hatch Friday or Saturday.
it is all Empordanesa and Olive eggers. I have not candled that batch.

so I have a empty and freshly cleaned Genesis and a bunch of eggs hmm. I think I all put as many black penedesenca and silver ameraucana/penedesenca eggs as I can

 

[EZFarms]

Ive read that u cant get "show quality" birds from hatcheries but cackle hatchery says that they strive for show,meat,pet,etc poultry so should my silkies be showable? (At 4-H. Atleast)

 

[KristyAnn]

I say it depends on how they confine their birds.

 

[Audio51]

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Souds like Jason will be joining too!!!!

 

[EZFarms]

@KristyAnn were u replying to my question?
They have videos of. their breeder flocks and from my untrained eye their breeders look good quality

 

[AlpineButterfly]

Yay!!! I think it may end up being on the cool end of the color spectrum. Right now I am wearing an infinity scarf and the baby is tucked inside...quiet at last!

I read that as the chixk was walking around looking cool with an infinity scarf!

A teeny, tiny scarf

Ok, I want to know if you went and made the teeny tiny scarf because of the thread topic, or if you already had a chicken scarf picture!

My housemate is plotting chicken costumes because of this picture... I don't know if my chickens will appreciate it.

 

[ronott1]

@KristyAnn were u replying to my question?
They have videos of. their breeder flocks and from my untrained eye their breeders look good quality

You are talking abut their Bantams? Those seem to do well for the 4-h kids.