California - Northern

[chiqita]

Well that was not fun... looks like cause of death was a combination of EYP and some type of oviduct cancer. Mass was over 200 grams.

-Kathy

More hugs. Cancer is not something you can do much about. Im glad it was not something she could pass on

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: Barred and cuckoo are quite similar, cuckoo is just a bit more smudgy looking. Absolutely there can be chocolates, it's just like the difference between hatching a black and a chocolate. That can be a split color, I believe the barring is controlled by a separate gene.

Absolutely I wouldn't bash the breeder, stuff happens. Just like in my tolbunts. Because of the way they were created, they occasionally throw a white chick. If I sold tolbunt eggs, there were always the chance of a solid white chick to appear.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

4 chicks out, one died a day after hatching. One more on it's way. Still have 7 more eggies to go.

 

[ronott1]

4 chicks out, one died a day after hatching. One more on it's way. Still have 7 more eggies to go.

Great news!

I hope all 7 hatch!

 

[PetRock]

This is the supposed delivery at the feed store for today. Can anyone comment on these breeds. I may be raising some chicks out for relatives and the feed store doesn't have more delawares till mid may. Buff Orps seem to come every week.

B/G​

50​

Ameraucana Pullets

B​

50​

Dark Rhode Island Red Pullets

B​

25​

Blue Cochin Pullets

B​

25​

Silver Laced Cochin Pullets

B​

50​

Blue Wyandotte Pullets

Which feed store are you buying them from? When we first got chickens, we were given a hatchery barred rock so of course we had to buy more to keep her company. We purchased an EE (labeled an Americana), an Australorp, and a Golden Sex Link from the Brentwood feed store. They are not breeder/show quality of course but have been excellent chickens. We added to that another hatchery barred rock and two hatchery silver laced wyandottes. The next year we bought some real Ameraucanas from a couple breeders and added a hatchery Buff Brahma and a hatchery Langshan to the mix. Those were the last hatchery birds that we purchased or will ever purchase. It was fun to try different breeds and we learned that some breeds that we really wanted we ended up not liking. Everyone has their own opinions about breeds and the hatchery chickens can be as different in temperament from breeder birds as they are in body conformation & color.

I currently have a breeder pair of Rhode Island Reds that we will be putting into a breeding pen tomorrow if you want chicks in the future. I also have brooders full of Pita Pintas, Pita Pinta mixes that lay green or brown eggs, a few Bresse, and some Langshans. If you are interested in any of those breeds, drop me a PM.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Quote: I do too... this hatch has convinced me to "update" my incubator though (I have a Little Giant). Which is a good and bad thing. I had to help out one of the chicks who was drowning in some sort of fluid, caused by too much humidity. The chicks also won't dry after hatching; they get all caked in the slick egg.. stuff.

Hoping to get a nice Hovabator soon.

 

[ronott1]

I do too... this hatch has convinced me to "update" my incubator though (I have a Little Giant). Which is a good and bad thing. I had to help out one of the chicks who was drowning in some sort of fluid, caused by too much humidity. The chicks also won't dry after hatching; they get all caked in the slick egg.. stuff.

Hoping to get a nice Hovabator soon.

Keep an eye on Craigs List. Hatching season will be ending soon.

The one @capayvalleychick picked up is working great after I adjusted the temp setting! and it was a good deal.

 

[sewandgrow]

Thanks. I am pushing Mario on getting hatching pro up and running so I move eggs in a timely manner, and am looking for a clear and non annoying term!
While I'm sitting here typing, what would you want a hatching app to tell you? It is mostly designed for people who do a lot of staggered hatching and put different breeds in at one time.

Right now it is going to tell you when to move eggs with a phone push from google calendar , and use a color bar on the lock down period so you KNOW if you put Muscovy eggs, not to put chicken eggs in that will have to go into lock down in the middle of that, for example. I'm playing with it telling you how to up the humidity per breed, and air cell picture ( maybe this could be a PITA for pushing) for calendar candling.

mostly it s just so you don't have shrink wrapped eggs in the incubator and put the frigging things in the hatcher at the right time and don't screw up staggered hatch dates.

I so hear you. My solution for multiple staggered hatches was to set them a week apart & that worked better for me.

Guess I'm either at the northern part of southern California, a county just north of LA county, or perhaps lower central?
Southern end of the High Sierra/ Nevadas.high desert...surrounded by mountains.

WELCOME.......We don't care where you are. If you want to be here Come on over.

Sorry had to share this

This is great.

Too cute.....Looks like a happy little bugger. Good for you.!!!!

 

[AlpineButterfly]

Fun Friday pic -

Back row (L - R): Nene goose, Bronze broad breasted turkey, naked neck chicken, OE, EE, Welsummer
Middle row: Polish, Partridge Orp, wind egg, wind egg, wind egg, pigeon (roller) egg
Front row: spotted tinamou, coturnix quail, valley quail, ringneck dove, button quail, diamond dove, zebra finch

Wow! I didn't even know what a tinamou was!

I wanted to share couple of photos of the eggs some of my hens lay; or, I should say: they gift me with. I do not breed for egg color; the color palette and the patterns were a delightful surprise. The small ones are Ko Shamo eggs; which they lay surprisingly large eggs for their tiny size. I took the photos under different natural light so to give a better view.

Lual

So pretty!

 

[caychris]

Which feed store are you buying them from? When we first got chickens, we were given a hatchery barred rock so of course we had to buy more to keep her company. We purchased an EE (labeled an Americana), an Australorp, and a Golden Sex Link from the Brentwood feed store. They are not breeder/show quality of course but have been excellent chickens. We added to that another hatchery barred rock and two hatchery silver laced wyandottes. The next year we bought some real Ameraucanas from a couple breeders and added a hatchery Buff Brahma and a hatchery Langshan to the mix. Those were the last hatchery birds that we purchased or will ever purchase. It was fun to try different breeds and we learned that some breeds that we really wanted we ended up not liking. Everyone has their own opinions about breeds and the hatchery chickens can be as different in temperament from breeder birds as they are in body conformation & color.

I currently have a breeder pair of Rhode Island Reds that we will be putting into a breeding pen tomorrow if you want chicks in the future. I also have brooders full of Pita Pintas, Pita Pinta mixes that lay green or brown eggs, a few Bresse, and some Langshans. If you are interested in any of those breeds, drop me a PM.

Concord Feed and Fuel in Pleasant Hill. I do not know where they get theirs from. They seem to get quite a number Wed thru Friday Each week. Seem to supply quite a number of people in the area.