California - Northern

[Muhammed]

I will like to make an order for eggs to be shiped into my country for me but i don't know who to contact and what procedure to follow. I am in college and when i am through with college, i will like to raise my own poultry farm.

 

[attimus]

Finally getting hit by that storm that @HighStreetCoop mentioned was coming in from the bay this morning. Happy and not at the same time. We need the rain but I have stuff to do. Lol.

 

[OR4-hmom]

We had over 2" of rain today at the airport, that would make it 4" here at the house.
Lost a bridge over a creek that will mess up the school bus routes.
When I picked up DD at school there were piles of trees that had come down on the school and the kids could almost swim into 2nd base on the diamond.
Only 3 more days of storms to look forward to.

 

[tommysgirl]

This is maybe a really dumb question so let me give you the background before you judge me too harshly

I got a frizzeled roo from @TheKeeper and he's in with my frizzled girl who will not be having his babies since they both are frizzled and that is bad news for their future chicks. I am going to put my girl who just weaned a clutch with a White Silkie Roo. She has not resumed laying does that have any bearing on how long I need to leave her with the smooth boy before I can safely collect and hatch her eggs....If past performance is an indication of her future performance she will only lay for about a month before she goes broody again.

kinda makes for the need for more precise timing

 

[tommysgirl]

oh and i was weak and instead of three feather legged bantam chicks I brought home 6 for my broody bantam girl. Two with mottled fluff, two with mostly black plus some cream fluff underneath and two with silver and black wild type markings. They are under her tonight. All went well. They are so cute and tiny!

 

[ronott1]

This is maybe a really dumb question so let me give you the background before you judge me too harshly

I got a frizzeled roo from @TheKeeper and he's in with my frizzled girl who will not be having his babies since they both are frizzled and that is bad news for their future chicks. I am going to put my girl who just weaned a clutch with a White Silkie Roo. She has not resumed laying does that have any bearing on how long I need to leave her with the smooth boy before I can safely collect and hatch her eggs....If past performance is an indication of her future performance she will only lay for about a month before she goes broody again.

kinda makes for the need for more precise timing

No, egg laying and sperm storage are two different things. Hens have a storage system for sperm.

 

[tommysgirl]

so 30 days it is...thanks Ron

 

[capayvalleychick]

Nankin chickens are true bantams, very gentle, very friendly tiny birds with soulful big eyes. I believe they have originated in South East Asia. Two years ago, I hatched some which was a wonderful experience. When they hatch, their bodies are size of a cotton ball, with needle thin toes, very active chicks. I am posting some photos of the chicks my Orpington hen hatched. In the clutch there were Ko Shamo chicks as well, and they are a tiny breed as well. I was worried a bit about the hen stepping on the chicks, but, I trust Orpington hens who are very gentle with babies of all sizes. All the Nankin and Ko Shamo eggs came from Walt Leonard's birds.
Oh, the dark chicks are the Nankins, the light colored ones are Ko Shamo, and in the photos they are about 10 days old.

Lual

I always enjoy your chick photographs. That Orp hen is worth her weight in gold, for being such an attentive mother. Interesting that the Nankin chicks are black.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

I will like to make an order for eggs to be shiped into my country for me but i don't know who to contact and what procedure to follow. I am in college and when i am through with college, i will like to raise my own poultry farm.

The first thing you'll have to do is find out what your country's customs regulations are. Then you'll need to find someone who has what you want and can comply with those regulations.

 

[fowlman01]

I always enjoy your chick photographs. That Orp hen is worth her weight in gold, for being such an attentive mother. Interesting that the Nankin chicks are black.

Those are brown red OEGB chicks. My nankins look kind of buff when they hatch. I gave Lual so many breeds to hatch, it is no wonder she could not identify all the babies. lol The white one is probably a white leghorn bantam.

Walt