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[Audio51]

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That is entirely possible. I have not seen the rooster and am not sure of his true coloring or background, but that would explain it. This bunch sure looks like blue and Khaki to me!

Anyone using the Brinsea auto-turn cradle that has had issues with it?

I heard it "clicking" for a few minutes when it got to the full tilt last night. I keep it in my office with the door closed most of the time so I haven't heard that before; last night the door was left open by accident.
My last hatch was awful - 7 out of 21 local eggs. Temp & humidity seemed steady thru out. Temp was measured with a Spot check
I'm running another hatch for someone and a quick candling yesterday on day 7 showed several blood rings and multiple clears with only a few showing good veining.
Both sets came from local people who had good hatches themselves.

Any ideas?

Amissa,

I have had a few issues with the cradle. I have the Octagon 20 Advance and had to have them replace the first cradle. The arm broke and tilted the entire thing waaaay over. The replacemebt has worked fine, but I do hear the clicking sometimes and have worried when I do, but it has continued to turn fine. I do check it to be sure there is nothing that could be keeping it from moving properly.

Quote: Mauve, maybe? Just a guess, I'm not too knowledgeable in genetics.

Mauve is blue x chocolate. I'm thinking the black is split to chocolate and she's getting khaki (chocolate x splash) and blue (black x splash) chicks.

Khakis are quite attractive, so that would be cool (here's a pic of a European Khaki Orp):


Thank you so much for that picture. I really like that color and think the person I am hatching for will too!

Quote: Adorable! She is well camouflaged too!

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Originally Posted by Kaylish

Quote: Mauve, maybe? Just a guess, I'm not too knowledgeable in genetics.

Mauve is blue x chocolate. I'm thinking the black is split to chocolate and she's getting khaki (chocolate x splash) and blue (black x splash) chicks.

Khakis are quite attractive, so that would be cool (here's a pic of a European Khaki Orp):


Thank you so much for that picture. I really like that color and think the person I am hatching for will too!


Keep us updated! I'm totally curious now.

 

[PetRock]

A Facebook friend just posted a link to this article. It is a very interesting read that explained so much about the bland flavor of store bought chicken.

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fo...n-except-chicken/story-fneuz8zj-1227323144992

 

[PetRock]

I had my first 100 % hatch!

Hatching for my friend like I do every year. These eggs are from 2 Splash Orpingtons that have incorrect leg color and what she thinks is a Black Orp roo. The colors are confusing though. With that combo it seems like all the chicks should be blue, but there is quite a variety of colors. Could they be "splits" to other colors? I know about being split with finches, but nothing about it with chickens or these colors. Some of the chicks actually have a "Champagne" look to the fluff. Any help would be appreciated!

Congrats on the perfect hatch! They are such cute little fluff balls!

 

[sewandgrow]

That is what I use too!


Cuteness overload!!!!





I had my first 100 % hatch!

Hatching for my friend like I do every year. These eggs are from 2 Splash Orpingtons that have incorrect leg color and what she thinks is a Black Orp roo. The colors are confusing though. With that combo it seems like all the chicks should be blue, but there is quite a variety of colors. Could they be "splits" to other colors? I know about being split with finches, but nothing about it with chickens or these colors. Some of the chicks actually have a "Champagne" look to the fluff. Any help would be appreciated!

Sorry I can't help....My Orphs are B/B/S and so are pretty predictable. They are darling whatever they are. My last ones hatched were 2 blacks & a blue.

 

[1zooman12]

Hello Attimus,
This old man agrees with Ron. Hens generally don't waste their time with duds; humans running incubators do! As for my practice, 24 days is more than enough. Babes making an appearance after that do not generally make it out of the shell; and if one should, it's bye bye time unless it is a real valuable specimen. Most real short incubators and very long incubators are generally too week to survive anyhow.
Hello SewandGrow,
I remember enjoying chatting with you at the Sunday, Turlock potluck. You provide great chow and hospitality rivaling a southern manor. Are you possibly from Virginia? It is nice to see that BYC monikers have faces and morphologies to go with. Do you think you could tell me what constitutes a BCM? I don't know the difference separating a BCM from an ICBM. The latter are not known for egg laying but BOY do they get out of their pad fast.
Thanks,
Neal, the Zooman

 

[caychris]

Hello Attimus,
This old man agrees with Ron. Hens generally don't waste their time with duds; humans running incubators do! As for my practice, 24 days is more than enough. Babes making an appearance after that do not generally make it out of the shell; and if one should, it's bye bye time unless it is a real valuable specimen. Most real short incubators and very long incubators are generally too week to survive anyhow.
Hello SewandGrow,
I remember enjoying chatting with you at the Sunday, Turlock potluck. You provide great chow and hospitality rivaling a southern manor. Are you possibly from Virginia? It is nice to see that BYC monikers have faces and morphologies to go with. Do you think you could tell me what constitutes a BCM? I don't know the difference separating a BCM from an ICBM. The latter are not known for egg laying but BOY do they get out of their pad fast.
Thanks,
Neal, the Zooman

Black Copper Marans ?

 

[sewandgrow]

Hello Attimus,
This old man agrees with Ron. Hens generally don't waste their time with duds; humans running incubators do! As for my practice, 24 days is more than enough. Babes making an appearance after that do not generally make it out of the shell; and if one should, it's bye bye time unless it is a real valuable specimen. Most real short incubators and very long incubators are generally too week to survive anyhow.
Hello SewandGrow,
I remember enjoying chatting with you at the Sunday, Turlock potluck. You provide great chow and hospitality rivaling a southern manor. Are you possibly from Virginia? It is nice to see that BYC monikers have faces and morphologies to go with. Do you think you could tell me what constitutes a BCM? I don't know the difference separating a BCM from an ICBM. The latter are not known for egg laying but BOY do they get out of their pad fast.
Thanks,
Neal, the Zooman

Well hello there Neal.................... It is nice to know you by your BYC name also. You were such a great addition to our group on Sunday. My daughter got a real kick out of you when you went back to her house.
I am not from Virginia & have never even been there. I was born right here in Modesto. I often joke about being born in Modesto & having traveled a long way in 68 years since I now live right here in Turlock & have since 1979. We like it here.
Chris has already stated BCM to be Black Copper Marans which will probably be the last breed that I will let go of. It took be years to identify them & them years more to find & breed them. I find that they can be very lazy hatchers. Sometimes days after the others in the same incubator batch but still strong when they hatch so I never give up right on 21 days. I had a White Marans hatch out several days late years ago & go on to grow up as normal as its siblings.
I will now know who is writing when I see Zooman here.
Karen in Turlock

 

[TheKeeper]

Anyone using the Brinsea auto-turn cradle that has had issues with it?

I heard it "clicking" for a few minutes when it got to the full tilt last night. I keep it in my office with the door closed most of the time so I haven't heard that before; last night the door was left open by accident.
My last hatch was awful - 7 out of 21 local eggs. Temp & humidity seemed steady thru out. Temp was measured with a Spot check
 I'm running another hatch for someone and a quick candling yesterday on day 7 showed several blood rings and multiple clears with only a few showing good veining.
Both sets came from local people who had good hatches themselves.

Any ideas?

I had that happen right before one of the short dowels broke.
I found pure silicone lubricant at an auto parts store and have been generously applying it to the dowels and the gears before each batch.

 

[sewandgrow]

Anyone using the Brinsea auto-turn cradle that has had issues with it?

I heard it "clicking" for a few minutes when it got to the full tilt last night. I keep it in my office with the door closed most of the time so I haven't heard that before; last night the door was left open by accident.
My last hatch was awful - 7 out of 21 local eggs. Temp & humidity seemed steady thru out. Temp was measured with a Spot check
I'm running another hatch for someone and a quick candling yesterday on day 7 showed several blood rings and multiple clears with only a few showing good veining.
Both sets came from local people who had good hatches themselves.

Any ideas?

Mine was no longer turning on its own so I was manually moving it back & forth throughout the day. It turned out to be a missing screw & was an easy fix for my son to do for me. I guess I never noticed when the screw worked its way out of the end of the arm. Everything is plastic these days.