California - Northern

[MrsMoonCat]

I just bought tickets tonight to see Trans Siberian Orchestra

The concert is ON my DH's birthday, so I'm surprising him with the tickets. I can't wait.

Deb

I know this isn't chicken related, but since it's a surprise, I didn't have anyone else to share my excitement at the moment.

That is a fantastic gift! I saw them several years ago and was absolutely amazed. I'm sure he will be thrilled.

 

[ronott1]

Hey all. Gonna try to remember what I was supposed to answer. . Don't have enought eating eggs yet. I will start selling them in the spring just to friends, friends if friends etc. . Building up my layer flock and still culling a bit from my breeding pens. But my wife threatened to buy eggs the other day so we started eating the EE eggs.
Amy Beth, if you need some just give me a few days notice and I can save some usually 2-3 per day.

Oh and yes pam, my broody did hatch her eggs. Then I just had 2 BLRW go broody and hatch just recently. I stole the chicks to sell and the durn girls are still sitting on the nest and of course none of the other 4 hens have laid an egg since the two went broody.

And my Marans started laying avian. Finally!!
Overall egg production is way down. Just About everyone who was laying since summer has stopped or slowed way down. Only eggs from chickens that have recently started.

Got loads of chicks to sell!! Folks trickle in. Gonna have to have another processing time in about a month or so. . But excited for spring!!

It is November. Without supplemental light they won't start laying well until light starts increasing.

Just saying.

 

[ronott1]

Hey all. Gonna try to remember what I was supposed to answer. . Don't have enought eating eggs yet. I will start selling them in the spring just to friends, friends if friends etc. . Building up my layer flock and still culling a bit from my breeding pens. But my wife threatened to buy eggs the other day so we started eating the EE eggs.
Amy Beth, if you need some just give me a few days notice and I can save some usually 2-3 per day.

Oh and yes pam, my broody did hatch her eggs. Then I just had 2 BLRW go broody and hatch just recently. I stole the chicks to sell and the durn girls are still sitting on the nest and of course none of the other 4 hens have laid an egg since the two went broody.

And my Marans started laying avian. Finally!!
Overall egg production is way down. Just About everyone who was laying since summer has stopped or slowed way down. Only eggs from chickens that have recently started.

Got loads of chicks to sell!! Folks trickle in. Gonna have to have another processing time in about a month or so. . But excited for spring!!

Are you taking a bunch to American Poultry then? I have 5 that need to go around then.

 

[zooweemama]

A few pictures of my Cream Legbars and Isbars ......I'm so excited on how Beautiful they are turning out...

Oh la la! Nice birds, Molly. Loving those Isbars!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

1 week down and 2 more to go. The anticipation is killing me..... Here chickie chickie...

 

[ronott1]

1 week down and 2 more to go. The anticipation is killing me..... Here chickie chickie...

I hear you Man!

I candled tonight. I removed another stinky one and one blood ring. two look like clears but the rest seem to have some action. These are very hard to see into. I see veins in one, but the rest just have darkness. I did see movement in around 5.

26 went into the incubator. 1 Blood ring and 3 stinky ones leaves 22. 2 of those are probably clears so 20 are still possible.

At this point I am fairly sure some will hatch. I hope we get a bunch of fluffy butts....

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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[capayvalleychick]

Pam must be sleep posting...or maybe her cat got a hold of the keyboard????

Kelly, such cute chicks. Congrats!

Molly, that first photo is so great! You should submit it to next year's calendar. I like the bodies on those CL. Some of the nicest that I've seen.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I hear you Man!

I candled tonight. I removed another stinky one and one blood ring. two look like clears but the rest seem to have some action. These are very hard to see into. I see veins in one, but the rest just have darkness. I did see movement in around 5.

26 went into the incubator. 1 Blood ring and 3 stinky ones leaves 22. 2 of those are probably clears so 20 are still possible.

At this point I am fairly sure some will hatch. I hope we get a bunch of fluffy butts....

lol I hope so too. My wife was not thrilled that I spent another 120.00 on hatching wggs. especially after the last few times they didnt hatch. if they dont then she may toss me to

 

[Hangtown Farms]

anyone with isbars consider trying to breed olive eggers? I wonder if since they have green eggs if they would be like second generation olive eggers if breed with a dark layer? Maran , Wellie or penedesenca. I wanna add 3 hens with my white empordanesa until I can find more emp's. was thinking Splash Isbars. In theory the green isbar eggs with the dark brown Empordanesa eggs would be olive and darker than a Ameraucana over the White Empordanesa..
Molly's Splash Isbar's intrigued me.