Chicken Swaps Of Nh ( May Listings )

[swtangel321]

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my problem in my 1588 is the hum getting to high !! Stinks there is only 1 vent plug. so when I up it on day 18 i only up it to 55 (Hoping it doesnt go over 65) Tonight after about 15 hatched it went to 72 (which i notice causes sticky chicks) I so wish there were 2 vents !!! Aghhhhh

Is your fan working? I wonder if that is the problem? Can you possibly drill a hole in the lid and then use a cork to plug it up if need be. My problem is the opposite. Keeps loosing humidity so I have to put a toy car over the vent hole. However, I am not having as many hatch out at a time as you are, maybe they are doing aerobics and sweating to the oldies in there! LOL I think the other eggs that did not pip yet may be duds. However they were not due till today or tommorrow so I will wait and see.

I crack the corner and wedge in a little piece of cardboard !! Seems to work. Yah it usually happens after 10 - 20 chicks. Just means i gotta watch it a tad. Id much rather have it drop that raise up in to the 70's. How low did yours get ???

So after a long night of hearing peeping and no sleep (hubby woke up at 3am and told me to "shut them up" LOL) I'd guess there are 25-30 chicks in there. I cant wait to open the bator and get a pic of them all in there.

 

[darbella]

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Is your fan working? I wonder if that is the problem? Can you possibly drill a hole in the lid and then use a cork to plug it up if need be. My problem is the opposite. Keeps loosing humidity so I have to put a toy car over the vent hole. However, I am not having as many hatch out at a time as you are, maybe they are doing aerobics and sweating to the oldies in there! LOL I think the other eggs that did not pip yet may be duds. However they were not due till today or tommorrow so I will wait and see.

I crack the corner and wedge in a little piece of cardboard !! Seems to work. Yah it usually happens after 10 - 20 chicks. Just means i gotta watch it a tad. Id much rather have it drop that raise up in to the 70's. How low did yours get ???

So after a long night of hearing peeping and no sleep (hubby woke up at 3am and told me to "shut them up" LOL) I'd guess there are 25-30 chicks in there. I cant wait to open the bator and get a pic of them all in there.

25-30...all I got was 5 !! How the heck do people get all these eggs to hatch. My humidity dropped to 32 so I added hot water and now it is 58. What the hech does it have to be at and how many days before they hatch do you raise it. I have been raising it 3 days before they are due from 30 to 55-60 and hoping that is right, but evidently it is wrong. I have read so many conflicting things. There was someone on a thread yesyerday in the hatching section saying she had temp drops to 90 and spikes to 104 or higher and all her eggs hatched!

 

[darbella]

OK...dumb question, but what is the difference between the Americana and the EE breeds??? I know that the Americana is a pure breed, but what then makes an EE???

 

[HenPen]

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When it does not conform to the standard for an Ameraucana it is considered an EE

 

[darbella]

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When it does not conform to the standard for an Ameraucana it is considered an EE

Oh, I thought it was an EE if it was an americana cross.

 

[darbella]

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When it does not conform to the standard for an Ameraucana it is considered an EE

Oh, I thought it was an EE if it was an americana cross.

oh! Seems as though there are a lot of theories about this question...found this link on here too:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=319568

 

[muffi]

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When it does not conform to the standard for an Ameraucana it is considered an EE

Oh, I thought it was an EE if it was an americana cross.

EEs can lay blue or olive eggs, while Ameraucanas will only lay blue. Basically the hatcheries have been breeding EEs just for egg color and not to conform to the Ameraucana standard.

 

[swtangel321]

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When it does not conform to the standard for an Ameraucana it is considered an EE

Oh, I thought it was an EE if it was an americana cross.

History

Before there was the Aruacana, Before there was the Ameraucana
There was the Easter Egger.
(That's Our Story and we're Sticking To It!)

Bred from two south American breeds (a small single comb,rumpless that laid blue eggs and a tufted chicken that had a pea comb, flowing tail and laid brown eggs) and reportedly had been crossed with asian breeds;

they were brought to this country around1925 from Chile' South America.
In later years, a bearded/muffed type was developed.
Continually Cross bred with other breeds of chicken, the plumage color has become one of the most diverse in all the chicken world.
Easter Egger's come in almost every color and pattern imaginable; this combined with their colorful eggs, that can range from blue to green and even pink, make them a truly remarkable chicken.

Unfortunately, a few breeders decided to change the nature and diversity of this magnificent breed.
In the case of the so called "Ameraucana",
breeders limited the color of plumage to eight types, while at the same time, striving to eliminate any Green egg laying birds, in favor of the blue egg type.
In all fairness, it should be pointed out that, the only reason an Ameraucana cannot be considered an Easter Egger, is that, in 1984 the APA declared these eight color varieties to be a separate breed; It is for this reason alone that they are not acceptable as Easter Egger's under the EECOA standard of perfection.

In the case of the Aruacana,
The lethal mutation associated with ear tufts was established within the breed, along with a lack of tail feathers (rumpless).
To maintain the Ear tuft traits, the birds need to be crossed with chickens that do not carry the gene, as two sets of the gene will kill the offspring.
it has been said that breeders must produce one hundred off spring to produce one "True Aruacana", and although the rest of these bird would technically be called Easter Egger's, EECOA considers them to be substandard Aruacana's, since we cannot condone the perpetuation of a breed that is not viable and we will not accept the by-product of this type of breeding.
Yet, despite this inability for a viable continuation of these "Desired Traits", without the constant infusion of genetic variation from outside this supposed "Established Breed", in 1976, The APA declared Aruacana's a registered breed of chicken, while the Easter Egger, remains on the APA blacklist.

How to Identify an Easter Egg Chicken / Easter Egger


Generally, an Easter Egger should exhibit some of the following traits
The Pea comb is a must (Keep in mind there are other breeds that have a Pea Comb)
Green legs, beard and muff and production of green, blue or pink eggs are standard

The easy way to Identify and Easter Egger is to see what color egg they produce, if the egg color is green, you most likely have an Easter Egger.
In the case of a blue egg laying Chicken, that has a tail, beard and muffs, the best way is to use the process of elimination,
or as Dr. Seuess would say, calculatus eliminatus is the best friend that you got.
This reference to ameraucana breeders club shows those chickens that have been declared non easter egger's.
If your chickens looks Exactly like one of the chickens shown on the linked website, your chicken is Not an Easter Egger, however,
if it looks similar to, but not exactly like, one of the chickens shown on that website, you are the proud owner of an Easter Egg Chicken!!!

Alternately
If you own a chicken that is rumpless, tufted and lays blue or green eggs,
although you may technically have and Easter Egger, The Easter Egger Club of America, regards your bird as either an Aruacana or the by product of the breeding methods of Aruacana breeders, and in essence, it is an Aruacana reject, not an Easter Egger.
For reference on the Aruacana breed we refer you to Araucanas Online

If you have found that you have an Araucana , an Aruacana reject, or an Ameraucana,
do not despair, you still have a fine chicken that will produce colorful eggs, and with a little crossbreeding, you too can be an Easter Egger breeder in good standing.


(the development of a dark egg laying variety would be a great addition, should someone want a breeding project)

 

[muffi]

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I crack the corner and wedge in a little piece of cardboard !! Seems to work. Yah it usually happens after 10 - 20 chicks. Just means i gotta watch it a tad. Id much rather have it drop that raise up in to the 70's. How low did yours get ???

So after a long night of hearing peeping and no sleep (hubby woke up at 3am and told me to "shut them up" LOL) I'd guess there are 25-30 chicks in there. I cant wait to open the bator and get a pic of them all in there.

25-30...all I got was 5 !! How the heck do people get all these eggs to hatch. My humidity dropped to 32 so I added hot water and now it is 58. What the hech does it have to be at and how many days before they hatch do you raise it. I have been raising it 3 days before they are due from 30 to 55-60 and hoping that is right, but evidently it is wrong. I have read so many conflicting things. There was someone on a thread yesyerday in the hatching section saying she had temp drops to 90 and spikes to 104 or higher and all her eggs hatched!

Humidity is a tough issue. I find I do better if I stop worrying so much about the humidity reading per se and just try to target a good water/weight loss. For my first few hatches, I measured the weight of my eggs each week using a kitchen scale, targeting a loss of 12% by day 18. You can also just focus on the visual appearance of the air cell. This article shows what it should look like at different periods of incubation.

Good luck. I know it can be frustrating at first, but it gets easier with experience.

 

[carey34]

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My lil baby pup had swelling in one of her legs and her hip and she was diagnosed with Lyme disease. Month on antis is what they gave her and she is doing very well now.

Carey