d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[speckledhen]

I wait until they are no more than slightly cool to the touch, LauraLee. Room temp is ideal, but I rarely wait that long after a shipment comes in. I just don't want to put really cold eggs in a warm bator to avoid condensation.

Often what I get in shipped eggs are detached aircells, which look like an air bubble floating around, as opposed to the round shadow of the yolk itself. You're also looking for hairline cracks in the shell-those I take a quick dip right on the crack in melted paraffin wax, then wrap a strip of wax paper around that area because the wax can make the egg stick in the turner if if comes in contact with the egg cup and melds with it.

 

[LauraLee]

No cracks whatsoever, look great on that part. Just not sure on the other. They have been open for 8 hours now, which is what one thing says. And again, have no idea where I read that. So I'm gonna put those babies in and see how it goes!!

 

[speckledhen]

Good luck!!

 

[LauraLee]

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Thank you darlin.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

put 'em in Laura Lee.

Like Cynthia was saying, a few hours is all, just dont want super cold eggs in a hot incubator. the so called 'settling" is what most recommend. Honestly, that does absolutly nothing. If it's warm weather I never wait, they get unpacked and go straight in. But I will let them warm a bit in cool weather before I toss them in a 100 degree incubator.

That aircell thing does take some getting used too, and d'anvers have very small ones to start with so they usually do ok.


Do,

I dont have any adult barred blue quail. Did hatch out a few this year as a by product of some other colors. They are just chicks right now though, will try to post some in a few months if they turn out good.

They should look pretty cool. Plan on barring a buff columbian next year. Figure a solid barred buff body with a barred black tail would look cool too. Another I plan to try is on is millie fluer. Figure that should be one heck of a patterened up combo

 

[LauraLee]

Here we go!!!!

 

[chicken boy sam]

Did I overdo those smilies?

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

That's a cool looking little bator. You'll be able to watch it all for sure with that one. Hope they do well for you and the long trip wasnt too bad on them

 

[speckledhen]

I tried to take pictures of Angus's chest, but just didn't work out, yet again. He has the best patterned chest I can imagine a porcelain having. I did get a picture of him positively glowing in the sunshine, though-you can see why I love this color. He is so darn handsome, IMO. I cannot wait to have some porcelain hens in there.

Here is the Mille Fleur line-up. You can see that Mr. Uncooperative was missing from it (Rusty, of course). From L to R: Penny, Carly, Rufus and Aimee.

Again, Angus. He is the best mannered, besides Rufus. He doesn't want to be picked up, but he doesn't bite or flog at all, so far anyway. Good boy, that Angus.

 

[Cetawin]

Oh it is my Little Love and his women aren't they the greatest?


BTW Aubrey I wanted to show you the Sumo Kung Fu chicken that I would let Rusty take on...She is a South American Orpington and has huge over 1" sharp spurs and knows how to use em

Me thinks Rusty loses before the match starts, at a minimum she can squish him *snicker*