December Egg Swap ~ It's New Years Day - How's your Hatches Going?

[donnie]

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i started with a production strain yes, the hens that layed your eggs are from two hatches later , from different roos, and the roo that covered the hens , was shown in 4 h shows idk about apa but he was nice dark mohogany color with a nice tail set ... so your chicks will be better looking with the correct leg color , most of my hens were dark but not nearly as dark as the roo but had correct leg color ... so you should have some pretty egg layers on your hands there ,.. so im not saying they are show quality , but before long i will have show quality , since i will sell these birds once i locate at least a trio of nice birds , i passed some up at shawnee , because i wanted the orps and ameraucanas more

 

[Lotsapaints]

I don't mind production type but my husband is liking the standard Barred Rocks like Kathy's and he wanted Buckeyes but he likes those "Bob" style RIR's...I am going to have a yard full of Rocks because I like my Silver Penciled Rocks.....good thing he's a good builder we seem to need more coops.....who knew chickens would be this much fun

 

[donnie]

yeah i got a trio of the barred rocks from goodshepard lines ... wish they were layin already lol .... and im huntin for some good rir ,

im trying to focus on a ''few'' breeds

orpingtons - buff , black ( on the waiting list ) , white ( looking for will probally go with korfus lines sorry kristie i probally spelled your name wrong ) , blue ( on the waiting list ) , and lav ( growing out ) , and orp project colors

speckled sussex

coronation sussex ( currently have splits growing out )

rir ( looking for good birds )

Ameraucanas - white , blue , black , splash ( not recognized ) , after building up these flocks id like to get buff, lav , wheaten and blue wheaten , im not too keen on the silver but hey its only one more color variety lol


also have a leghorn project ive been working on and just growing the chicks out for , and the rir projects im growing chicks out for -- these were just for fun ( frizzled rir , and jubilee rir )

then of course i have to have my layer flock which will consist of my few production birds i have kept and my EE and of course the culls go in this pen as well

 

[lisathenorth]

Hey Betsy, when is the next swap?

Lisa

 

[lisathenorth]

How's the hatch out going Betsy? Your guys are just starting to poke out... Very cool.

 

[renegaderidgefarm]

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I will start the January Swap the week after Christmas!!

I think I ended up with 5 chicks - 2 Black, 1 yellow/brownish, 1 Brown and 1 EE! There maybe 2 of the yellowish brown chicks but I can't remember.

 

[renegaderidgefarm]

Its New Years!!!!!! How is your hatches going??????????

Mine isn't doing anything but I'm waiting.

 

[sheila3935]

Lockdown mine from Betsy Friday. They are due out January 3rd.

 

[Lotsapaints]

I have 3 or 4 from Donnie's BR's 6 made it to lock down and they started hatching today Braclin had a great hatch I'm going to buy more of that foam must have helped his eggs.....6 out of 9 I don't know if anymore hatched I have wriggling turkeys those should start later tonight and I should be done tomorrow with all my eggs I set 40+ put 39 in lock down and have a bunch hatched can't count them.....

 

[sheila3935]

i was wondering who got the eggs I sent and how they are doing?