Dixie Chicks

[minihorse927]

Good idea removing the spine, is that how hey normally do it? Must make it easier with a small bird.

I watched a ton of YouTube (I'm sure I'm on the FBI watch list now) on different ways. This one seemed easiest, especially for a beginner
Cut either side of the spine and pull and most everything falls right out.

 

[Alaskan]

Why remove the spine?

Is that how you gutted them? Through the back? Then what do you do with the rear.... Just cut around the cloaca?

 

[Alaskan]

Huh! That would get the tricky (with a tiny bird) lungs and kidneys!

 

[Beer can]

Off to research blue egg laying silkies.... It should increase their size and egg size shouldn't it? This might be a better plan then breeding them to the Giants, yes! cool new plan...Are there white ameraucanas? I'd like to keep my silkies white.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Opened the bator to find this...

fully dry hatched... eggs from 3 broody's that kept stealing eggs... staggered hatch and no clue on due dates, lol...

 

[minihorse927]

Why remove the spine?

Is that how you gutted them? Through the back? Then what do you do with the rear.... Just cut around the cloaca?

exactly. It was easy and everything but the heart and lungs fell right out.

 

[minihorse927]

No meat on the back anyways so not super important to me to keep it.

 

[Alaskan]

Opened the bator to find this...

fully dry hatched... eggs from 3 broody's that kept stealing eggs... staggered hatch and no clue on due dates, lol...

That is so awesome! What was your humidity at?



Oh... The lady DID refund my money guess she is just naive... Not trying to rob me. Just in all my many internet egg buying, no one has held onto my money for longer than 24 hours before they ship... Usually 12 hours or less.

Anyway.... Now I again have no new muscovy.... I have one female duckling that I can keep for next year breeding.. To increase my females from two to three..... And of course I still have the male, and am raising up 8 other males, I will keep one as back up and eat the rest.

So yep... Super inbred flock... With two males and three females. i might have a nicely sized duck coop, but clearly I will need TWO duck coops to keep 2 males and 3 females.

 

[Ravynscroft]

That is so awesome! What was your humidity at?



Oh... The lady DID refund my money guess she is just naive... Not trying to rob me. Just in all my many internet egg buying, no one has held onto my money for longer than 24 hours before they ship... Usually 12 hours or less.

Anyway.... Now I again have no new muscovy.... I have one female duckling that I can keep for next year breeding.. To increase my females from two to three..... And of course I still have the male, and am raising up 8 other males, I will keep one as back up and eat the rest.

So yep... Super inbred flock... With two males and three females. i might have a nicely sized duck coop, but clearly I will need TWO duck coops to keep 2 males and 3 females.

Bad business is what she is doing... blech, sorry... you need some new blood... at least your girls do outnumber your boys, barely... :/

Humidity is super low... have a full batch of Legbars and various other eggs in it...

And the egg shell it came from... pipped, zipped and popped right out...

 

[seminolewind]

I hear ya Alaskan. I have 7silkie roos and 3 pullets. I may have to separate most into a bachelor pad. Good thing I love the little fluffy roos.