EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Fire Ant Farm]

I passed the incubator on the way to bed - Ladies and gentlemen, we have a pip!!! One of Puppy's eggs.

(OK, really, goodnight.

)

 

[BantyChooks]

I passed the incubator on the way to bed - Ladies and gentlemen, we have a pip!!! One of Puppy's eggs. 

(OK, really, goodnight.  )

Sweet!!! e

<<Don't mind me, I'm just sitting here, waiting a WHOLE NOTHER WEEK for babies....>>

 

[daxigait]

OK, I'm heading to bed, folks. Banti, please keep an eye on the grammar. Ralphie, let me know if you want to borrow Snape - if you need a REAL rooster... 

'Night, all!!! 

Good night!

 

[duluthralphie]

I passed the incubator on the way to bed - Ladies and gentlemen, we have a pip!!! One of Puppy's eggs.

(OK, really, goodnight.

)

grats,,,

 

[daxigait]

I know where you could find a "white Legbar" rooster to put on your leghorns to get blue eggs,,,,,,

I have a blue Ameruacana cock. I was not happy with the legbar eggs from the ones I got around here. I want blue eggs not a pale greenish color. I know some are supposed to have actual blue eggs, but these GFF ones were not blue.

 

[duluthralphie]

I have a blue Ameruacana cock. I was not happy with the legbar eggs from the ones I got around here. I want blue eggs not a pale greenish color. I know some are supposed to have actual blue eggs, but these GFF ones were not blue.

Most of mine are real blue, occasionally I get the blue green but not often.

 

[dan26552]

*You're

Yes, I realize that...

 

[FaerieChicken]

You have to think about why you want certain breeds. Are they a fad, do you want great layers or meat birds, are you raising chickens to sell or for pets or a hobby or to try to turn a profit? Are you choosing chickens that are pratical for the kind of care you are able to provide? (cold vs heat hardy) Do the different breeds you are choosing get along? I see so may cool chickens and when I got started I got a few of each. But even 2 coops, 1 duck pen and my seramas is a ton of work and money. You might not eat your chickens but chances are the people buying them at these swaps might... When I teach critical thinking skills, I go by this method "STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. THINK...... GO. This should take you at least an hour if you are doing it right to start when practicing good decision making skill.

I just started thinking about these reasoning options myself. I originally purchased several different breeds from the chick days in March last year, wanted to see which ones I would adapt to most. I now know I am not fond of Barred Rocks, not sure why. I love the looks of the black n reds, like the GLW, GShamburg, love my Black Stars (Sex-links). I don't know why this is. Maybe it is coloring. I also like my Brabanters (creme) and Spitzhauben (silver spangled). I don't mind my SLW and the SSHamburg, bust be something about the reds in general that I like most. I have also come to like the 2 Delawares. Named them Hari Kari.

I am ordering 1 doz Sulmtaler hatching eggs and 1 doz Bielefelder hatching eggs. I am super excited to get these 2 breeds. I am going to try and thin out my mixed flock, and keep only the certain breeds that I like, with the purpose of meat for 1 group, eggs (mostly for color) for the other group and of course the exhibition breeds, we only have 1 bird (Phoenix). I also have Turkeys. But they too are different breeds, hen is Royal Palm and tom is Slate Blue x Bourbon Red.

I know a lot of info, but in reading your bantering with one another, I kind of had the epiphany that I am on the same track. It all started out with trying to find out which birds I am most attracted to and what the purpose is that I am seeking. Of course in the end, I always want pretty birds on top of it all.

I just hatched 9 mixed breeds, and 2 barred rocks, 1 turkey! Prior to that I had a meat bird project going where I crossed out our pardoned rooster from 4 Slow Growers in the bin marked Rainbow Broilers, and used a few different breed hens to see which ones grow out best. So far I think Partridge Rock hen and Cuckoo Marans are the 2 best for growing size of their offspring. I tried a mix with the Jersey Giant girl and Black Australorp, but they turned out smallish. Thinking they are going to be girls. This batch of 6 are at 9 wk now.

 

[FaerieChicken]

thanks

No problem, any way I can enable, I mean help..... glad to!

 

[Akrnaf2]

no I'm asking.

You have to think about why you want certain breeds. Are they a fad, do you want great layers or meat birds, are you raising chickens to sell or for pets or a hobby or to try to turn a profit? Are you choosing chickens that are pratical for the kind of care you are able to provide? (cold vs heat hardy) Do the different breeds you are choosing get along? I see so may cool chickens and when I got started I got a few of each. But even 2 coops, 1 duck pen and my seramas is a ton of work and money. You might not eat your chickens but chances are the people buying them at these swaps might... When I teach critical thinking skills, I go by this method "STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. THINK...... GO. This should take you at least an hour if you are doing it right to start when practicing good decision making skill. 

CH 33
Mix breeds are wonderful!
They are much more healthier than pure breed, they lay much more eggs, and faster then pure breed ( Black sex link, red Sex link)
They produce meat much faster then pure breeds, ( Cornish cross ) and some beautiful colors egg,( green eggs) all of this is because the mixed breeds have a genetic treat called Heterosis or hybrid vigor.
But they have 1 problem, they don't sell very good! people usually don't want them!
It is exactly like mixed cat and dogs, they are much more fun and health but not a lot of people want them!
So if you want eggs, meat, a lot of color that change in every generation go had and have a mix flock, if you want something that you can sell and earn some dollars from, you should have pure breeds.