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

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: lol yeah ok

 

[campingshaws]

Sally they're 11 weeks old. Do muscovy tails curl? None are, but that black is def a male and there's one other for sure.

they are not pure scovy are they?

Campin I always went off lifting them up and listening to them way before curls anyways, just curious bout tail curl

Should be pure. You don't think so? They're all still peeping. I know because I had to catch them so many times yesterday. They wouldn't go in the pond so I grabbed a few and lobbed them in. It was more fun than I'll admit.

 

[Akrnaf2]

.....Please tell me that's an undersized propane tank?

Nope that is a full sized tank. He is one of my favorite birds.

Do you have pics of them processed? What breed/ mix they are?

 

[Akrnaf2]

How big is the beast?!?!???

He is around 20-25 pounds. I have showed this picture a lot to show just how big my toads are: It is the best way for me to show it. The bird on the left is a turkey (heritage) at 11lbs and 1 ounce. The one on the right is Bert's son at 15 lbs 4 ounces. Both are dressed with no giblets inside them. When we piece these my wife and I get 5 meals out of them. We like to roast them because of the juice it retains when roasted. A drumstick or thigh is a full meal. The breast are 4 servings for us. 2 on each half.

I guess I needed to be patient! WONDERFUL MEAT BIRDS! I can see some wonderful meals in that bird!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Whst is he?

He is a toad, my own "breed". I wanted a bird with longevity and more health than a CX. I also wanted larger legs and thighs. So I mixed breeds and birds from those breeds and crosses to get these.

I thought it was a dead end last spring the. Like magic I got 12 of these to hatch. They lay huge eggs and are good layers too. A very mellow active bird. The egg that is hatching was 3.1 ounces nearly the size of a turkey egg.

Any pics?

 

[Akrnaf2]

Dan, so happy for you!!!! It's making me so antsy - I'm 12 hours behind you, and expecting pips any time now!!!! I always seem to set too early or too late for any of the HALs... Did you know that there is REALLY a food supplement now called Soylent?! I hear ads for it during some of my podcasts. Are they SERIOUS?! https://www.soylent.com That's Bert?! I love Bert - I remember him from our CX thread that I used to follow. I'm SO SO pleased that your toad project is going so well - I know how much hard work went into it - good for you!!!!! Wow!!!!! (I think chicken tastes better than turkey myself - I'd buy one of those for Thanksgiving in a red hot minute!) (Wondering if Ralph would send me hatching eggs... So I could make Naked Neck toads.... ) - Ant Farm

I am not sure. I have to think hard about this...... A toad has a certain amount of pride, it is hard for a chicken to have any pride or self esteem with a naked neck....

It is better than naked b..t!

 

[BantyChooks]

Should be pure. You don't think so? They're all still peeping. I know because I had to catch them so many times yesterday. They wouldn't go in the pond so I grabbed a few and lobbed them in. It was more fun than I'll admit.

 

[Akrnaf2]

OMG, don't tempt me!!! I already have SOOOOOOO many more chickens than I should! I just came back in after looking at my freezer and deciding I need to eat a lot more chicken to make room for all the culls I'll have to have this year

Us too. We have about 10 years worth of chicken in th freezer... I am so glad God made vacuum packers so the meat lasts forever.....we may never need chicken, sauerkraut or broccoli for the rest of this life and half of the next......


Can I interest anyone in10 gallons of sauerkraut ?

You really have alot of time and cabbage on your hands!

 

[chicken hawk 33]

I need help is she pregnant

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Should be pure. You don't think so? They're all still peeping. I know because I had to catch them so many times yesterday.

They wouldn't go in the pond so I grabbed a few and lobbed them in. It was more fun than I'll admit.

been there too, lol gooserz got the brunt of it because they all looked up to gooserz at first, it went downhill fast when mating began then well lets just say gooserz didnt want no duck on her back.