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

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ChickenCanoe said:
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Two things. What is your goal for a flock breeder?
If your goal is egg color, all other things being equal, always save the bird that comes from the most preferred egg color.
If your goal is production, select the rooster with the most space between the keel bone and the pelvic bones. Even though roosters don't lay eggs, he will impart his abdominal capacity to his offspring. This judgement always has to be done with birds of the same age.
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X2 and hopefully the one with best color will also be the best structured.
 
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Is it POSSIBLE?!?! Did my two crestless magpiesmake a crested magpie duckling?!?!


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Phage said:
I seriously believe that the less you mess with eggs the better they do. The temptation to help is HUGE but I am pretty sure helping kills more chicks than it saves. I have learnt the hard way too.

Set 49 eggs 3 weeks ago. Added water to the Bator 4 times only. Pulled 7 blanks a week ago and this morning have 35+ chicks and the rest look pipped.
Pure neglect seems to work perfectly.
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I agree and I am so good at practicing neglect. I have a lifetime of experience to draw on when it comes to neglecting things.
 
ChickenCanoe said:
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Two things. What is your goal for a flock breeder?
If your goal is egg color, all other things being equal, always save the bird that comes from the most preferred egg color.
If your goal is production, select the rooster with the most space between the keel bone and the pelvic bones. Even though roosters don't lay eggs, he will impart his abdominal capacity to his offspring. This judgement always has to be done with birds of the same age.

I agree completely.
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I am most interested in blue eggs. They are within three weeks of each other in age. The problem is I got the Ameraucana as a day old chick so I never saw his egg. I only have the hen I got with him that lays a green egg tinted towards blue :(
 
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Pensmaster said:
They shipped from Florida Thursday night 6:30 and arrived here for Saturday morning pickup at 9:00 All look ok only one had a detached AC the size of a dime. Looks to be very fresh eggs. Thanks. When do peppers come in?
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She just packaged and shipped this morning. ETA is the 23.
I am glad your shipped eggs (For Benny) arrived well.
 
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