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

[daxigait]

@MotorcycleChick
Did Duckling get any pictures of her Ameraucana?

 

[dan26552]

I like this type.View attachment 1078350

Pretty

 

[BantyChooks]

He is beautiful isn't he. But what a stinker! He is the one I had to help the most at hatch. I held him in front of the heater for a long time to get him warm and I'll never forget when he opened his little eyes and looked at me for the first time! It was love at first sight. He follows me everywhere and I have to be careful not to step on him.

I'm gonna steal him.

Just don't sit on the grass down this way or you may get out lovely biting no see ums the chigger

I've heard of them... They sound nasty.

 

[daxigait]

Morning everyone
Dump run today. Trading labor with neighbor for this run.
Flies hate the heat. Seldom see any when the heat sticks around this long.
Beautiful out this am. Will be 106 + today.

My disappointment with the Altsteriers egg size will just have to be. I weighed them today and they are the size they are supposed to be. Good thing as I thought maybe I have hatched pullets eggs and was stuck with smaller eggs.

I'm glad they are normal, but sorry the are small. I am impatiently waiting for next month to see if any of my emerging pullets actually lay a blue egg. Of course, I have a group of six hens with only one laying at the moment. I can't figure that coup out except the two that are finishing chicks they hatched. I guess I will figure out how to worm them while they are down anyway.

 

[Pensmaster]

I'm glad they are normal, but sorry the are small. I am impatiently waiting for next month to see if any of my emerging pullets actually lay a blue egg. Of course, I have a group of six hens with only one laying at the moment. I can't figure that coup out except the two that are finishing chicks they hatched. I guess I will figure out how to worm them while they are down anyway.

Actually getting used to the size. Same on eggs with the group of four hens. The three that went group broody haven't started laying either. 4 chicks still in that pen despite the rooster and fourth hen trying to get them.

 

[daxigait]

Yes, early on I was getting so many eggs I sold a bunch of hens and right now I've got half of them either on strike or broody.

 

[Pensmaster]

Same here. Definitely not earning their keep. Lots of customers not many eggs.

 

[daxigait]

I am living your quote from last week as I hike this morning. It feels like I am breathing water or as you said swimming not hiking.

 

[BullChick]

@MotorcycleChick
Did Duckling get any pictures of her Ameraucana?

I will get pictures when we get the trio. The seller isn't sure which group he's choosing from. They will be young still, but old enough to guess sex.

 

[kajira]

Luckily, we get more eggs than we can even use, even with half our flock being broody. lol
Our newest EE-RedSex link - just laid us our first egg, too. lol it was TINY! :O