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

[duluthralphie]

Did I mention I found the Chicago Manual of Style at the library today?

I will be sure to inform you of my learnings.

I am sorry, but I have so much style, I really cannot have anymore or I would explode...

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I will be sure to inform you of my learnings.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

How many roo heads does it take to fill a 3.5 gallon bucket? Remember --- there is twice as many feet filling the void.

 

[ronott1]

You finally used a proper em dash

Dang! I will have to be more careful in the future.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I am sorry, but I have so much style, I really cannot have anymore or I would explode...

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Hi ya everybody

 

[venymae]

I am ashamed. I got so caught up with raising chickens, that I let the tank conditions slide a bit. Nothing that can't be undone. I even added another (rather expensive) fish... a Koran Angelfish. It's still a baby, and it will go through many color changes before it's an adult...

Another fish addict! Hooray! Do you just do Salt? Your Koran is gorgeous! It's a Pomacanthus semicirculatus right? I love the babies best!
Glad to hear your son is going down a better path now! That must have been a hard road.

I havent sold any yet. It was so muddy all summer even changing shavings the eggs got dirty. They are better finally, what a summer! I have three hens, but those eggs are the darkest from the one hen, they were all fairly dark until lately and like Ron said it can be molt soon, as it should be anyways finally getting a cold spell! I have OE in there as well, and those eggs for the next generation should be fairly awesome in color as well. I didnt get a pick of what they are now, I have them on the counter but my cell needed charged

OE like old english?!? Don't they lay cream eggs? I am so confused! And you're saying no eggs to sell for the marans eh? Well that's a bummer! I will have to keep looking. I got all excited when you told me your beautiful black chicken was a french maran! My bff likes black chickens (black astros are her fav, she had one she called Betty the ItchB that was like a dog! Made my ears burn!) Well if something suddenly changes pm me!

 

[Akrnaf2]

I am ashamed. I got so caught up with raising chickens, that I let the tank conditions slide a bit. Nothing that can't be undone. I even added another (rather expensive) fish... a Koran Angelfish. It's still a baby, and it will go through many color changes before it's an adult...

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Definitely a win-win situation with my stepson. He went from a meth addict ex-con to a productive citizen of the community in less than 2 years. I'm very proud of the progress he made! And having him out of the house after 2 years? Even better!!! LOL!!!

I'm not sure what age the male reds become too tough to eat, but I'm raising them out to at least 10-11 months of age to see how they finish out. While they're dual-purpose birds, I'm more interested in getting a return on my investment than eating them. At least that's my goal. This 6 month old fellow caught my eye today, so I caught him and checked him out. He looked far enough along to make a judgement on him. I liked what I saw, so I put a band on him. He's now a "candidate" for next year's breeding season. Time will tell if he makes the final cut.

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Shalom Joey!
In the case of the rooster he will not do the final cut YOU WILL make the cutt that will final for the rooster! (In case he won't get to the SOP! )

 

[Faraday40]

Anyone want to play guess that gender!?!
These chicks are 5 weeks old. All are purebred orps. I color coded them with head spots, so I can keep track of them. It also makes it fun when people come to buy chicks. More than once, people made comments about how they never knew that chickens came in such pretty colors.



These 2 are my best bets for males, but I'm not 100% sure. Normally, their combs would be this size by 2 weeks & doubled by 5 weeks.
BLUE

LIGHT BLUE

Pic below shows blue on back left & light blue right/front



My best guesses for females:
WHITE (NO MARK)
*This is Jewel's baby = a possible blue orp sport or lav orp. Chick looked white at hatch but is looking lavender now. Pretty sure it's female, though.

PINK


GREEN


Completely confused on the genders of these last two:
Part of it could be because they were hyper when photographed so they look flushed.

PURPLE


BLACK




Some random group shots:

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Sorry to interrupt the party
But did you see that disgusting Antisemitic clip of the restorant in Damascus Virginia? I have the link, but I will not uploaded it. How long pepole can be so stupid and hold this medieval believes? Stupid and ignorant people!!

I didn't see the clip. That's unfortunate.

Not mine, a cream legbar ×BCM

Don't cream legbars produce a blue egg? I have yet to produce an egg that green. It "almost" looks like the shade is extreme from the camera tone. I'm not an expert, but wouldn't the egg be more of an olive color...or even an army green? I could see getting an egg like that from a green egg layer such as a Silverudd's blue X BCM. Maybe.

zero rent.. only because we got her to leave her low life pc of _____ boyfriend. So she can save some money. She has two jobs and was always broke and her ex ain't worked a day in 2 years. Why get a job if your girlfriend has two? BUM