Everything Chicken Chatter Thread

[KingD]

The Malay eggs are arriving between 10AM, & 2pm.

Sorry I keep bringing them up, just excited about them.

Fertile eggs!?
That'd be cool

 

[MysteryChicken]

Fertile eggs!?
That'd be cool

Yep, hatching eggs.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The birds are laying lots of eggs today. Just haven't counted them yet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Incubator warehouse is sending me a new motor for my egg turner.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The eggs were delivered.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'll take pictures of the eggs when I get them situated.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Aloha gang!
Just a chime in from an understanding person. I've had to give BYC a break a few times or just drop some threads I followed for awhile. It is easy to read to much into things and sometimes life is too short and complicated to put up with less than kind people, especially when facing outside challenges. I hope today is a good day for all.
I also hope BYC re-finds it's way into your happy zone. In the meantime, nothing wrong with healthy spaces where ever they are.
Love the breeding interest. Seems a natural progression with chicken keeping if a body has the space, love, $ and patience. I recently picked up a straight run of Brahma's. Dark, Buff and Light roo's along with a refresh of hens. My mixed (Brahma/Ameraucana) hunky hero rooster Spider- whos chicks did not come out as light as I was hoping on his first hatch and I think I got stuck with a bunch of boys AGAIN. I need to be more selective of my eggs in the future as my new Brahma pullets are just now reaching POL and i'm thinking of turning my heat up a bit. Anybody try that one? I just can't cull and don't want to deal with more roo's. I have a bunch of craigslist adds out for my best of the best roosters but no new takers for awhile. Plus it is hard on the heart.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Aloha gang!
Just a chime in from an understanding person. I've had to give BYC a break a few times or just drop some threads I followed for awhile. It is easy to read to much into things and sometimes life is too short and complicated to put up with less than kind people, especially when facing outside challenges. I hope today is a good day for all.
I also hope BYC re-finds it's way into your happy zone. In the meantime, nothing wrong with healthy spaces where ever they are.
Love the breeding interest. Seems a natural progression with chicken keeping if a body has the space, love, $ and patience. I recently picked up a straight run of Brahma's. Dark, Buff and Light roo's along with a refresh of hens. My mixed (Brahma/Ameraucana) hunky hero rooster Spiders chicks did not come out as light as I was hoping on his first hatch and I think I got stuck with a bunch of boys AGAIN. I need to be more selective of my eggs in the future as my new Brahma pullets are just now reaching POL and i'm thinking of turning my heat up a bit. Anybody try that one? I just can't cull and don't want to deal with more roo's. I have a bunch of craigslist adds out for my best of the best roosters but no new takers for awhile. Plus it is hard on the heart.
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Try one of what.

Pretty birds.

 

[KingD]

Lots of..

 

[TropicalBabies]

Try one of what.

Pretty birds.

Turning the heat up in the incubator? Supposed to give you more hens by not hatching the roos at a higher heat. Sorry, my post got a little goofy towards the end.