FEBRUARY Hatch-A-Long 2015:Please Read First Post To Join H-A-L

[scflock]

Wow that is a bunch. I only have 6.

The first picture were for consuming. That was a week's worth. That was from all the flocks, including the ladies-only pen

 

[BonRae67]

The first picture were for consuming. That was a week's worth. That was from all the flocks, including the ladies-only pen

That is awesome. I don't think my hubby will let me get that big. All though I usually do what I want anyway.

 

[scflock]

That is awesome. I don't think my hubby will let me get that big. All though I usually do what I want anyway.

I'm lucky, my wife fell in love with the process as much as I did. She landscapes around the pens, and her silkie coop looks like a dollhouse. We have a lot of fun with them

 

[BonRae67]

I'm lucky, my wife fell in love with the process as much as I did. She landscapes around the pens, and her silkie coop looks like a dollhouse. We have a lot of fun with them

He would to if he would let himself love them like I do.

 

[StephensonC]

Yay I'm in!!! My first hatch-a-long.

 

[rainbowchick]

Hey stephensonc- you're only about an hour from me! What are you hatching?

 

[StephensonC]

Hey stephensonc- you're only about an hour from me! What are you hatching?

Hey rainbowchick!! Wow, a neighbor!! I have some Lavender Ameraucana eggs from a breeder and I'm gonna try some from my "I don't know what she is." I was told she was a Lavender Orpington, but she clearly isn't. She looks more like a Blue Wyandotte. Anyway, her eggs are fertile with my OEG Bantam rooster, so I thought it would be fun to see how they turned out. She just started laying about 2 months ago, so I haven't tried to hatch any of hers yet. I'm excited!! What are you hatching?

 

[rainbowchick]

I'm just hatching a barnyard mix from a local farm. It's a test hatch. I want to make sure I know what I'm doing with my incubator before I spend some serious money on eggs. One of the breeds I'm planning on is Lavender Ameraucanas. Where'd you get yours from?

 

[rainbowchick]

In fact, I recently read through all 161 pages of the Lavender Ameraucana thread and made a "summary post". You might want to check it out...
I wanted to learn everything I could about them before starting!

 

[StephensonC]

I'm just hatching a barnyard mix from a local farm. It's a test hatch. I want to make sure I know what I'm doing with my incubator before I spend some serious money on eggs. One of the breeds I'm planning on is Lavender Ameraucanas.

Where'd you get yours from?

I love mixes!! They are so much fun to see how they turn out. My first batch was from my Golden Comets, White Leghorns, & EE, all crossed with my RIR rooster, so those babies were mixes and are so cute. That's what I did too as far as trying them first to learn all the ins and outs of hatching. You will learn a lot from your first hatch, then you will become obsessed with it and want to do it again and again...lol

I got the Lavender Ameraucana eggs from a very nice lady on here. She has a farm in Ga. She has been working on her Lavenders for several years, and they are just beautiful. Here is the link where I was able to contact her. They are being shipped, which is risky, but I figured since she was just a few states away it wouldn't be too bad. She also has some very good reviews from others who have bought from her.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...g-eggs-beautiful-coloring-and-eggs-wk-of-1-19

My last hatch, the eggs shipped from Oklahoma, and they were in terrible condition. Only 2 out of 12 developed and hatched. They were EE.