First Hatch 2010-Rocks, Amer's, etc. (FINISHED!)

[joletabey]

Can't you smell the lasagna?

 

[speckledhen]

I am merely replacing a handful of hens who are probably going to be gone within the next year or so. Honestly, I am downsizing! Really!

 

[Yard full o' rocks]

This is beginning to sound like the start of a CHICKEN Party!!!!

 

[joletabey]

I just wish someone would get around to setting the date and the place. . . . .or did I misunderstand chicken party?

 

[speckledhen]

Sad face here. Beth, I candled all six of Dusty's eggs and they all appear clear. Either Suede isn't fertile or he isn't getting the job done for some reason. Could be his fertility is just off this winter, especially at his age. Dang!!!!! I will leave them in the bator till Friday, then when I will recandle them, just to be sure. Even two of my own BR's are not fertile, Amanda's. Becca's and Fern's are doing great. Anyway, I'm so sorry to have to give you bad news.

On a lighter note, I also candled the BBS Rocks and Ameraucanas. About half of the BBS Rocks don't show development going into Day Six, but that's okay since I dont need huge numbers of them. The Marans crosses? Who knows! One is super dark, even with my slide projector. The other does seem to have development. The two Ameraucanas seem to have development, though the splotchy shells make it hard to be sure.

The other package containing the 4 breeder type BRs and 8 BBS Ameraucanas was really handled roughly and those are the ones with some blown aircells. One of the eight BBS Amerauanas in that box had a blown cell, but the other seven are great! The lone BR left from that box has a shell that makes it hard to see, but it appears to be developing. I'll have to recandle all the questionable ones.

Shipping eggs is such a gamble! It's really a miracle that you can even mail eggs and some will still hatch after that bumpy ride across the country.

 

[joletabey]

Cynthia,
RATS!!! Well, that is the luck of the draw- I hope you are wrong, but, gosh, you are an incubating queen, so I guess I will just have to wait. Would you be willing to try again later on? Suede isn't old enough to quit yet!!!! Tell him to eat . . .uh. . .oysters? UH, what gets a chicken's count higher?

I am glad you have some others that look good- Scott needs a splash roo!

 

[Chipper]

Quote:
Sniff,Sniff,Sniff You know I just can't resist.

 

[speckledhen]

I hope that as weather warms a bit, he'll get revved up.

 

[joletabey]

Chipper, wipe up the drool!

Cynthia, considering how cold it has been, I think you are correct in thinking he'll rev up in the spring. Honestly, would he be considered "old" at three?

 

[speckledhen]

I think that the larger breed roosters might not live as long as the bantam types, sort of like large dogs' lifespans are shorter than the little yappy dogs'.