French frogs

[rossfam06]

I'm working on a plan to get setup for shipping eggs this spring
I don't like selling fertile eggs locally. I can't stand seeing my chicks on Craigslist, when all the people did was buy eggs from me then sell them as soon as they hatch. Shipping would be a good way to sell them without competing against myself

There you go!! Well I will buy some off of you!!

 

[scflock]

Ya know, I used to like the mille fleur best, but now I'm thinking I like just the black and white mottled. I'd really like to have blue!

The black mottled is really looking nice, and I have a young mille fleur cockerel coming up to take the place of the one the hay bale got

Speaking of that, I tried to fork one out of the sky yesterday, but apparently missed...

 

[3goodeggs]

Good Monday morning

Oh WV, you know I love the monkey business.

 

[FridayYet]

Sounds like a good idea SC.

My last day in CA, so going to squeeze in a few more visits to friends and I'll stop by my old office this afternoon. Then we need to get ready for the long drive home tomorrow.

 

[WalnutHill]

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It's definitely possible. My current generation of EEs came out of EEs I raised last year and I had two young males and six young females which were better than any of the parents. And with generations rolling in 9 months or less from egg to quality hatching egg, it doesn't take all that long. Just cull ruthlessly for unforgivable flaws and work with the best you have. Watching my Narragansett go from "pretty, petite, perfect pattern and color" to "color, features and conformation in compliance with SOP" (still working on historic size, this one can take a while when you have to double the size of the bird without losing the positive qualities) has been a joy, though I think I am going to step away from them as they are no longer quite as endangered as they were six years ago. I'll work on my Oregon Grays, which are critically rare and I already have a great specimen for my breeding program.

 

[WVduckchick]

The black mottled is really looking nice, and I have a young mille fleur cockerel coming up to take the place of the one the hay bale got

Speaking of that, I tried to fork one out of the sky yesterday, but apparently missed...

Have you hatched those, or are they very broody?

I bet you'll get more chances to fork it.

Oh WV, you know I love the monkey business.

 

[WVduckchick]

It's definitely possible. My current generation of EEs came out of EEs I raised last year and I had two young males and six young females which were better than any of the parents. And with generations rolling in 9 months or less from egg to quality hatching egg, it doesn't take all that long. Just cull ruthlessly for unforgivable flaws and work with the best you have. Watching my Narragansett go from "pretty, petite, perfect pattern and color" to "color, features and conformation in compliance with SOP" (still working on historic size, this one can take a while when you have to double the size of the bird without losing the positive qualities) has been a joy, though I think I am going to step away from them as they are no longer quite as endangered as they were six years ago. I'll work on my Oregon Grays, which are critically rare and I already have a great specimen for my breeding program.

Your OG's are really nice! I didn't know they were critically rare, so that's a great project!

 

[scflock]

Have you hatched those, or are they very broody?

Very broody. Not stupid silkie hatching at Christmas broody

, but they brood all spring and summer

 

[scflock]

It's definitely possible. My current generation of EEs came out of EEs I raised last year and I had two young males and six young females which were better than any of the parents. And with generations rolling in 9 months or less from egg to quality hatching egg, it doesn't take all that long. Just cull ruthlessly for unforgivable flaws and work with the best you have. Watching my Narragansett go from "pretty, petite, perfect pattern and color" to "color, features and conformation in compliance with SOP" (still working on historic size, this one can take a while when you have to double the size of the bird without losing the positive qualities) has been a joy, though I think I am going to step away from them as they are no longer quite as endangered as they were six years ago. I'll work on my Oregon Grays, which are critically rare and I already have a great specimen for my breeding program.

My BCM were too flawed to even attempt to improve, but these d'uccle are giving me hope. It would be a satisfying feeling to improve them. My AMs are great, but someone else did that. I want to see what I can do with the d'uccle

 

[WVduckchick]

Very broody. Not stupid silkie hatching at Christmas broody

, but they brood all spring and summer

That's good

And I just noticed that was post #10,000