Future plans for 2025! Breeding for large meaties, barring, lacing and EE

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Down to 58. Culled the black LF mix pullet who had leg issues. I tried figuring out what was wrong with her but couldn’t find much internally. I did notice the tendons on the drumsticks looked thicker than usual and possibly bruised. Could be why she couldn’t walk or found it too painful. Poor thing.

Weighed 3lbs 1oz—>1lb 8oz skinned

 

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Another new layer or two, laying a shade of green. For the life of me I cannot remember if one of these was collected yesterday or both from today. Either the blue EE pullet tripled the size of her first egg or someone else is laying, possibly both.

Anyways, another egg from Chunky, up to 3 decent eggs for hatching.

 

[DemeterAD9]

I had set 7 Chunky eggs and one OE egg under the legbar X broody on 7/31. They are due to hatch next Thursday give or take a day as I added the next two Chunky eggs she laid after I set the first 5. Candled and removed the duds yesterday and I am left with 2 Chunky eggs and the OE egg (hoping for a roo).

Egg comparisons! The diamond duchess lays green eggs that have been anywhere from 1-3 yolks and vary in size because of it.

Someone is laying olive eggs in the mornings before I get up. I would guess it is the blue EE with muffs (white EE’s daughter) but I wouldn’t think they’d be so dark with just an F1 generation especially since the dad was a BJG. Maybe it is one of the OE daughters? I’ve seen the silver one squatting.
Mystery olive eggs with the white EE’s light blue egg.

And the older hens are going through an egg size upgrade. The two BJGs are finally laying decent sized eggs and so is the one light brahma. The LB who lays speckled eggs has not laid in probably 2+ months, maybe molting? I think I may cull her anyways due to her previous infertile eggs I tried hatching.
Left to right, LF mix, LB, one band BJG and 2 band BJG.