HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[DwayneNLiz]

I would love yours!

All yours!! maybe you can get her to eat, and not sass!

 

[junebuggena]

I had a lovely surprise this morning. The 5th egg under my broody that was too dark to see into, hatched! All 5 eggs that were fertile and viable made it to hatching. Gotta love a good broody.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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oh I willmake her cook it, then she is sure to eat!

I had a lovely surprise this morning. The 5th egg under my broody that was too dark to see into, hatched! All 5 eggs that were fertile and viable made it to hatching. Gotta love a good broody.

congrats!!!!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Quote: And there may be very good reasons not to keep eggs from a pullet. I'm still pretty new at this myself so please keep that in mind.
If the chickens were in the wild, they'd set on the eggs they lay and that would mean pullet eggs. I haven't had issues with pullet eggs, if they hatch they hatch. Of course, I'm drowning in my own eggs so I can try all different sorts of things. I know if I don't set them they definitely won't hatch...lol. It has worked for me with no additional expense. If I was paying for hatching eggs, I wouldn't be trying all this stuff.

Quote: I'm going to show your post to my husband so he knows I'm a genius!

He thinks otherwise...

(He has to put up with me)

Seriously though, we've just had LOTS of experience dealing with lots of hidden faulty genetic traits that took years to clean up in our sheep. And our previous employer made some REALLY poor choices with some bulls he purchased in the early 2000s that we had to deal with. (Think every second night going to the vets with cows needing Caesarian sections) We purchased the herd in 2011 and we've "just" about got everything cleaned up. Even we've had trouble with bulls we've bought since 2011. I've generally been disappointed in finding animals who meet my expectations. (horses, cattle and sheep.) We finally found 3 purebred cattle breeders that share our ideals. At $4000-$8000 for a bull, one doesn't want to have disappointment. I've been a CKSA Katahdin breeder for 18 years. I have yet to bring in an animal who will stand up as well or live as long as ours sheep.
(I'm getting all serious here...sorry!)

I'm just applying what I've learned over the years to the chickens more or less. If we hadn't had all the issues we've had, I guess I wouldn't know this stuff...lol.
I don't want people to be disappointed by my birds.
I want them to be pleased with how well my birds thrive under their management.

That's what I'm going for.

Quote: Thank you! Broodies are just a picture of natures beauty. I like to stand and watch them.

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Lol...oh no, I definitely have met those broodies. I had 11 broodies this year, 5 set twice.
I was meaning when they're not disturbed and they're sitting so sweetly still and regal.
That's nature's miracle right there.

 

[daxigait]

I had a lovely surprise this morning. The 5th egg under my broody that was too dark to see into, hatched! All 5 eggs that were fertile and viable made it to hatching. Gotta love a good broody. 

Congratulations!

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Quote: How cool!!! Now we know who to bug with questions IF I ever get more land!! muwahhahahaaaaa

More land = more chickens!!!

You need to get all evil with that!

Questions are great.

Whether I'd know the answer??? I'm still learning myself...

(But that's very flattering, thank you!)

 

[chickendreams24]

And there may be very good reasons not to keep eggs from a pullet. I'm still pretty new at this myself so please keep that in mind.
If the chickens were in the wild, they'd set on the eggs they lay and that would mean pullet eggs. I haven't had issues with pullet eggs, if they hatch they hatch. Of course, I'm drowning in my own eggs so I can try all different sorts of things. I know if I don't set them they definitely won't hatch...lol. It has worked for me with no additional expense. If I was paying for hatching eggs, I wouldn't be trying all this stuff.


I'm going to show your post to my husband so he knows I'm a genius! He thinks otherwise...
(He has to put up with me)

Seriously though, we've just had LOTS of experience dealing with lots of hidden faulty genetic traits that took years to clean up in our sheep. And our previous employer made some REALLY poor choices with some bulls he purchased in the early 2000s that we had to deal with. (Think every second night going to the vets with cows needing Caesarian sections) We purchased the herd in 2011 and we've "just" about got everything cleaned up. Even we've had trouble with bulls we've bought since 2011. I've generally been disappointed in finding animals who meet my expectations. (horses, cattle and sheep.) We finally found 3 purebred cattle breeders that share our ideals. At $4000-$8000 for a bull, one doesn't want to have disappointment.  I've been a CKSA Katahdin breeder for 18 years. I have yet to bring in an animal who will stand up as well or live as long as ours sheep.
(I'm getting all serious here...sorry!)

I'm just applying what I've learned over the years to the chickens more or less. If we hadn't had all the issues we've had, I guess I wouldn't know this stuff...lol.
I don't want people to be disappointed by my birds.
I want them to be pleased with how well my birds thrive under their management.

Lol...oh no, I definitely have met those broodies. I had 11 broodies this year, 5 set twice.
I was meaning when they're not disturbed and they're sitting so sweetly still and regal.
That's nature's miracle right there.  

Firstly I love what you're going for with your sheep and cattle etc. It is something we also want to pursue when we have the time and land. We attended mother Earth News Fair this year and that was a wonderful wealth of information and oh so fun!

We are learning all about the heritage breeds of different animals and want to really learn and do right by them.

 

[MyPetChicken]

My Pet Chicken has gotten into the Halloween spirit!

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[NaJoBeLe]

Wowser! Started reading through on Sat I think. Just finished all the way through. Now do I want to set eggs for Oct?? Better question is should I set eggs in Oct? I'm tempted but Oct is going to be very busy as are the next few months. DW is incubating a set of twins that are due on the 21st. Hmm time will tell. For now I shall follow and enjoy watching others.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Wowser! Started reading through on Sat I think. Just finished all the way through. Now do I want to set eggs for Oct?? Better question is should I set eggs in Oct? I'm tempted but Oct is going to be very busy as are the next few months. DW is incubating a set of twins that are due on the 21st. Hmm time will tell. For now I shall follow and enjoy watching others.

Maybe her incubation will count LOL