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

[chickendreams24]

Broodies are so lovely and intense...in such a quiet way.

She's lovely!

Haha you've never met a couple ofy broodies lol I actually also have a couple hens and pullets that just scream their heads off if you disturb them while they're laying. You'd think they were taking a shower and you turned off the hot water. Lol

 

[bullets]

Haha you've never met a couple ofy broodies lol I actually also have a couple hens and pullets that just screamtheir heads off if you disturb them while they're laying. You'd think they were taking a shower and you turned off the hot water. Lol

Nice visual.

 

[Chaos18]

Did Day 14 candle last night night and pitched 6 (4 blood rings and 2 clears). Of the 6 remaining eggs 4 look good and I've got high hope for them, 1 is kind of iffy with the air cell and the last one I don't expect to hatch but it's still developing.

 

[Mylied]

Did Day 14 candle last night night and pitched 6 (4 blood rings and 2 clears). Of the 6 remaining eggs 4 look good and I've got high hope for them, 1 is kind of iffy with the air cell and the last one I don't expect to hatch but it's still developing.

What makes you think it won't hatch?

 

[Chaos18]

What makes you think it won't hatch?

The air cell is all kinds of screwed up looking.

 

[mlm Mike]

Day 7 for my other broody. Out of 10 eggs set, 2 were clear and one had a very visible blood ring. The rest look good.

Did Day 14 candle last night night and pitched 6 (4 blood rings and 2 clears). Of the 6 remaining eggs 4 look good and I've got high hope for them, 1 is kind of iffy with the air cell and the last one I don't expect to hatch but it's still developing.

Good luck with the remaining eggs!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

There you are! Thank you.

did you miss me?

Haha you've never met a couple ofy broodies lol I actually also have a couple hens and pullets that just scream their heads off if you disturb them while they're laying. You'd think they were taking a shower and you turned off the hot water. Lol

LOL!!

Did Day 14 candle last night night and pitched 6 (4 blood rings and 2 clears). Of the 6 remaining eggs 4 look good and I've got high hope for them, 1 is kind of iffy with the air cell and the last one I don't expect to hatch but it's still developing.

are these the EEs??

i hope they hatch for you

 

[Chaos18]

did you miss me?

LOL!!

are these the EEs??

i hope they hatch for you

Yes

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

5 out plus one pip that's visible



I will get a better picture later.

I just had my 6th one hatch. Another leghorn pipped.

These Aussies are so cute, had to do another fall photo shoot with one.

oh Cynth how lovely!! congrats!

Three chicks hatched. One still just pipped. I'll post pics tomorrow, once everyone is ready to be up and about.

Quote: Thank you! I select for a lot of things that are not the norm. I've gotten A LOT of strange looks over the decades...

For instance, on top of the usual requirements...I select replacement rams that the flies don't bother as opposed to the rams who are covered with flies. Eventually I get a flock that's naturally resistant to flies because the flies don't like them...lol. I've even shortened the tails on my sheep (with breeding) so I can see the udders easier.
I kept the offspring from my 2016 Jan/Feb hatch, who are first eggs from the first pullets who were chicks last year. These offspring were laying by June1 at 5 weeks, 2 weeks earlier than their mothers' point of lay at 5.5 months.

I'm the one who does the genetic sourcing for our cattle, our sheep and now my chickens. We have a closed herd and closed flocks and bring in only males. All of our female replacements come from out own stock so we've seen what impact this can have years down the road. I've already seen some really positive results in my chickens and their eggs in the one year I've had them and been hatching. I'm a huge proponent of survival-of-the-fittest genetics. Wild animals are so hardy and resistant; only the toughest survive and reproduce. Our selections are based on the same principles; animals that thrive with less work in our climate. Plus, we're getting older...

I am really hard to please (yes, I'll admit that

) and I cull ruthlessly, which doesn't mean I don't care for the ones who aren't the best...it just means we don't use them for replacement breeding stock. (They can still produce offspring for slaughter/eggs or be shipped themselves)
I have a lot of pets too.

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

 

[DwayneNLiz]

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

i know of 100 acres that is coming up for sale soon
lol