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

[kajira]

Here was first day, then a few days later with my Araucana Boy... only boys seem to survive for my hatches lol

don't say that... I need girls, not 50 million roos!!! :L

 

[AlilSassy]

That's my problem, not sure about others. My boys just seem to survive my hatching practices lol... the Maran pictured pip'd n zipped in an hour, while one pip'd a day early, stayed that way 24hrs, I later helped, she had pip'd too soon and intestines were out, others died in shell, or 24hrs after hatching... The Araucana also hatched relatively fast and was very vigorous in the incubator after hatching. I tend to pick boys from bins too, it appears lol...

 

[DwayneNLiz]

That's my problem, not sure about others. My boys just seem to survive my hatching practices lol... the Maran pictured pip'd n zipped in an hour, while one pip'd a day early, stayed that way 24hrs, I later helped, she had pip'd too soon and intestines were out, others died in shell, or 24hrs after hatching... The Araucana also hatched relatively fast and was very vigorous in the incubator after hatching. I tend to pick boys from bins too, it appears lol...

theyre prettier and spunkier

 

[AlilSassy]

theyre prettier and spunkier

True that. Mine have all turned out to be friendlier too. First to run up for chest rubs, get jealous of who's being held, and generally want to jump up and investigate what I'm doing. Around 12 weeks old the boys start to lose that and the girls start to take over the favorite status...but that could be due to crowing, because I'm not supposed to have boys, so shooing, grabbing to stop crows etc all tend to start scaring the boys I need to move badly so I can keep the sweethearts.

 

[kajira]

That's my problem, not sure about others. My boys just seem to survive my hatching practices lol... the Maran pictured pip'd n zipped in an hour, while one pip'd a day early, stayed that way 24hrs, I later helped, she had pip'd too soon and intestines were out, others died in shell, or 24hrs after hatching... The Araucana also hatched relatively fast and was very vigorous in the incubator after hatching. I tend to pick boys from bins too, it appears lol...

Knowing my luck, I'll be a boy-breeder, too. Ugh.

Might be nice, if I want a lot of tom turkeys to eat... won't be so good if I need hens to lay or female ducks.

The good thing I guess is metzer farms sexes ducks, as do most of the turkey hatcheries... so down the road... I can get more girls.

 

[AlilSassy]

Knowing my luck, I'll be a boy-breeder, too. Ugh.

Might be nice, if I want a lot of tom turkeys to eat... won't be so good if I need hens to lay or female ducks.

The good thing I guess is metzer farms sexes ducks, as do most of the turkey hatcheries... so down the road... I can get more girls.

Ya, I ordered everything pullet in the breeds I could for the Welp and Ideal orders. I got Welps yesterday, and Ideal is due next week. I'm pretty sure I see a boy already in my Welp order, but 10 are SR, and I did want 1 boy at least in those

 

[kajira]

Ya, I ordered everything pullet in the breeds I could for the Welp and Ideal orders. I got Welps yesterday, and Ideal is due next week. I'm pretty sure I see a boy already in my Welp order, but 10 are SR, and I did want 1 boy at least in those

I can have boys. I already talked to my husband and he doesn't care if we have 20 roosters running around. As long as they don't fight or pick on the other animals or attack us or the kids, they can live in peace.

I actually love hearing my roosters crow, and the sounds the turkey's make are interesting.

 

[snywalker]

Here was first day, then a few days later with my Araucana Boy... only boys seem to survive for my hatches lol

It is hard to tell exact color in pictures, but he does look actually white like mine. So hopefully that's what she is.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I can have boys. I already talked to my husband and he doesn't care if we have 20 roosters running around. As long as they don't fight or pick on the other animals or attack us or the kids, they can live in peace.

I actually love hearing my roosters crow, and the sounds the turkey's make are interesting.

me too, my husband hates the crowing but i love it!!

 

[AlilSassy]

Ya,

It is hard to tell exact color in pictures, but he does look actually white like mine. So hopefully that's what she is.

Ya heat lamp doesn't help for color... I love actual white Chicks, so was pretty stoked to see him look that way.