Halloween/Thanksgiving Hatch-a-Long 2019

[ShrekDawg]

I have always wanted a pink layer. Hopefully my Sussex lays pink. I’ve heard they can.

 

[ShrekDawg]

JG are pigs! I'm not sure I'd have more than 2 unless they're crossed with something. I go through a ton of food because of them.

Same with my Black Australorps and now my Delaware.

 

[MROO]

You test an incubator with thermometers, not eggs, you enablers.

Shhhhh! You're taking all the fun out of it!

 

[muddy75]

80 quail eggs set!! these are all collected in the past 7-10 days from my current covey.....I just started “downsizing” about a month ago to make room for newbies so my current males are autumn amber, falb fee, grau-fee, and pearl. hens are various colors......will be an interesting batch for sure!!

 

[MROO]

I crossed my sex links with my jersey giants because sex links only live 3 years or so and I wanted to add new layers. I'm going to have a retirement flock once mine are too old to lay

I doubt they'll look cool probably just black and blah

I have a few surprises in my 'bator, right now - Jersey Giant with a Blue Splash Silkie. They were never intended for hatching, but a friend wants more chickens and doesn't care what breeds ...s o what the heck? We'll see what we come up with in this mix-n-match clutch ... if any even hatch ...

 

[muddy75]

I have a few surprises in my 'bator, right now - Jersey Giant with a Blue Splash Silkie. They were never intended for hatching, but a friend wants more chickens and doesn't care what breeds ...s o what the heck? We'll see what we come up with in this mix-n-match clutch ... if any even hatch ...

i had hatches like that for Easter.... I only had 5 or so hatch but only 3 survived to adulthood.....1 was Buff EE cockerel and 2 BO x Silkie pullets......pic of the “wonder twins”

 

[MROO]

JG are pigs! I'm not sure I'd have more than 2 unless they're crossed with something. I go through a ton of food because of them.

I have one, and she was unplanned - a rescue from my local Kindergarten class hatch. I kinda wish we had the space - and the extra money, 'cuz I know they eat alot - to have a whole flock, because she is absolutely the SWEETEST bird! And her topcolor is absolutely amazing. We took her to the County Fair, mostly to confirm that she really was a JG and not a big Australorp, and the judge loved her. At 3 1/2 months (he thought she was 10,) she won Best American in a pretty large class. DD was absolutely thrilled!
She (the pullet, not DD) is in with our tiny Nankins, and it's absolutely hysterical to watch the flock dynamics. At just six mos old, she's far from alpha hen. That rank goes to a little 21 oz hen with a ton of attitude. I hate to think of what would happen if Siri ever pressed her size issue. I really don't see that happening, though. She's far too mellow for all that drama. Our biggest worry is of her squishing a bantam when she jumps down from the roost. I know I'm dating myself here, but she reminds me of Baby Huey, the baby goose from the old cartoons ... cute as a button, sweet as pie ... and totally clueless!

 

[BullChick]

You test an incubator with thermometers, not eggs, you enablers.

Incubators behave differently with eggs in them.

I was informed that a 16 oz Coke bottle worked well as a kill cone for quail.

Yup, that would work. I forgot soda existed.

 

[BantyChooks]

Incubators behave differently with eggs in them.
Yup, that would work. I forgot soda existed.

Any egg-sized watery mass can sub.

 

[BullChick]

Any egg-sized watery mass can sub.

Not really. Without life growing, you cannot be sure.