Hamsters

[holm25]

Any update?

 

[WVduckchick]

Any update?

Chaos hasn't been around for a few months. Hopefully he will return some day and update.

 

[Chaos18]

Well the CX were a miserable failure. New idea is to use Red Rangers (or whatever name you want to call them) in place of the CX. Currently have some that are growing out nicely at 9 weeks old.

 

[WVduckchick]

Well the CX were a miserable failure. New idea is to use Red Rangers (or whatever name you want to call them) in place of the CX. Currently have some that are growing out nicely at 9 weeks old.

CHAOS!!!!!
(sorry for your failed project)

 

[Molpet]

Well the CX were a miserable failure. New idea is to use Red Rangers (or whatever name you want to call them) in place of the CX. Currently have some that are growing out nicely at 9 weeks old.

my heritage mix roo over cx hen f2 are not hatching well.. eggs are porous and the broody keeps breaking them... and several white ones died the day after hatching. out of 14 eggs I have 5 live ones... only 2 are white, but they are bruser boys. The other 3 are barred.
3 more broodies have had broken eggs... 4 others I haven't seen any broken.

 

[Chaos18]

CHAOS!!!!!
(sorry for your failed project)

No need to be sorry, they tasted delicious. Project hasn't failed yet, just going in a different direction with it as conditions mandate.

 

[Chaos18]

my heritage mix roo over cx hen f2 are not hatching well.. eggs are porous and the broody keeps breaking them... and several white ones died the day after hatching. out of 14 eggs I have 5 live ones... only 2 are white, but they are bruser boys. The other 3 are barred.
3 more broodies have had broken eggs... 4 others I haven't seen any broken.

If you are experiencing so many broken eggs from broodies why not use an incubator?

 

[Molpet]

If you are experiencing so many broken eggs from broodies why not use an incubator?

that would make too much sense

that and I have had a dozen broodies.. and only one brooder (not that I couldn't make another) ... lots easier to let them do the work

also this way I don't pass on easily broken eggs

 

[Krazyquilts]

Well the CX were a miserable failure. New idea is to use Red Rangers (or whatever name you want to call them) in place of the CX. Currently have some that are growing out nicely at 9 weeks old.

I'm curious as to how much your foundation Male weighs. He sure is handsome!

 

[Chaos18]

that would make too much sense

that and I have had a dozen broodies.. and only one brooder (not that I couldn't make another) ... lots easier to let them do the work

also this way I don't pass on easily broken eggs

Yes broodys do make things easier and fragile eggs are never a good idea.