Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[crfarm]

they would be awesome to get one for each of the breeds I have!

and the pic doesn't show the entire length of this cage either. I couldn't get back far enough to capture the whole thing.

 

[Lilwanis]

Speaking of Easter eggers, this is Pearl. She has inspired me to want to own, work with, and breed wheaten ams. She is my puppy dog chicken.

 

[Smithyard Farm]

So decided to move Maya to the spare bathroom. Her own space. Hopefully tomorrow goes well. First day home alone for her.

Madamwlf - how did the puppy do?

 

[Smithyard Farm]

Speaking of Easter eggers, this is Pearl.
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love her!!

 

[madamwlf]

Madamwlf - how did the puppy do?

She's doing good at night. Whines a little but then goes to sleep. I got a ticking clock for her. My issue is the whining when I'm standing right next to her. She could be inches from me and will whine.

 

[WVstruttin]

Madamwlf

 

[kraftyladies]

Have a couple questions...

When you guys introduce your younger ones into the main flock, how old do you let them get? Anyone have any tricks for transition? I recently put some lemon cuckoos in with no trouble, but the lavenders, well that was another story.

And a totally non chicken question. I am looking for Lionhead rabbits. I remember someone on here that had some, bred them, or something. I am hoping to maybe locate a pair and can pick them up during my trip in May.

 

[pysankigirl]

So got home and had fun washing skunky dogs. but nothing is going to put a damper on my mood today.
I wish everyone else had had a good day because I know how annoying cheerful people are when you are having a bad day.

I got a call from the fellow I am meeting on Thursday to get my new Dorking Roos. He is a guy who's been really into Dorkings for like 50 years and has been collecting them and trying to save them from all over the east coast for many years. He's a really enthusiastic guy who I love talking to so just the call would have made my day. But he also informed me that in addition to the two roos he's bringing me, he's also wanting to know my incubator size so he can bring me enough eggs to fill it up from his two best pens!!! and he told me once they're grown he'd help pick the ones good enough to go forward with.

His colors are not the standard dorking APA SOP colors. He's trying to collect and save some of the non-standard ones. He has seen alot of the other guys into heritage Chickens die off and their familys didn't necessarily know what they had or who to contact to dispense of their flocks in the best way. Some flocks that took decades to create that have just gone to the meat processor and He has found out months afterwards that someone is gone and noone knows what happened to their chickens. And he has seen dorkings go from a popular breed to pretty rare and fears the loss of the genetics. So he says he's being a realist and admitting that we never know what could happen and wants to make sure his genetics are not all in one place. So he's giving me eggs from his Slate-reds and a color called "Pyle" that I had to look up but when I did, I was thrilled! so I am getting eggs and seems like a mentor as well!

 

[krazykat0373]

Shipped out this morning to thespoiledchicken, turkey eggs, tracking number 9114901075742423902422
received this morning from caj1985 hens choice


I posted this earlier, but haven't seen if I have been cleared or not.

Thanks

 

[caj1985]

So got home and had fun washing skunky dogs. but nothing is going to put a damper on my mood today.
I wish everyone else had had a good day because I know how annoying cheerful people are when you are having a bad day.

I got a call from the fellow I am meeting on Thursday to get my new Dorking Roos. He is a guy who's been really into Dorkings for like 50 years and has been collecting them and trying to save them from all over the east coast for many years. He's a really enthusiastic guy who I love talking to so just the call would have made my day. But he also informed me that in addition to the two roos he's bringing me, he's also wanting to know my incubator size so he can bring me enough eggs to fill it up from his two best pens!!! and he told me once they're grown he'd help pick the ones good enough to go forward with.

His colors are not the standard dorking APA SOP colors. He's trying to collect and save some of the non-standard ones. He has seen alot of the other guys into heritage Chickens die off and their familys didn't necessarily know what they had or who to contact to dispense of their flocks in the best way. Some flocks that took decades to create that have just gone to the meat processor and He has found out months afterwards that someone is gone and noone knows what happened to their chickens. And he has seen dorkings go from a popular breed to pretty rare and fears the loss of the genetics. So he says he's being a realist and admitting that we never know what could happen and wants to make sure his genetics are not all in one place. So he's giving me eggs from his Slate-reds and a color called "Pyle" that I had to look up but when I did, I was thrilled! so I am getting eggs and seems like a mentor as well!

pysankigirl,

Is he on the BYC Dorking club thread? I would LOVE to buy some eggs from him. I only got one Red Dorking to hatch out of the 24 that I set. I had a pen already reserved for these guys. If you would ask him if I could contact him, I would really appreciate it.

Crystal