Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[tdhenson86]

NOT FROM THIS SWAP>>>FROM LARGE FOWL SWAP !

Oh no!!! I sure hope they are able to send you more whatever they are!

 

[Daloorashens]

Once I have my flocks set, I don't plan to bring anymore birds in. So I think that is line breeding: father to daughter, son to mother.

I keep reading that is the best way to do it to improve the type/etc.... but I also read somewhere that it's best to have 2 lines with unrelated roosters... so that eventually you can breed back the female offspring to the rooster of the other line? That's the part I'm worried about, mostly b/c I don't have a ton of space for lots of different pens.... hmmmmmm

Well, I've done it now...I ordered a copy of the SOP from the APA. I am now instantly impatient for it to get here now. A little excited

Yay, good for you!!

Some evil people wouldn't let me win the Blue Double Laced Barnvelder chicks on RBA for my $1 bid.

It was still fun to daydream for those 90 minutes I was the high bidder.

Congrats on your 90 minutes of glory!!

Glad your eggs are being replaced BHep, goodness...

 

[DMRippy]

I just put my 6 of my CCL ladies in with a Rhodebar roo. Chicks will be sexable and lay pretty green eggs. They're 23-24 weeks old now so we're on egg watch!

My Rhodebar pullets came from green eggs... that is how I got them. She was not happy about green eggs from a brown egg layer. Would they be autosexing? Do you think they would breed true with that cross?

 

[DMRippy]

I keep reading that is the best way to do it to improve the type/etc.... but I also read somewhere that it's best to have 2 lines with unrelated roosters... so that eventually you can breed back the female offspring to the rooster of the other line? That's the part I'm worried about, mostly b/c I don't have a ton of space for lots of different pens.... hmmmmmm

That is my preferred plan. 2 pens for breeding. If you have a layer pen you can just rotate them in and out of the breeding pen. Some of my breeds I will not be able to do that so I will have to use father daughter breedings or mother son.

 

[flocksalot]

I'm setting eggs tomorrow morning, too!

I set something about every other day. Every time I put something in lockdown there are spaces to be filled, so I fill em. It just looks nicer when the bator is full. It's purely for ascetic purposes you know. And my first set of turkey eggs go into lockdown on Monday. I am so nervous!

Yeah turkeys!

I am giving up on turkeys again. Out of all the eggs I have had from krazykat and Profti, I have 2 turkeys. The last 4 blue slate, all started to develop. One made it to lockdown. It internally pipped then died. It was a blue one too....the one that hatched previously was a splash... cute...but wanted a blue. Why do I stink at hatching turkeys??? On that note, I am going to bed. Busy day tomorrow!!

Awe don't give up on them! Turkeys are so worth it.i would hatch them out for everyone if I could.

 

[allsummedup]

Okay so I'm sitting here starring at these eggs on pin and needles! I can't wait to start incubating them!

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Good Morning, Happy Chicken People!

Turkeys are a-hatching! Gotta rearrange the nursery again today!

 

[allsummedup]

Darn you flocksalot! Those midget turkeys are calling my name!! I can imagine how cute they are and it's driving me nuts!!!

 

[allsummedup]

Also Krafty don't give up on turkeys!!! I won't allow it.

 

[allsummedup]

Good Morning, Happy Chicken People!

Turkeys are a-hatching! Gotta rearrange the nursery again today!

See turkeys!