Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[crazypetlady]

Wayne nice legbars I would love that roo.

 

[Overoberyl]

I was chained to my desk today and am trying to catch up on my threads now. I'm having withdrawals!

Since everyone is posting photos, I thought I'd mention that I have a few on my profile page under my albums. I really need to update them soon. My bantam Cochin girls and my sole remaining Olandsk Dwarf pullet started laying last week. I'm dying to set some, but my incubator is full....AND the Cochins and ODs are all running together. I'm sure they'd be cute little mixes though lol!

Just curious if any of you are very familiar with genetics regarding pattern. My bantam Cochins were hatched from eggs from Lucky Pickens here on BYC. I have 2 gorgeous mottled boys that are almost identical....I'll be keeping one for sure. The only 2 girls I kept are a calico patterned girl that came from her blue mottled project pen and a silver laced girl with really good type but who has a few feathers with incomplete lacing. I am thinking the mottled boy and calico girl would produce some nice mottled chicks, but I'm clueless about the combination of the mottled boy with the silver-laced girl. Any guesses? I do have a silver-laced cockerel, but I'm on the fence about keeping him. I have WAY too many boys!

These pics are about a month old and taken with my phone...

mottled boy - he is very wide and is really filling out now



Confetti - calico pullet



silver laced pullet - not a very good pic, I know

Really pretty! Sorry I can't answer your genetics question but these are beautiful!

 

[Overoberyl]

I just had a LF cochin chick hatch yesterday, and it has been really fussy and scooting around on its belly...so looking more closely I realized that the two outside toes are fused...kinda webbed almost all the way to the tip. Anyone had this before? Is there anything I can do to correct it? I put the chick in a band-aid hobble like you would for a spraddle leg but I'm not sure that is going to help...it seems robust and healthy in every other way, so I want to give it a chance...any suggestions?

 

[madamwlf]

For you Polish breeders out there. Is it worth it putting a light in my Polish coop? I really want to hatch some of their eggs but only one hen is laying and sporadically at best. The other 2 were but stopped. Are Polish good winter layers? If it will help I will put a light out there.

 

[madamwlf]

I just had a LF cochin chick hatch yesterday, and it has been really fussy and scooting around on its belly...so looking more closely I realized that the two outside toes are fused...kinda webbed almost all the way to the tip. Anyone had this before? Is there anything I can do to correct it? I put the chick in a band-aid hobble like you would for a spraddle leg but I'm not sure that is going to help...it seems robust and healthy in every other way, so I want to give it a chance...any suggestions?

Is there a piece of skin between the toes? I think you can cut the skin if there is to separate the toes.

 

[debs_flock]

Okay, am I supposed to be reporting eggs I sent? I just posted both of my weekend swaps.

Deb

 

[madamwlf]

Okay, am I supposed to be reporting eggs I sent? I just posted both of my weekend swaps.

Deb

I don't think you have to report eggs you send. Just give the receiver a heads up they are coming.

 

[BHep]

For you Polish breeders out there. Is it worth it putting a light in my Polish coop? I really want to hatch some of their eggs but only one hen is laying and sporadically at best. The other 2 were but stopped. Are Polish good winter layers? If it will help I will put a light out there.

IMO: They are spotty layers at best. Mine have never laid in winter. I have not put a light out there either, may help...IDK

 

[madamwlf]

IMO: They are spotty layers at best. Mine have never laid in winter. I have not put a light out there either, may help...IDK

I just want to hatch some of their eggs. I have 4 in the incubator growing now. A few more would be nice. Unless someone wants to share some Tolbunt eggs.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: I already sent out the conf #'s, thanks!

Deb