Hey Patty, Gator, Mike and other mille cochin enthusiasts

[hippichick]

How cute is she, Erin! Congrats! Mine are still in the hatcher. I'll take them out either tonight or tomorrow morning. Will get some pics then.

Paula

 

[JOSHSBANTAMS]

Hi all, I've just overloaded my incubators with Millies and Silkie eggs. I’ve got a dozen Millies that I can’t fit in it so I’ve decided to finally (share) let go of some. I need to ship them out Monday so they will still be only a few days old. If anyone is interested in them Email or PM me an offer. I might possibly consider a trade for eggs to come to me in a week or two, when I have more room.

I haven’t let any of my Millie eggs go before and I don’t really plan on doing it again until fall. Anyway let me know.

Thanks, Josh

 

[hippichick]

Hey, Josh. I just sent you a pm. I'd love the eggs if they're still available.

Thanks,
Paula

 

[hippichick]

Oh my goodness, I am so excited! Just got back, and looked in the hatcher, and my other little Millie hatched. All 3 hatched! I really thought my hatch was over, but I guess it wasn't. Go Millies!

Thanks, Lynne!!

Paula

 

[JOSHSBANTAMS]

To everyone that has been contacting me, I’ll get back to you this afternoon.
Thanks, Josh

 

[Happy Chicken Mama]

Oh Erin She is A.D.O.R.I.A.B.L.E!

You must be thrilled! How cute!

Yeah Paula THREE! ~

~

~

~ Whoo Hoo!

That's Great!

 

[alpinefarm]

My mille pullets have *finally* started to lay! Hoorah! Their sisters in CA were laying over a month ago, so I've really been a hovering doula here in Colorado...we're in the high Rockies, so spring is a little later coming together...they've been getting their daily outings to forage in the forest and their kelp and brewer's yeast and living vinegar....I'm exhausted! But they are laying!

Anyway, I've got some beautiful little eggs but then no possibility right now of incubating them! (Where's that "hitting head on wall icon when you need it??) We are on generator power this summer (we live off grid, are building house, solar someday...)

So I am now doing my doula wringing of hands for one of my hens or the little mille pullets to go broody and bring these Lynne F3s to fruition!

Any ideas on how to coax broodiness would be appreciated....

 

[Msbear]

They will probably lay for at least two months before thinking about going broody. One trick I use is letting the eggs pile up. They have to be ready but this definitely encourages them. ...So, around the end of July or August, leave the eggs in the nest.. 5 or so and stockpile in a good place indoors.. cool, dry, etc. and turn them every day or so. When your little hen goes broody (they will probably all go broody at the same time wait a few days for her to be fully set (they get off and on a lot the first time) then transition the stored eggs under her.

I have read about buidling incubators that use no electricity... I think they are candle operated... maybe check into it.

 

[alpinefarm]

Quote:
I have seen gas-lamp heated incubators in Lehmann's (the Amish non-electric catalog), but they are really pricey! Better, for me, to put $ into solar panel and batteries.

But, in the meantime, I will go nuts if I can't hatch these eggs!

 

[wwmicasa1]

Quote:
Tina,

I am so happy to hear you got some babies!!!! I know you will be in love

with them just like the rest of us. They are the sweetest, even the roos.

Friday I hatched 8 more F3's. Pics to follow.