I hadn't really heard of Silverudd's until more recently, they seem to be picking up popularity, they are so pretty and those eggs are gorgeous!I’ve got 54 eggs preorderedand plan to start up a Silverudds programs, so…. 100?
Who knows what my chronically broody hen is planning for…
I'm routing for you! Category 2 here we go!!!Oh golly, that's a difficult question!
I know I'm gonna purchase some muscovy eggs, and since I actually have to pay for them, I won't go overboard. Let's say 15.
The "home made" chickens are more difficult, though. Since I haven't had a rooster for years, I haven't had the opportunity for infinite incubation for a long time. If I know myself correctly, I'll shove as many eggs as I have available into the machine before starting it (and throw in a few the next day)I just can't help myself when incubating mixes, too curious what they'll all look like!
A reasonable estimate: 30. Though I may set myself up for a prize in category 2...
I can loan you some silkies to brood eggs for youSame as @Ikslo . As was my hope last year, I hope all official hatching will we done by LF broodies, if any decide to sit. Not a very likely scenario, but not entirely unlikely.
As for the incubator, I’m not sure. I do really want to bring in some new blood this year, but I don’t know when, how exactly, what breeds, and how many eggs that is.
The breeds and landraces I’m considering are Araucana, Fayoumi, Aseel, Dongxiang Lukedanji, and possibly an unrelated line of Tsouloufates. I don’t know if I’ll be able to source any of these, or how many I will set to incubate.
I don’t even know if I’ll go with natural incubation or artificial, though I’ll probably go with the latter for shipped eggs (health policies are not really upheld here, and considering the mess the bantams made last year, I’m unsure if I’ll let them hatch again).
That’s all to say, I’m definitely not winning prize 1!
I don’t know if this counts as any sort of bias, but I really hope Debbie wins that one; 350+ chicks sounds cool af!
Nice! Coming out of the gates running hard here!
So, are you going for the same 350 as Debbie?
This is true. I've had some pretty awful hatch rates with shipped eggs this year.
Can't know what broodies might do, and hatch rates for eggs that have been through the post are just as unpredictable.
Same.
