I am incubating in the spring! What breeds should I hatch?

[Weeg]

I live in Washington out in the country, and I am looking to incubate in the spring! I already have a few RIR, EE's, Barred rock, SLW, Buffs, and Golden sex links. I want some more, exciting breeds, cute, fluffy, pretty, anything new that I haven tried! I think I have some Ayam Cemani eggs lined up, but i'll have not see. WE got col temps in the winter, last year was down in the 9-13 degrees at times, so not to bad, but chilly. We also get pretty warm in the summer, usually 70-90, but the hottest was up to 100 early last year. So I need some hardy breeds, but its not that bad. Happy to see what you think! Avery

 

[cherrynberry]

Brahmas?

 

[Weeg]

Brahmas?

There really pretty! D they all have fluffy feet or just some? I would have to put mulch down in my run before I get them, or there fluffy feet would be ALL messy! My run is horrible right now, so mucky! I love the featured feet though!

 

[cherrynberry]

There really pretty! D they all have fluffy feet or just some? I would have to put mulch down in my run before I get them, or there fluffy feet would be ALL messy! My run is horrible right now, so mucky! I love the featured feet though!

Yeah they have feathered feet and are perfect incubators!

 

[Weeg]

I was thinking maybe some kind of Maran breed, black copper, cookoo, or something like that so I could have the dark eggs!

 

[cherrynberry]

Black Australorps are also good...they are both cold and warm hardy

 

[cherrynberry]

Welsummers are cold hardy but not as much heat tolerant.

Edit: odd that the word "summer" is in their name...but yeah they lay pretty dark eggs.

 

[Weeg]

Welsummers are cold hardy but not as much heat tolerant.

Edit: odd that the word "summer" is in their name...but yeah they lay pretty dark eggs.

Welsummers are pretty too, I have a RIR too, but I have always thought he looked more like a Welsummer in color. Black astrolops ar cute too! Thanks for all the ideas! It also depends on what eggs I can fins locally, I don't really want shipped eggs, but if I decided I wanted some special breeds or something like that, I might give in. Lol!

 

[ladybrasa]

Second Brahmas!

Yeah, shipped eggs - I’d do it again to get specific breeds, but there are so many variables to consider. I had a batch shipped literally just over the state line and the box plinked around four states ... Even a batch from within my state took several days ...

 

[HappyDuckie]

Brahmas, Cochins, or Orpingtons!