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[FlashPointFarm]

Hi Schroeder,

Hope you have a great hatch! Wait until day 23, if you don't see any other chicks working on getting out, then transfer the chicks to the brooder. Have your brooder set up and warm. There are a lot of threads already on here that can give you great instructions on brooding. Click on the tab "Learning Center" on the top menu of this page.

PM is a private message.

I don't know how the eggs are doing that I got from Kari in Waverly. They are mixed in with about 2,000 other eggs in an incubator. I'll let you know how many I get total, as I set some of my own with them on Monday. I'll be separating her eggs from mine when we are hatching so I can toe punch them to tell them apart.

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pbjmaker
sorry i dont mean to be weird i just want to see a live iowa b
and looking for someone local to ask questions without having
to post all of them
how long do i leave the chicks in the incubater after {if} they hatch
then what????
if they do not hatch on due date how long do you wait??
brooder box
when can they go in the coop i built in the backyard???
where did you get your iowa b from ????
what is PM ????

flash point
how are your eggs doing that i saw in waverly????
OMG i just got called into the livingroom there is an egg that has a tiny hole in it and its cheaping
as im typing
schroeder got to take photo

 

[FlashPointFarm]

Having met you in person, I thought you were very charming. I'm happy you joined us!

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Who am I?
I am a husband, father, grandfather. Served 6 years USAR. NRA member. A class winner at the Iowa State Trapshooting Championships. Retired after a career at a Fortune 500 company. I am an Iowan who raises and shows exhibition quality birds. I have a good NPIP flock of Black Cochins and Columbian Cochins. I am a member of the Eastern Iowa Poultry Club, American Bantam Association, and Cochins International. I tried to give my opinion in an informational and non judgmental way. Obviously I failed to understand the private club this is rather than a public forum.The BackYardChickens Forum is a place for members to ask questions, share their experiences, and help each other learn while making new friends. Respect that people may have a different political, religious, philosophical and cultural background than you. Be friendly and courteous to all members at all times. I may have or may not have been right but I have a right to express my opinion. You responded in a childish attack mode unlike the other response that was explanatory, well thought out, and courteous.

 

[pbjmaker]

Schroeder - I will send you a private message with my number in it. Look at the top left part of your screen and it will show you have a PM. Then click that. Tonight I was at my daughters track meet, so I just got home and my wonderful hubby had already locked up all the chickens. He even made sure to get the 3 babies into the coop.

Black Cochin Bantams - 1. I drool over your cochin avatar. 2. Feel free to join in our chicken lovers "club". Like Eric said, several of us have met in person so we talk about all kinds of stuff - it almost always comes back to chicken talk though

and I do realize this is an open forum. I am never trying to be rude and never post anything that I would care if someone saw. Although I did loose my temper one time and one time only.

I work with behavior children alllllll day long and have a lot of patience so it takes a lot to get me all riled up

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

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Who am I?
I am a husband, father, grandfather. Served 6 years USAR. NRA member. A class winner at the Iowa State Trapshooting Championships. Retired after a career at a Fortune 500 company. I am an Iowan who raises and shows exhibition quality birds. I have a good NPIP flock of Black Cochins and Columbian Cochins. I am a member of the Eastern Iowa Poultry Club, American Bantam Association, and Cochins International. I tried to give my opinion in an informational and non judgmental way. Obviously I failed to understand the private club this is rather than a public forum.The BackYardChickens Forum is a place for members to ask questions, share their experiences, and help each other learn while making new friends. Respect that people may have a different political, religious, philosophical and cultural background than you. Be friendly and courteous to all members at all times. I may have or may not have been right but I have a right to express my opinion. You responded in a childish attack mode unlike the other response that was explanatory, well thought out, and courteous.


Thank you. I greatly appreciate your welcome. Having traveled thousands of miles to shows, swaps, and to visit breeders I can say I enjoy most people that have and enjoy poultry. We all have experiences that may help others with their questions.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

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Thank you for the compliment on my Cochin. He is not my best bird but typical of the type of bird I try to raise. He was the only one that would pose in his cage when I took pictures. Anyone who has tried to take pictures of their birds know how hard it is to get decent pictures. Usually I feel my hens are my best birds (ie closer to meeting the SOP). I will post a few pics of some of my other birds soon.

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Some pictures of my other birds. Hope you enjoy.
Another Black Cochin Rooster

A Black Cochin Hen

My oldest Columbian Male

A young Columbian

A Columbian pullet

Columbian chicks

The grow out pen of Columbians

 

[pbjmaker]

Oh my goodness - those bitty chicks are soo cute! Your birds are just beautiful!

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

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Those chicks were 3 of the 30 that I hatched last year. I have some in the brooder and hatching more every Saturday. I set a new batch of eggs every Sat morning. My goal this year is to hatch over 100 Columbians and up to 150 before the end of May. I plan to show some at Indianapolis Croassroads Show in late October. Crossroads will be held at the Indiana State fair grounds and is the National Championship for both sanctioning bodies for poultry the APA & the ABA. That show in 2006 had over 10,000 birds exhibited and at least several thousand more for sale. I told the wife in January that I was going to show at Indy in the fall. Then about 3 weeks later will be the Iowa City show. In 2 weeks there is a show at Avoca iowa .

 

[mrandmrschicken]

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Those chicks were 3 of the 30 that I hatched last year. I have some in the brooder and hatching more every Saturday. I set a new batch of eggs every Sat morning. My goal this year is to hatch over 100 Columbians and up to 150 before the end of May. I plan to show some at Indianapolis Croassroads Show in late October. Crossroads will be held at the Indiana State fair grounds and is the National Championship for both sanctioning bodies for poultry the APA & the ABA. That show in 2006 had over 10,000 birds exhibited and at least several thousand more for sale. I told the wife in January that I was going to show at Indy in the fall. Then about 3 weeks later will be the Iowa City show. In 2 weeks there is a show at Avoca iowa .

Those are beautiful birds!
I did not get a flyer for Avoca? We exhibited last year but nothing. Do you have some contact info for Diana Dahir?
Had a very poor hatch last two days, only 3 out of ten. Still have today but the eggs don't look promising. The power outtage we had while in Mason City must have been just long enough.

I have not gotten my eggs from across the pond yet. Getting worried about them.
Schroeder Van.... where's those pics?

 

[Black Cochin Bantams]

Quote:
Those chicks were 3 of the 30 that I hatched last year. I have some in the brooder and hatching more every Saturday. I set a new batch of eggs every Sat morning. My goal this year is to hatch over 100 Columbians and up to 150 before the end of May. I plan to show some at Indianapolis Croassroads Show in late October. Crossroads will be held at the Indiana State fair grounds and is the National Championship for both sanctioning bodies for poultry the APA & the ABA. That show in 2006 had over 10,000 birds exhibited and at least several thousand more for sale. I told the wife in January that I was going to show at Indy in the fall. Then about 3 weeks later will be the Iowa City show. In 2 weeks there is a show at Avoca iowa .

Those are beautiful birds!
I did not get a flyer for Avoca? We exhibited last year but nothing. Do you have some contact info for Diana Dahir?
Had a very poor hatch last two days, only 3 out of ten. Still have today but the eggs don't look promising. The power outtage we had while in Mason City must have been just long enough.

I have not gotten my eggs from across the pond yet. Getting worried about them.
Schroeder Van.... where's those pics?

This is my information out of the Feb Poultry press: Diana Dahir 1-712-485-2412 [email protected] 32537 Whippoorwill Rd, Mindon, IA 51553 I had emailed them in the past and gotten no response so I show in Peoria instead. Same distance from my home in eastern Iowa. I am going to the Peoria show the same day as the Avoaca show. A nice smaller show run by very nice people. Usually release us by 3pm.