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[Daloorashens]

Goodness my above post is broken... My best layers this winter have been the Delaware pullets I got as chicks from Shawn... 4-5 eggs/week, with no extra light... wow and pretty eggs, too... a darker brown with reddish tint, one of them lays spotted eggs sometimes, maybe she's part Welsummer, lol

So sorry again Michelle, lots of

coming your way... People who haven't really taken the time to raise them don't understand how they all have their own personalities and such... DH has actually expressed some surpise upon seeing that the chickens have their own personalities... I was like, "told you so!"

Cool video Shawn!! Finally got home to watch it, poor chicken tho!!! Makes you wonder if she ever laid another egg after that, ouch!!

 

[Mo5C]

I just saw today some frostbite on my poor FCBM roo El Guapo.... I refuse to heat either, although I am going to insualte the roof of the coop, it's an old metal roof 3 side that we enclosed, and the insulation would benefit me all seasons, since the sun bakes it in the summer. It's funny on the cold hardy, the roo that's doing the best is the one not even in the coop, who lives with the goats, my RIR Red. He for sure wins a coop full of his own ladies this summer if he makes it through the winter

On a very exciting note, my very first hatch is going amazingly well. Out of 42 in the circulated Hovabator with turner, 36 are developing great on day 15, we pulled one with a blood ring for sure, and 5 are suspect, but they are all darker eggs so we're just not sure. None are leaking/smelly so we seperated them to the top corner and left them in. We bought a Mini Maglight LED Pro to candle with and it really works awesome. All but one of my eggs look good, and the other 5 bad/not sure were from a lady down the road who has an even better roo/hen ratio than me, so go figure! El Guapo and the EE roo Owen (who truly reminds me of Owen Wilson) are sure doing their jobs! Good boys!

ok what does FBCM stand for? Congratulations on the eggs Susan that is amazing.

 

[Mo5C]

Sorry to hear about the losses Michelle... I hate losing anything but especially the ones with no explanation..

On a brighter note.. You guys need to go check out this egg....

all I can say is Poor Hen. Very cool video.

 

[pawtraitart]

FBCM = French Black Copper Marans

 

[Daloorashens]

I have more chicks!! 2 of my own eggs have hatched and hoping for one more... One looks black and one looks blueish.. will post pics when they have dried out more=)

Cheryl... would love to see updated pics of your chickies=)

 

[SusanRenee]

Chickies are hatching! 9 out so far and 10 pipped! Whooop!

 

[BeccaSmith]

Congratulations!

 

[Daloorashens]

Yay Susan!!!

 

[Mo5C]

congratulations to everyone that has chickies hatching. What a sweet picture Susan, congratulations.
Daloorashens did you get anymore chickies to hatch out.

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Aaaaaaaarg, I'm never gonna hatch eggs. My incubator spiked to 110 on Friday and eggs were supposed to hatch on Saturday.