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[Faraday40]

 

[Faraday40]

Here are the Dec 31st chicks
Sometimes you can guess a Serama’s gender by observing little details around 3 weeks
I think he’s likely a male:



Sometimes they just scream “male” at 2 weeks!


This last one is my best hope for a female.

 

[Molpet]

Here are the Dec 31st chicks
Sometimes you can guess a Serama’s gender by observing little details around 3 weeks
I think he’s likely a male:
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Sometimes they just scream “male” at 2 weeks!
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This last one is my best hope for a female.

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Yea I agree with the males

 

[Faraday40]

Yea I agree with the males

Yes these boys are over-achievers. Although it's sutble now, they're only 2 weeks old! I was so surprised to the touch of pink already. Perhaps they'll be crowing in another week or two.

 

[Djrdn]

Hi all! In April I am doing a chick study with a group of kids, and I am thinking about using eggs from my own flock for the kiddos to incubate. We will incubate a couple dozen eggs or more if we are able to move forward with this. I have Silverlaced Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds. Chicks will be a combination of straight Silver Laced Wyandottes and Wyandotte-RIR mixes. My question is do you think I would have a good chance of finding homes for all of them if I sweeten the deal by vaccinating them for Mereck’s disease and giving them away in straight runs of threes? I don’t know if I should try selling them. The only caveat is that takers would have to pick them up from me. I am trying to see if I will be permitted to arrange a scheduled pickup in a park or outside our institution. Im located in the Chicagoland area.

Update: during my quest to get to the Illinois thread, I was told I didn’t need to vaccinate.

 

[Molpet]

Hi all! In April I am doing a chick study with a group of kids, and I am thinking about using eggs from my own flock for the kiddos to incubate. We will incubate a couple dozen eggs or more if we are able to move forward with this. I have Silverlaced Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds. Chicks will be a combination of straight Silver Laced Wyandottes and Wyandotte-RIR mixes. My question is do you think I would have a good chance of finding homes for all of them if I sweeten the deal by vaccinating them for Mereck’s disease and giving them away in straight runs of threes? I don’t know if I should try selling them. The only caveat is that takers would have to pick them up from me. I am trying to see if I will be permitted to arrange a scheduled pickup in a park or outside our institution. Im located in the Chicagoland area.

Update: during my quest to get to the Illinois thread, I was told I didn’t need to vaccinate.

@Faraday40 is involved with schools doing this.

 

[Faraday40]

ive done

Hi all! In April I am doing a chick study with a group of kids, and I am thinking about using eggs from my own flock for the kiddos to incubate. We will incubate a couple dozen eggs or more if we are able to move forward with this. I have Silverlaced Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds. Chicks will be a combination of straight Silver Laced Wyandottes and Wyandotte-RIR mixes. My question is do you think I would have a good chance of finding homes for all of them if I sweeten the deal by vaccinating them for Mereck’s disease and giving them away in straight runs of threes? I don’t know if I should try selling them. The only caveat is that takers would have to pick them up from me. I am trying to see if I will be permitted to arrange a scheduled pickup in a park or outside our institution. Im located in the Chicagoland area.

Update: during my quest to get to the Illinois thread, I was told I didn’t need to vaccinate.

I've done this often and afterwards sell the chicks straight run. If there is a way to identify the purebred eggs you will have a much easier time selling them. Although mixes are just as nice for eggs and pets, most people want purebreds

Timing is also weird. If you're selling in late April/early May then you may go a week with no takers..... but those same chicks will sell out in a day or two in late June. If they are old enough to sex, then I only sell the females and simply give away all the males to anyone who can take them.

 

[Djrdn]

ive done

I've done this often and afterwards sell the chicks straight run. If there is a way to identify the purebred eggs you will have a much easier time selling them. Although mixes are just as nice for eggs and pets, most people want purebreds

Timing is also weird. If you're selling in late April/early May then you may go a week with no takers..... but those same chicks will sell out in a day or two in late June. If they are old enough to sex, then I only sell the females and simply give away all the males to anyone who can take them.

Thanks so much! This is extremely helpful! I think I might be able to tell the purebreds a part from the mixes. Thinking now that I would encourage a later start to the chick study, pushing it to May with chicks hatching at the beginning of June. Then posting the hens for sale and makes to give away.