Incubators Anonymous

[CapricornFarm]

Sorry , I only sell chicks locally. Not into NPIP yet and all those regulations . Just ship hatching eggs. Thanks for asking, though.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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Oh I understand that. Do you put your RIR's in auction? (I'm assuming)

 

[CapricornFarm]

I have been hatching and selling most of them, just finished filling that order for 100. But yeah, sometimes I sell them at auction either on BSA or the 24 hour crazy auction. Want some?

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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Yes I do. But no room just yet. I'll let you know when I have some space. I just like buying from someone I "know".

 

[CapricornFarm]

I can email you pics if you send your addy. Deb

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Do you think the buffs are better layers than the RIR's? I'm all about production with what I choose next. I can't keep up with the people that want eggs from me!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Right now my Reds are my high producers, but when they are not moulting, my Barred rocks are better than the Buffs. But I sell hatching eggs locally too and I could not produce enough Buff eggs last spring . People love them. I just bought a flock of production reds and even after I moved them they kept right on laying. I never have enough eating eggs for sale because I hatch so much:-D To keep myself from hatching the production reds, I didn't put a rooster in there.

 

[ki4got]

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they can do that?

i'd rather hope that getting 2 eggs from the dorking pen means both hens are laying finally

got 7 eggs now, waiting on cochins to get here so they can all go in the 'bator. and of the 15 that came with my soggy broody, looks like 9 in the 'bator are good (1 ? 1 blood ring) and the 4 under her, at least 1 is good (she pitched a fit so i didn't look long). oh and she LOVES being a house hen. 8) gets nightly socialization and wander around for a bit, all the food she wants without having to go far, and chickies to talk to in the neighboring tub.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

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Okay, now the production reds are what I really want to get. Those are what I have now and I just LOVE them. They are laying machines. I could order some pullets off mypetchicken but they ship on Dec. 2nd or something, and that seems really cold to me.

 

[CapricornFarm]

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they can do that?

i'd rather hope that getting 2 eggs from the dorking pen means both hens are laying finally

got 7 eggs now, waiting on cochins to get here so they can all go in the 'bator. and of the 15 that came with my soggy broody, looks like 9 in the 'bator are good (1 ? 1 blood ring) and the 4 under her, at least 1 is good (she pitched a fit so i didn't look long). oh and she LOVES being a house hen. 8) gets nightly socialization and wander around for a bit, all the food she wants without having to go far, and chickies to talk to in the neighboring tub.

Occasionally a hen will lay two eggs in one day. I have never had so many do it all at once before. My Lavender Orpington does it sometimes, I just have one hen so it must be her.