Incubators Anonymous

[ladycat]

Out of 23 eggs 10 hatched. 3 babies didn't make it for whatever reason.

Concerned a little. I have one GIANT baby bird who doesn't wanna walk around, and two babies with full feathers forming on their wings?

Am I wrong in thinking a day old bird shouldn't have feathers?

I've had chicks hatch with the tips of the wing feathers showing, but I don't recall getting any that are ready to start flying already!

 

[Dawnrenae]

I have some that have the fast feathering gene for pullets but not sure what you have or if that breed you have is known for that gene. I just know I have it from keeping records over the past 2 years. So it's not wrong thinking, it's just genetics.

No real clue. This guy actually came from a white egg. And roos are frier birds, haven't the bloodiest clue what breed.

 

[Dawnrenae]

I've had chicks hatch with the tips of the wing feathers showing, but I don't recall getting any that are ready to start flying already!

Idk if she is gonna fly, but literally when she expands her feathers, they spread out, they look like full frown chicken wings.

 

[sonderah]

Hey my fellow crazy chicken peeps!! Anyone breed a specific flock of EE's?? I'm considering doing a switch. I know they r not recognize as a specific "breed" & some even call a "mutt", so if I breed an EE roo to an EE hen, do I get an EE baby??? I want to breed and hatch something that will have all kinds of different looks when they hatch. I'm honestly a wee bit bored with little yellow birdies. :/ In need of some variety!!!

 

[maryhysong]

Hey my fellow crazy chicken peeps!! Anyone breed a specific flock of EE's?? I'm considering doing a switch. I know they r not recognize as a specific "breed" & some even call a "mutt", so if I breed an EE roo to an EE hen, do I get an EE baby??? I want to breed and hatch something that will have all kinds of different looks when they hatch. I'm honestly a wee bit bored with little yellow birdies.

In need of some variety!!!

You should come over to the EE thread ;-) Love my EE. I am breeding for bigger meatier birds so the boys will get to a decent fryer size quickly. Also breeding for larger eggs (some of mine lay very small even in their second year) Along with pretty colors of birds and a variety of egg colors. Perhaps more of a Rainbow Layer than anything. Last years pullets were bred from a mix of EE, Welsummer and mutts. They lay several shades of brown from dark like Wellies through light tints like orpingtons, pale olive, a grey green, a more positive green, lighter and darker blues. They are a lot of fun, especially for my egg customers, most of which did not know that eggs came in any colors besides light brown and white.

 

[ladycat]

Hey my fellow crazy chicken peeps!! Anyone breed a specific flock of EE's?? I'm considering doing a switch. I know they r not recognize as a specific "breed" & some even call a "mutt", so if I breed an EE roo to an EE hen, do I get an EE baby??? I want to breed and hatch something that will have all kinds of different looks when they hatch. I'm honestly a wee bit bored with little yellow birdies.

In need of some variety!!!

If the offspring lay green/blue eggs they'll be EEs. Otherwise they'll just be mutts.

I've got some EE hens with a Blue-Tailed Buff Marans, a Black-Tailed Buff Marans, and a Wheaten Marans. I will get a very colorful flock of EEs that way (and some Olive Eggers). But it's just for my own pleasure, not for trying to establish a breeding flock (I won't even keep the roosters that hatch from those eggs).

If I had a hatchery, I think it'd be cool to breed EEs for a variety of beautiful colors, instead of the primarily partridge colored EEs that most hatcheries have.

 

[maryhysong]

If the offspring lay green/blue eggs they'll be EEs. Otherwise they'll just be mutts.

I've got some EE hens with a Blue-Tailed Buff Marans, a Black-Tailed Buff Marans, and a Wheaten Marans. I will get a very colorful flock of EEs that way (and some Olive Eggers). But it's just for my own pleasure, not for trying to establish a breeding flock (I won't even keep the roosters that hatch from those eggs).

If I had a hatchery, I think it'd be cool to breed EEs for a variety of beautiful colors, instead of the primarily partridge colored EEs that most hatcheries have.

Well in a way EE are already mutts so I don't really consider them different if they lay brown instead of green if they have at least one EE parent I call them an EE. Several of my girls from last year lay brown eggs, but have modified pea combs. I'm thinking their daddy only had one blue egg gene and they missed it. This year they will be bred to different EE boy. I love all the different colors of birds and eggs I have, from pale tints that are almost pink through dark browns, from pale olive to true blue. And the girls run the gamete from pure white, to mostly black with gold flecks, and of course lots of partridge type colors also.

 

[sonderah]

You should come over to the EE thread ;-) Love my EE. I am breeding for bigger meatier birds so the boys will get to a decent fryer size quickly. Also breeding for larger eggs (some of mine lay very small even in their second year) Along with pretty colors of birds and a variety of egg colors. Perhaps more of a Rainbow Layer than anything. Last years pullets were bred from a mix of EE, Welsummer and mutts. They lay several shades of brown from dark like Wellies through light tints like orpingtons, pale olive, a grey green, a more positive green, lighter and darker blues. They are a lot of fun, especially for my egg customers, most of which did not know that eggs came in any colors besides light  brown and white.

I did ask the same question on I think it was called the EE bragging thread?? Is that the one u mean?

 

[ladycat]

Midget White turkey eggs arrived in the mail. They are resting in a chicken egg carton and will go into the Brinsea tomorrow.

 

[Ryoohkey]

I just put 40 eggs in my incubator this weekend and I can not wait to see them hatch I have 12 lavender oprington eggs and 16 Jubilee orpington eggs also a dozen eggs from my EE rooster and his hens which are 1 domique 1 buff orpington and 2 EE hens I've hatched 2 of the orpington mix breeds and they both came out with "beards" and one of them is an all white orpington i love it cant wait to see what colors the domiques come out as