Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

[karimw]

Hooray! I
I have two chicks in the hatcher now from 18 due to hatch tomorrow. These are the Silver Penciled Rock/Iowa Blue cross. So far they are mottled brown with yellow legs as expected.

 

[WVDan44]

I checked the 'bator at 4:30 am and nothing had changed. At 7:00 am I had a chick. He's It's mottled brown/black with black legs. We call that color pattern brindle in the dog world LOL. I see another egg has a pip mark as well. I'm really hoping to have at least five so I can keep a couple of hens and a roo. Time will tell...

 

[IowaBlueCurt]

Congratulations guys! The more silver colored birds we can get, the faster we can restore the Iowa Blue to it's original color!!

 

[WVDan44]

when I left the house for the office, I saw two eggs pipping.

 

[WVDan44]

I now have one hatched and three pipping. Come on number 7 !!!

 

[WVDan44]

Hooray! I
I have two chicks in the hatcher now from 18 due to hatch tomorrow. These are the Silver Penciled Rock/Iowa Blue cross. So far they are mottled brown with yellow legs as expected.

I would take a dozen of those eggs off your hands

 

[Hurley]

Hooray! I
I have two chicks in the hatcher now from 18 due to hatch tomorrow. These are the Silver Penciled Rock/Iowa Blue cross. So far they are mottled brown with yellow legs as expected.

Woop, woop. Congrats. I am dying to come visit and snatch some birds/eggs/whatever I can make off with.

I would take a dozen of those eggs off your hands

Me, too!

 

[WVDan44]

Hey Connie + Kari

So far I have three chicks looks like 1 silver, 2 birchen , another is working its way out, and one is just starting to pip. There are five eggs that as yet, show no signs. I guess by tomorrow morning the deal is done, eh? Today is the 21st day. I am hoping for 7 to improve my chances of getting a trio of hens and a roo to keep as my foundation stock.

 

[Hurley]

Aww, congrats! Waiting for photos. Come on chickies, lets hear some more hatches!

 

[karimw]

Mine usually pop like popcorn all at once, then whatever is left over either doesn't make it or has problems. Shipped eggs though suffer a lot of trauma so they may hatch more sporadically. I hatched errr some. 13 I think? They won't hold still to count and I have one pipped so I don't want to open right now. I see some black ones so I'm guessing those eggs were collected early in the rooster switch?