Jan./Feb. 2014 hatch a long

[Farmer Viola]

WHAT!! When did you ever have to start doing all this for posted eggs?
I heard that you just let them sit for 24hrs in the cool, warm then to room temp then put them in the bator with turning and wait till day 18 to go into shut down where you lay them flat and turn rocking off.

I think by "posted" you mean shipped?

these were not only shipped, but also arrived damaged (the air cells are detached)!

the air cell is a pocket of air that separates the shell and the membrane. what has happened to my eggs, is that the air is moving around under the membrane - it's not supposed to do that
when I tilt the egg to the side I can see it move like a bubble.

so, all the extra planning is in effort to make the membrane re-heal to the egg.... otherwise, if it doesn't heal into place, it is unlikely that it will hatch! I also don't lay them flat for hatch when detached. whole new ballgame

 

[dolfi]

3 heritage breed mixes are called baladi's....there is a Baladi thread on here I don't know how active it is. perfect for eggs and entertainment....meat too but I don't eat my pets lol

Yea it's kind of hard to eat something you feed every day and have names for. Lol

 

[Farmer Viola]

Yea it's kind of hard to eat something you feed every day and have names for. Lol

Haha I know I will be in the minority when I say this here.... but I also raise a flock of meat birds yearly... so a lot of exposure to slaughter and butchering my own meat, has really changed the way I view my egg laying flock.

I ALWAYS try to sell the extras, but I love eating meat that I know was fed organic grain, raised properly (saw the sun! ate worms and grass! rolled in dirt!), and were given lots of love. MMMM! delicious.

I would eat chicken from my backyard over the grocery store any day. if you have ever watched videos of the conditions those birds are kept in.... you will never go back to eating it. or I won't..... giving them money is like giving them money to treat birds bad.

I also raise my own pork, beef

pasture raised! no hormones! no funny business!
*end soapbox*

I just got done boiling 2 birds with veggies and I made 4 gallons of homemade chicken broth, my house smells soooooo good right now

 

[AmericanMom]

Haha I know I will be in the minority when I say this here.... but I also raise a flock of meat birds yearly... so a lot of exposure to slaughter and butchering my own meat, has really changed the way I view my egg laying flock.

I ALWAYS try to sell the extras, but I love eating meat that I know was fed organic grain, raised properly (saw the sun! ate worms and grass! rolled in dirt!), and were given lots of love. MMMM! delicious.

I would eat chicken from my backyard over the grocery store any day. if you have ever watched videos of the conditions those birds are kept in.... you will never go back to eating it. or I won't..... giving them money is like giving them money to treat birds bad.

I also raise my own pork, beef

pasture raised! no hormones! no funny business!
*end soapbox*

heard on the news a few weeks ago that 100% of the store bought chicken you buy is infected with bacteria, cant remember the name of it, having worked at a slaughter house for a few weeks I can certainly see why.. We have yet to slaughter our chickens (first time will be in a couple weeks) but we do raise rabbits for the meat and they are so good! Cant wait to taste the chicken.. They gets lots of sun, free range and live in healthy clean conditions.

 

[AmericanMom]

Sorry, its 97%..
Here is the article

http://www.businessinsider.com/report-97-of-chicken-breasts-are-tainted-with-bacteria-2013-12

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: yes ma'am
but mine will take 28 days

 

[Heidisgran]

Quote: the buff dundottes have little white spots
the pure white are "African whites"
I had a gorgeous Lavender boy named "Prince" you remember the story

I really hope I can get my hands on some of the sky blue eggs!!!

 

[chickydee64]

Getting action.......

Helped the one I posted about this morning...membrane was stuck just a tiny place on it's head....
Got that loose and she was out in a matter of minutes on her own...............now have a blue Orp.......
Didn't even see it pip.just thought it was loud in the hatcher and when I looked .there were two chicks......
Really sneaky........

 

[Ashdoes]

I can't wait!
21 days is sooo long!

 

[jan12]

So, I just candled my eggs at 6 days, and 8 out of 12 eggs are growing! Yay There was one egg I didn't incubate because of poop I couldn't wipe off, and three were clear/infertile. This time when I candled, I didn't turn them upside down and kept the big end up. These are splash ameraucana. Here's some pix:

Lil' bean Many of the pics look like this with very clear veining.

This egg is one of the darker ones. Have any of you seen anything like this light spot on eggs before? What is it? It doesn't appear to be a crack. Thanks for any input