Japanese Bantam Thread!

[FiveOaksFarm]

He's a Japanese gray bantam. He's an excellent roo to my three hens. Puts food on the ground for them, alerts them to danger, herds them into the coop at night. But I have three Roos and can only keep one! I can ship him to you!

 

[AnnikaLF]

He's a Japanese gray bantam. He's an excellent roo to my three hens. Puts food on the ground for them, alerts them to danger, herds them into the coop at night. But I have three Roos and can only keep one! I can ship him to you!

I just sent you a PM

 

[nchls school]

Can someone let me know if this little black tail Japanese quit on me I have a feeling it did.. I understand the gene I would like a 3rd opinion @Sally Sunshine has been amazingly helpful and we both kind of agree that it doesn't look good.

From what I can see the egg looks alive. My eyes are not the best, but I think I see veins which would break down quickly if the embryo had died. Also, the line between the air cell and the embryo looks distinct. That line/boundary would look fuzzy if the chicks wasn't living. Again, my vision could be better and pictures often do not show details well. Why do you believe the egg is no longer viable?

 

[AnnikaLF]

From what I can see the egg looks alive. My eyes are not the best, but I think I see veins which would break down quickly if the embryo had died. Also, the line between the air cell and the embryo looks distinct. That line/boundary would look fuzzy if the chicks wasn't living. Again, my vision could be better and pictures often do not show details well. Why do you believe the egg is no longer viable?

I lost our first try at about this time. Oh I guess Newbe jitters

 

[nchls school]

I lost our first try at about this time. Oh I guess Newbe jitters

…and that I can understand. Good luck with the hatch.

 

[AnnikaLF]

sometimes i feel like incubation isnt for me. Im so worried that im going to kill the chicks or that with this breed the lethal gene will hit every egg we sit.

 

[nchls school]

sometimes i feel like incubation isnt for me. Im so worried that im going to kill the chicks or that with this breed the lethal gene will hit every egg we sit.

I felt the same way when I used the incubator. I'll stick with broody hens as I think they are more reliable. That lethal gene is the pits. When I use my short legged serama rooster, 50-60 % die in the first two weeks. It seems, with mine that if the embryo makes the two week mark they hatch.

 

[nchls school]

I read a lot about things that interest me. Often it leaves me wanting to scream. Today it is short legged lethal factor. One source denies it exists-a second source says that if short is bred to long no lethal factor-another says that 25% will die-two sources said only two percent of embryos will die. With my short legged serama rooster 50-60% DIS. Recently I switched roosters (long legged) and the first clutch has 9 out of 10 eggs living; the 14 day will be Thursday. Can someone tell me with certainty (1st hand experience) how the lethal factor works?

 

[AnnikaLF]

I have 2 more eggs right now on day 10 and 11 so

or this will be me

. I cant let my hens go broody right now because my son shows them and he has a show coming up. I hope the other egg in the picture is ok also. My nerves are kicking my butt

 

[AnnikaLF]

I read a lot about things that interest me. Often it leaves me wanting to scream. Today it is short legged lethal factor. One source denies it exists-a second source says that if short is bred to long no lethal factor-another says that 25% will die-two sources said only two percent of embryos will die. With my short legged serama rooster 50-60% DIS. Recently I switched roosters (long legged) and the first clutch has 9 out of 10 eggs living; the 14 day will be Thursday. Can someone tell me with certainty (1st hand experience) how the lethal factor works?

A show judge told me that if you breed a short leg to a short leg its only 25% BUT if you breed a LONG leg to a SHORT leg its 50% .