July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

[FortCluck]

Who was the seller? I have a seller on ebay that I have ordered silkie eggs from 4 times now. They are great! I know that the one I buy from was having chickens go broody, but they still had listings up on ebay as of last night. The one I buy from is dakurtz1 .

So someone local to me has show quality silkies, polish and several other breeds. They want $20 for 12 eggs. Should my cheap self get them?

 

[kelseyk]

So someone local to me has show quality silkies, polish and several other breeds. They want $20 for 12 eggs. Should my cheap self get them?

To me that sounds like an awesome price! (But I am also used to paying an arm and a leg for eggs where I can't find the ones I want locally.) I absolutely love these show quality silkies....they are just giant puff balls! So much better quality than the farm store ones we were getting before (most of them only had 4 toes and they were not really very poofy at all).

 

[SnapdragonQ]

So someone local to me has show quality silkies, polish and several other breeds. They want $20 for 12 eggs. Should my cheap self get them?

Around here legbar eggs are going for $25. I say go for it! Would cost double or triple if you had to have them shipped.

 

[kelseyk]

Got my new hovabator set up! And I was able to put the vertical turner from my old Farm Innovators incubator inside of it without any problem! I won't have to turn my vertical eggs by hand any more. I got notifications that the Salmon Faverolle eggs and my Call duck eggs are on their way. And I have Speckled Sussex and Bresse eggs ordered. Think I am going to wait on the silkie duck as I found some gorgeous Barnevelders that I want more. Have been trying to figure out if I will have room for all the Welsummer eggs after that. And have thought about some more Americauna's (found some inexpensive ones on ebay that had some really pretty parent stock).

 

[FortCluck]

To me that sounds like an awesome price! (But I am also used to paying an arm and a leg for eggs where I can't find the ones I want locally.) I absolutely love these show quality silkies....they are just giant puff balls! So much better quality than the farm store ones we were getting before (most of them only had 4 toes and they were not really very poofy at all).

Mine from TSC has 5 toes on one foot and 7 on the other... I love her though. She is very fluffy.

 

[chickenlittle21]

Mine from TSC has 5 toes on one foot and 7 on the other... I love her though. She is very fluffy.

7!!!!?

 

[FortCluck]

7!!!!?

Yes. Her name is Chubs. or Chub a dub dubs

 

[slbenter]

First shipment of “colorful” mix eggs came this morning. This one, like the 2 other dozens I have on the way from eBay, was due on Saturday but came early. This is from My Pet Chicken. The other 2 shipments are BCM’s and Delaware.
I had to chuckle at the types of breeds they highlighted, indicating what I got.
I have some olive eggers and BCM’s, no surprise there. A couple of blue/black/splash Amerucanas, lavender EE. And get this, something they’re calling “SUPER Chocolate Egg Layer”...whose eggs aren’t near as dark as the BCM’s, lol. They included several “mystery eggs”, which a couple are very small eggs, maybe some type of Bantam I’m thinking, and an olive egg, which isn’t such a mystery I guess.
Maybe the small eggs will be silkies? I can dream can’t I?

Now for the Brinsea Ova Scope report.
This turned out just like @TheBajan reported. I’ve learned that reading this forum for 6 years doesn’t help me figure out what the heck I’m seeing, and I’m as clueless as any newby can be.
With a flashlight, and with egg cupped in my hand inside a dark utility room, I think I can see the area called the airsack, and that is it. That area moves a little bit, but not much. I can’t even see that with this “fancydangschmancy” candler, so back it goes to Amazon ASAP, and a high power flashlight will replace it.

2 questions:
Each egg was identified with pencil, the abbreviation for the type or breed. There was also a number on each egg, some were marked 4, 0, one was 5, another 9.... is this supposed to be the number of the airsack area? I’ve never read anything about that here, but the Ova View shows a diagram with airsack lines with numbers next to them. The email I received from MPC didn’t say anything about a number.

#2: Although I can begin the incubation process, I might be waiting a few days to receive the other eggs, not due till Saturday...and I know it can be Monday before I get them. If I set these now, with the turner off, I’m going to need to still keep the turner off for the later arrivals...I’m thinking it might be better all around if I just wait until I have the others to begin incubating...am I on the right track? It would also mean that I won’t have to remove chicks that hatch (ever hopeful) 3 to 5 days earlier than the others and risk messing up lockdown.

Thanks if you’ve read this book. I appreciate this place to get the conversation and encouragement I need, since hubby is uninterested.
(At least he’s kind and willing to finish my coop, so bless his heart)

 

[chickiebaby1]

Who was the seller? I have a seller on ebay that I have ordered silkie eggs from 4 times now. They are great! I know that the one I buy from was having chickens go broody, but they still had listings up on ebay as of last night. The one I buy from is dakurtz1 .

I actually have this one in my watching list. They are just a bit pricey for shipped eggs but they are closer to me so it might be worth a try.

 

[chickiebaby1]

So someone local to me has show quality silkies, polish and several other breeds. They want $20 for 12 eggs. Should my cheap self get them?

Omg yes!!!! The ones I want are like $70 for 12. Wish I lived where you did.