June 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

[MesMama]

Do most people keep the chicks they hatch or sell them?

 

[mollybuck]

Do most people keep the chicks they hatch or sell them?

I keep a handful of mine,to replace any losses I had. this was an extremely hard winter, i lost 4 and had a silkie go the other day "out of the blue" and a roo and hen I just butchered, cause it needed to be done...

I sell whats left, if I get stuck with boys.. i grow them out for a while and send them to freezer camp.

 

[Pyxis]

Do most people keep the chicks they hatch or sell them?  

I'm hatching mostly rare breeds so I keep back what I want for my breeding flocks, then sell the rest and I usually don't have a hard time selling them. I also hatch some random ones just to have for layers and those I can usually sell too. So far I haven't had a problem finding homes for extra roosters but if I ever do I'd send them to freezer camp.

 

[Pyxis]

@Purpletie3 how are the cemani eggs doing? All the ones I set the same day as yours are developing! I'll have to post pictures of the ones I just hatched, one perfect, one with white toenails, and one cull.

 

[MesMama]

Thanks for the replies If mine hatch I plan on keeping them I think, also my mom would like a couple to add to her flock so we'll see how many I get. I don't have a clue how many the one gal is sitting on...it's KILLING me to not know actually LOL

 

[Purpletie3]

@Purpletie3 how are the cemani eggs doing? All the ones I set the same day as yours are developing! I'll have to post pictures of the ones I just hatched, one perfect, one with white toenails, and one cull.

I haven't checked. I got my Ewe Crazy shipment and have been busy making room!!!

What designates a cull? I will take the imperfect ones if you are getting rid of them.

I gotta send a pic of the motley crew...Houdini, Hona, spitz, blonde EE and silver spangled peanut!!!! Hysterical!!!

Ducks to lockdown tonight....woot woot!

Sorry I haven't been on here more...the dog ate my computer cord so I am stuck with my smartphone...

 

[Pyxis]

I haven't checked. I got my Ewe Crazy shipment and have been busy making room!!!

What designates a cull? I will take the imperfect ones if you are getting rid of them.

I gotta send a pic of the motley crew...Houdini, Hona, spitz, blonde EE and silver spangled peanut!!!! Hysterical!!!

Ducks to lockdown tonight....woot woot!

Sorry I haven't been on here more...the dog ate my computer cord so I am stuck with my smartphone...

This is a cull:

See how she has some yellow on her toes and white under her chin? They also will get a white wing feather. They're okay for laying hens or for yard candy but really shouldn't be bred. If you want them though I do sell them to be used as yard candy or layers.

 

[Purpletie3]

This is a cull:

See how she has some yellow on her toes and white under her chin? They also will get a white wing feather. They're okay for laying hens or for yard candy but really shouldn't be bred. If you want them though I do sell them to be used as yard candy or layers.

I would take her as a layer...do they ever outgrow the white wing?

 

[Pyxis]

I would take her as a layer...do they ever outgrow the white wing?

Sometimes they molt it out. Usually it's only one or two feathers.

 

[Loc20chick]

Day 20 no chicks yet.!! These last days are harder to wait on..