June 2023 Hatch-a-long

[Canadian Wind]

I would have kept him at least a month, to make sure.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have so many of his hen's eggs, and they are fertile (16) His owner only wants 3 hens of those eggs...I will get his babies. I am keeping my eye open as far as my hen's eggs, but he didn't even dance for my hens. When he got back home he did the dance for the ladies he knew.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I didn't hear him crow so much, but my husband said he could hear him, I know the neighbors probably did also, but he was in the coop, so it was not too bad.

 

[Luv Ducks]

I didn't get him yet, maybe tonight or tomorrow. I have more hens than this but these are my laying/breeding hens who will be romanced by the LO.
Below is Beatrice, she is a Blue copper maran, hopefully we will lighten that up...
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Below is "Isabella" She is a blue EE.
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Below is Bluebelle, she is a bluebell egger.
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Below is a NN, I have 2 hens, it would be fun to get a lavender NN. This is Rusty.
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This is "Golt." She is a gloden spitzenhauben.
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Below is Nell. Her mom was a blue frizzle, it would be nice to get the blue color back.
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Below is Fancy Nancy a frizzle NN no relation to Nell...
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Don't you love it when they blink right as you take a pic? BCMView attachment 3522658
Below is another blinking Blue isbar, (funny when she started to lay-blam! Her comb got large and red.
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Lastly I have 2 AC's and one Mozaic that looks like an AC but lays a gray egg.View attachment 3522661
13 hens.
Plus 2 more, I have a blue laced wyandotte, i forgot to mention... She is also doing the blinky thing...
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And this steelegger too!
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Beautiful birds!!!

 

[fluffycrow]

I didn't hear him crow so much, but my husband said he could hear him, I know the neighbors probably did also, but he was in the coop, so it was not too bad.

I would think that it's just him getting adjusted. I don't know if you've mentioned age, but mature males aren't that lustful. Since he was with his hens till you picked him up and brought him to your place, he wasn't really all that interested. It could also be the change in environment

 

[Luv Ducks]

I took one or two more pictures of them for you guys, here.
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Beautiful Babies!!!!

 

[Luv Ducks]

12/14 that went into lockdown hatched.

Omg the OE has HUGE cheeks! I love it!!! The Ameraucanas have big cheeks too. And the Cochins have the fluffiest feet!!!!

Such Precious Babies!!!!

 

[junior67]

So the lady that gave me the isbar/CCL eggs had me hatch splash Cochins for her. Those were the chicks that hatched wed/Thurs. So she picked them up today and brought me some quail eggs. So guess I am going to hatch some quail. Lol. Once her CCL have been alone without the isbars I am getting some of those eggs too. The last ones should have been mostly CCL and a few mix, all but 1 was a mix. Guess she had them all together and the isbar roo was the one getting the job done.

How long would you say to be sure no isbar mixes? Think she separated them 2 weeks ago.

 

[Canadian Wind]

So the lady that gave me the isbar/CCL eggs had me hatch splash Cochins for her. Those were the chicks that hatched wed/Thurs. So she picked them up today and brought me some quail eggs. So guess I am going to hatch some quail. Lol. Once her CCL have been alone without the isbars I am getting some of those eggs too. The last ones should have been mostly CCL and a few mix, all but 1 was a mix. Guess she had them all together and the isbar roo was the one getting the job done.

How long would you say to be sure no isbar mixes? Think she separated them 2 weeks ago.

Not sure, but I think I remember reading three weeks separation?

 

[fluffycrow]

The longest I've heard is 29 days, but it's usually 2-3 weeks