Large Fowl only crazy egg chain

[crazypetlady]

MINE! i hope

Finally, I have been

for 27 minutes over here.

 

[ki4got]

Quote: the "i hope" was because i wasn't sure if someone else would beat me to them. LOL

then hubby kept dragging me away to help with this and that on the tractor... sorry it took so long.

Current Offer:

 

[ki4got]

Current Offer:
I can also do 18+ assortment (hen's choice (includes bantam cochins) now as well.

i'll be separating everyone into their respective breeding pens this weekend, so will have pure eggs available soon. i can offer 12+ once i have more than 2 girls laying at a time.

i'll have silver grey dorkings (12+), red dorkings (8+) once the pullets start laying better), and ee/dorking crosses (12+ with sg).
my self blue cochin girl is laying again, so it's just a matter of days *i hope* before the 2 split girls do (for sq blacks and self blues) can do 6+ once 1 more girl joins in.
i'll also be setting up my mille fleur cochin pen again. this time with some pullets in addition to the original trio. 6+ once they start laying again

availability estimate:
8+ asst dorking NOW
12+ EE/dorking cross NOW
12+ sg dorking (pure) 9/15
8+ red dorking 9/30
6+ black/self blue cochins 9/15
6+ mille fleur cochin 9/15

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Current Offer:

I can also do 18+ assortment (hen's choice (includes bantam cochins) now as well.

i'll be separating everyone into their respective breeding pens this weekend, so will have pure eggs available soon. i can offer 12+ once i have more than 2 girls laying at a time.

i'll have silver grey dorkings (12+), red dorkings (8+) once the pullets start laying better), and ee/dorking crosses (12+ with sg).
my self blue cochin girl is laying again, so it's just a matter of days *i hope* before the 2 split girls do (for sq blacks and self blues) can do 6+ once 1 more girl joins in.
i'll also be setting up my mille fleur cochin pen again. this time with some pullets in addition to the original trio. 6+ once they start laying again

availability estimate:
8+ asst dorking NOW
12+ EE/dorking cross NOW
12+ sg dorking (pure) 9/15
8+ red dorking 9/30
6+ black/self blue cochins 9/15
6+ mille fleur cochin 9/15

Per Dr. Keith Bramwell, UofA poultry science professor, the eggs are fertile with the new male the next day after the initial mating. So if you introduce the new male on Sunday, the eggs are his on Tuesday.

You can hear him tell this and his tips on successful incubating at https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/656836/january-incubation-seminar-meetup-video. Its a free online incubation seminar. Warning, the video is about 2 hours long.

 

[ki4got]

Quote:

Quote: Per Dr. Keith Bramwell, UofA poultry science professor, the eggs are fertile with the new male the next day after the initial mating. So if you introduce the new male on Sunday, the eggs are his on Tuesday.
not a new male, but ONE of the males they've been with... and i like to give eggs a week or so, incase she was bred by the wrong one just before being penned, which is why i gave some extra time. and also moving pens sometimes throws off their laying for a few days.

 

[BHep]

Hmmm... I had a Lav.Orp. hen giving me split to black chicks a least a week or two after moving her away from the Black Orp rooster and putting her back in the Lav. pen.

 

[mrheinz77]

Hmmm...  I had a Lav.Orp. hen giving me split to black chicks a least a week or two after moving her away from the Black Orp rooster and putting her back in the Lav. pen.

That's how I ended up with NN Welsummers from eggs gathered up to 18 days after being removed from the building that the NN was in. I'm not doubting what he found but rather stating what I personally experienced. Maybe my NN had super strong swimmers.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Most likely the new male had NOT mated. Scientifically, it is impossible for more than one male to be the sire of her eggs. Once the new male mates, all eggs after that are his. Watch the video.

 

[ki4got]

Most likely the new male had NOT mated. Scientifically, it is impossible for more than one male to be the sire of her eggs. Once the new male mates, all eggs after that are his. Watch the video.

I'll beg to differ... any ova fertilized by the first roo will NOT be re-fertilized by the new roo, thus making them pure. I had one hen (silver grey dorking) bred by the red, then separated into the pen with the silver grey. i mark eggs by date laid. she laid red/sg eggs (chicks) for close to 2 weeks.

"Direct observation trumps theory 100% of the time."

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

With all due respect, listen to the video. Dr. Bramwell hatches thousands of chicks a year. His research is not theory, its research based facts.