Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Razadia]

Caught up and marking my spot. I feel a lot better today. Curiosity got the best of me last night and I candled my eggs. All 10 are developing!!!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Well, my silkies just started laying a few weeks ago. I've been checking the eggs for fertility when I crack them and they have a bullseye. None of them have wanted to go broody yet. I figure they are just too young. My leghorns could care less and my mutts haven't decided to be broody yet either. Maybe they are too young, too. I'm not sure. My big momma mutt hen who is the matriarch would probably go broody if I didn't steal her eggs everyday. Maybe I should let her hatch some or maybe I'll get me a little brinsea incubator.

Leave a bunch of golf balls or fake wooden eggs in a nest. See if that attracts anyone from the mutts or silkies. I do believe Brinsea is 10% off... if you are friends on FB with
Egg Carton Labels by ADozenGirlz she has a 10% off coupon code for Brinsea on her FB page from Friday...

 

[Mahonri]

Home for lunch. I usually watch the news but the TV says the air filter needs to be cleaned.

We've gone on-line, we've read the manuals, we've looked all over the silly Panasonic big screen TV and we can't find an air filter ANYWHERE!

I'm probably better off not watching the news anyway.... just raises my blood pressure.

DS#2 and I are going to check out a car we found on Craigslist tonight. Seems too good to be true. 2010 Honda Civic with only 20,000 miles for $9,500.

I guess we'll get the VIN and carfax it, then go online to make certain that the title is clear.

well, I've got to try and take a little nap.

Stay classy, San Diego!

 

[Arielle]

Well, my silkies just started laying a few weeks ago. I've been checking the eggs for fertility when I crack them and they have a bullseye. None of them have wanted to go broody yet. I figure they are just too young. My leghorns could care less and my mutts haven't decided to be broody yet either. Maybe they are too young, too. I'm not sure. My big momma mutt hen who is the matriarch would probably go broody if I didn't steal her eggs everyday. Maybe I should let her hatch some or maybe I'll get me a little brinsea incubator.

You have time to buy an incubator, or make one. Go for it!!

 

[ronott1]

I read a pdf yesterday that said all eggs have a bulls eye--The important thing is the size--I think it said the bullseye needed to be 1/8 of an inch or larger.

I set 40 Dorking eggs from one rooster 9 days ago with no development. I also set 20 eggs from a different rooster with about 60% development. They were supposed to be fertile, but they aren't. It turns out that this rooster my have never been fertile or had low fertility but now at three years old has none.

The eggs were checked and the Breeder thought they were fertile. Probably saw a Bullseye but not a big enough one.

Well, my silkies just started laying a few weeks ago. I've been checking the eggs for fertility when I crack them and they have a bullseye. None of them have wanted to go broody yet. I figure they are just too young. My leghorns could care less and my mutts haven't decided to be broody yet either. Maybe they are too young, too. I'm not sure. My big momma mutt hen who is the matriarch would probably go broody if I didn't steal her eggs everyday. Maybe I should let her hatch some or maybe I'll get me a little brinsea incubator.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Anyone familiar with showgirls? Are they supposed to be super small?

This is PigPen, who was born during Mahonri's New Years Hatch... so (s)he's 8 weeks old. She's the same age as her litter mates, the speckled sussex. It's like the showgirls just aren't growing anymore. They're on 22% protein crumbles.

On my hand:



In the brooder with the SS giants



In a box with a fox(y speckled sussex)



I'm actually thinking about just putting the SS out in the coop (I was hoping to keep them a family) and put these guys in with my two week olds. Any thoughts?

 

[java girl 2]

I read a pdf yesterday that said all eggs have a bulls eye--The important thing is the size--I think it said the bullseye needed to be 1/8 of an inch or larger.

I set 40 Dorking eggs from one rooster 9 days ago with no development. I also set 20 eggs from a different rooster with about 60% development. They were supposed to be fertile, but they aren't. It turns out that this rooster my have never been fertile or had low fertility but now at three years old has none.

The eggs were checked and the Breeder thought they were fertile. Probably saw a Bullseye but not a big enough one.

could the feathers around the vent be blocking him from getting the fertility in to the hen???? I ask because my Cochin rooster had this problem and when I plucked the feathers round the vent BOOM!!!!!!!!!! EGGS FERTILE THROUGH THE ROOF!!!!!!!

 

[Arielle]

Pig Pens is sooooooo cute and fluffy!! My boys love her. ANd the 3 legged SS brought gales of laughter! Are these hatchery SS or breeder SS? Wel,, which ever they are much larger than PP.

 

[java girl 2]

Anyone familiar with showgirls? Are they supposed to be super small?

This is PigPen, who was born during Mahonri's New Years Hatch... so (s)he's 8 weeks old. She's the same age as her litter mates, the speckled sussex. It's like the showgirls just aren't growing anymore. They're on 22% protein crumbles.

On my hand:



In the brooder with the SS giants



In a box with a fox(y speckled sussex)



I'm actually thinking about just putting the SS out in the coop (I was hoping to keep them a family) and put these guys in with my two week olds. Any thoughts?

the showgirls are part silkies and part naked neck. the silkies are bantems and the naked neck are both in the full size and bantam size. it looks like the breeder used the the bantam size for both breeds. the silkies are small to begin with, I know because I had the silkies and HATED THEM!!!!!

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Pig Pens is sooooooo cute and fluffy!! My boys love her. ANd the 3 legged SS brought gales of laughter! Are these hatchery SS or breeder SS? Wel,, which ever they are much larger than PP.

The SS are from Hot2Pot... no idea if they're "breeder" or "hatchery" or not. I do adore my little PigPen. I was just thinking though that maybe showgirls are made with a bantam turken? That would explain the small size... I was thinking they were bantam silkie x large fowl turken.