May 2020 Hatch-A-Long

[LadiesAndJane]

Still waiting for these marans

OMG they are taking their sweet time! Remember I voted for blue!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

@CluckNDoodle how much should I charge for the Black Copper Marans? Local breeder not hatchery.

Again I would charge 10-15 unsexed chick. The breeder I got the eggs from charges $20, though everything (including pure bred chickens and hatching eggs) costs more here. I paid $8 per egg! Had 2 cull two of them, hope the rest hatch!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Again I would charge 10-15 unsexed chick. The breeder I got the eggs from charges $20, though everything (including pure bred chickens and hatching eggs) costs more here. I paid $8 per egg! Had 2 cull two of them, hope the rest hatch!

I can get $10 each for fancy or rare breeds like Silkied Cochin Bantams but I've never gotten $15 for any chicks unless they're old enough to go without heat because people will pay more to skip the brooding phase. This of course will vary a lot depending on where you live.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Oh wait, that's not true, I forgot about Ayam Cemanis. They will sell for $15-20 per chick.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I’m only on my purebreds crossing and keeping one if that of the ones I like from crossing. Not many make it through that screening... no joke. I’m tough with a good eye.

This one from the instant it hatched, I loved it. It’s only half feathered, but that half plus it’s down color or drop dead gorgeous. This isn’t even my cross, it’s my friends. He has golden comet hens and silver Deathlayer roosters. This is their offspring. (Picture below)

Remember Squatch my BJG. He’s gone. He was gorgeous, but he lost his lady charm. The girls started being scared of him.

Dio is gone as well the Deathlayer we had. He was becoming aggressive with mating. That doesn’t fly in my coop... NEXT

I now have a bantam Brahma who is a jerk... so I need to decide to keep him or sell him. He’s gorgeous and young, but he’s a jerk. No human aggression though.

I have 4 cockerels we are offing this weekend. I’m butchering and cleaning the carcass. They’re going to be dinner. I have some Cornish I want to do as a small size, they are 4 weeks. Remind me to never get Cornish again... nasty

Calling it the Death Comet

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So you broke up the heavy metal band! Do you still have Ozzie?

 

[FortCluck]

So you broke up the heavy metal band! Do you still have Ozzie?

I still have Ozzy he is a charmer...

 

[FortCluck]

OMG they are taking their sweet time! Remember I voted for blue!

I think the first is a black copper I’m waiting for it to dry in the brooder.

 

[ShrekDawg]

@FortCluck how old were the Deathlayers? Don’t they all go through a phase where they’re working it out and learning how? Jack is the sweetest boy ever but he can be a bit rough sometimes just cause he’s hormonal and has no clue what he’s doing LOL but I’m giving him a chance cause he’s the best and I know he’ll work it out. most chickens do I think. Just takes like a year or two to get over the hormonal teenage phase haha but maybe some don’t. Idk.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I still have Ozzy he is a charmer...

Glad you still have him!!! I thought you got rid of him lol must’ve read too fast.

 

[FortCluck]

@FortCluck how old were the Deathlayers? Don’t they all go through a phase where they’re working it out and learning how? Jack is the sweetest boy ever but he can be a bit rough sometimes just cause he’s hormonal and has no clue what he’s doing LOL but I’m giving him a chance cause he’s the best and I know he’ll work it out. most chickens do I think. Just takes like a year or two to get over the hormonal teenage phase haha but maybe some don’t. Idk.

They are a year old. It doesn’t change after a year. They will stay that way in my experience if they’re that old and still doing it.