Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[MIchickens]

So my blue laced red wyandotte search has reached a fever pitch. I have come to the conclusion that I will need to buy some fertile eggs for hatching. Theres an add on Craigslist for a person around my area that will hatch them for a small fee. My question is....when I buy the eggs, how much time do I have to get them into an incubator? I may need to wait a week or two for the incubator to be free.

Any thoughts?

 

[Opa]

So my blue laced red wyandotte search has reached a fever pitch. I have come to the conclusion that I will need to buy some fertile eggs for hatching. Theres an add on Craigslist for a person around my area that will hatch them for a small fee. My question is....when I buy the eggs, how much time do I have to get them into an incubator? I may need to wait a week or two for the incubator to be free.

Any thoughts?

I normally try to ensure that any eggs I place in a incubator are less than 10 days old and have never been refrigerated.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

This is a private breeder of blue laced red wyendottes, they look super. Here in MI too! Show maybe, i don't know enough but i know they are better than the hatchery ones!

http://www.cedarcreekhatchery.com/Blue-Laced-Red-Wyandotte-1057.htm?categoryId=-1

x2 on the fridge, Both hatchings i did last year both natural and bator i had tried a few along with the others, but the ones from the fridge never did anything.

 

[NovaAman]

Oh pretty! I think I might be willing to make a day trip out of it and do a pick up! Fuzzy, you of course will have to go with me.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

It's always me, isn't it??? LOL. Like i'm any help at all, i'm such a chicken pushover!

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I've seen these people at the ravenna auction, too. They discretely left flyers...... so they may be willing to meet there on a saturday, too. Less driving then! (you'd have to meet at the gas station or something so as not to get them in trouble with the auction)

 

[fuzzybutt love]

Or we can send an invite to the chickenstock? They have a good assortment of harder to find birds

 

[fuzzybutt love]

OK, here is the easier part of the site that shows more of the birds http://www.cedarcreekhatchery.com/Chickens_c24.htm

There is a rare breed assortment deal, too!

 

[MIchickens]

I normally try to ensure that any eggs I place in a incubator are less than 10 days old and have never been refrigerated.

Thank you...thats the info I was looking for!

This is a private breeder of blue laced red wyendottes, they look super. Here in MI too! Show maybe, i don't know enough but i know they are better than the hatchery ones!

http://www.cedarcreekhatchery.com/Blue-Laced-Red-Wyandotte-1057.htm?categoryId=-1

x2 on the fridge, Both hatchings i did last year both natural and bator i had tried a few along with the others, but the ones from the fridge never did anything.

Thank you for the link....I may take a drive out there!....sounds like a good day trip.

 

[Herducks]

They are only 1.5 hours from me!! I am so going to go visit!!!