Miscellaneous Meeps - Hatching my Dreams

[Antiocheggers]

8 days left! 39 are going strong

@Antiocheggers do you have any more eggs incubating? You've been on a roll this year!

No not for a while ....I don't think .

 

[Antiocheggers]

my so called little Piggies that were supposed be kune kune. Becareful what you ask for. Lol then came the duckies

To date we now have 37 chickens, 2 pigs 2 duck, 4 cats, 3 dogs. Yes, I bought a zoo!

 

[TwoCrows]

View attachment 3915604my so called little Piggies that were supposed be kune kune. Becareful what you ask for. Lol then came the duckies View attachment 3915607
To date we now have 37 chickens, 2 pigs 2 duck, 4 cats, 3 dogs. Yes, I bought a zoo!

OMG.... Love the piggies! The duckies look happy.

 

[2ndTink]

View attachment 3915604my so called little Piggies that were supposed be kune kune. Becareful what you ask for. Lol then came the duckies View attachment 3915607
To date we now have 37 chickens, 2 pigs 2 duck, 4 cats, 3 dogs. Yes, I bought a zoo!

That's wonderful! Your ducks look so happy my hubby is still wanting to get pigs, he's talked about kune kunes!

There is nothing wrong with having a zoo

 

[2ndTink]

Some of my Spring Chickens!

 

[2ndTink]

The last, "last hatch of the year" goes into lockdown tomorrow night!

 

[wrathsfarm]

Ummmmm... Yeah
I'm 4 pages behind, have to go catch up.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Where's the eye roll emoji!?! I'd pretend to be offended that you are implying silkies aren't "real chickens" but there's too much truth in the "biting hairballs"

I think I have around 30 silkies, I have a handful that will be processed and I think I'd like to be around 20 going into winter. I have enough now that I can start weeding out my ones that aren't heading in the right direction as far as type and faults. I've hatched some good ones from breeders this year and I have a few from my stock that I'll keep that look good! Perfect, no, but I'm working with what I've got!

Yes, different breeder groups. Right now the boys are bach-ing it, except for one pen with my 3 balck hens and the paint rooster. I only have 7 laying hens right now, the rest are juveniles still. Next year I'll will likely need to use the same hens and swap roosters to get the chick colors I want, so a couple hatches with enough time to clear out one roosters genes before adding the next.

Current hens and pullets:
Black - 3 hens, 1 pullet, 1 frizzle pullet
Blue - none, need to fix this next year!
Splash - 3 hens, 2 pullets, 1 frizzle pullet
Mauve - 1 hen, 2 pullets
Wheaten - 1 satin pullet
Partridge - 1 satin pullet

Current roosters and cockerels
Black - 1 frizzle rooster, 3 cockerels
Blue - 1 satin rooster, 1 cockerel
Splash - none
Mauve - 1 cockerel
Chocolate - 1 frizzle cockerel
Paint - 1 satin rooster

I feel like I'm missing a couple

Next year I'll have a true black pen (none of my blacks are from BBS breeding, all are from paint or black x black breeding so I'll continue them and if I hatch a paint pullet this fall I'll add her in there next year), blue / splash pen, Mauve, and chocolate pens. I have a chance if hatching chocolate paint this fall so if I get one of those she'll go in the chocolate pen.

Most of my pens will have a chance of frizzle and / or satin. Most will be trios or quads so it should be a fun year to hatch, grow out, and continue to "improve my lines".

I'm right there with ya... Only 9 hens but 4,000 chicks.
That's what I gotta do yet, is get breeder pens set up and get setup for the BBS Silver flock.

Can't wait to see your progress..

 

[Marie2020]

He said we did enough this year. I have 7 mixed breed babies. I need another silkie. We even bought one but it died. I plan to buy another one next week and sneak it in He is letting me get a pig too.

 

[ElfenLied89]

Exactly. What he don't know.........