Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Kev]

Well.. the hatching is complete.

There were several eggs crushed after pipping- found a couple pipped eggs with the eggshells fragmented over the whole egg with only the membrane holding the whole thing together. A few successful hatches apparently got crushed.. Apparently one hen killed a chick- it had dried off fluffy down but head was all bloody.. yanked eggs away from her immediately.

So there's only three surviving chicks.. Ouch.

The hen is a black ranger and the chick in middle going back under is the 'humpty dumpty'- the egg I broke by dropping, it survived after all and seems to be doing well, yeah!

 

[draye]

http://www.backyardpoultrymag.com/list-of-u-s-state-fair-cancellations-due-to-avian-flu

Found this on FB.

 

[draye]

http://raycomgroup.worldnow.com/story/29284908/egg-shortage-leading-to-higher-prices

Here's another.

 

[Kev]

I wonder how much people would be willing to pay for a dozen eggs from backyarders when the prices are skyrocketing?


I have not allowed people to even come to my place, but think this is a good time to remind people not to do this for biosecurity reasons.

 

[DesertChic]

So it turns out that three of my NN girls lay green or blue eggs. I'm beyond thrilled! I get olive green, mint green and blue/aqua green eggs along with brown, beige and cream. And they all came from brown hatching eggs. This is such a pleasant surprise for me, I'm practically giddy.

 

[draye]

I wonder how much people would be willing to pay for a dozen eggs from backyarders when the prices are skyrocketing?


I have not allowed people to even come to my place, but think this is a good time to remind people not to do this for biosecurity reasons.

I'm with you on that. They can look but I don't allow them in my runs.

I'm going to go $4.00 dozen on mine come spring. Thinking seriously about ordering some pullets to grow out for spring layers. Kind of waiting though because I still don't have a job, but this may turn out to be my job.

 

[Kev]

So it turns out that three of my NN girls lay green or blue eggs. I'm beyond thrilled! I get olive green, mint green and blue/aqua green eggs along with brown, beige and cream. And they all came from brown hatching eggs. This is such a pleasant surprise for me, I'm practically giddy.

Congrats! That is a little bit of a surprise, as yours are single combed.

 

[hellbender]

I'm with you on that. They can look but I don't allow them in my runs.

I'm going to go $4.00 dozen on mine come spring. Thinking seriously about ordering some pullets to grow out for spring layers. Kind of waiting though because I still don't have a job, but this may turn out to be my job.

Might not want to wait too long to make that order...just a matter of time before the hatcheries are 'discouraged' from shipping chicks or eggs. You and all others can have my share of the egg market!

I've done my time.

 

[hellbender]

I wonder how much people would be willing to pay for a dozen eggs from backyarders when the prices are skyrocketing?


I have not allowed people to even come to my place, but think this is a good time to remind people not to do this for biosecurity reasons.

I don't allow people on this farm...just on GP. This is reason enough to become an even greater Butt-Hole.

 

[Kev]

I don't allow people on this farm...just on GP. This is reason enough to become an even greater Butt-Hole.

Haha! I don't even have to ask if you have a rocker on the porch with a trusty old shotgun always within reach, right?