North Carolina

[TiaRC]

What kind do y'all have?

EE, RIR, brown leghorn. Are what I have available right now

 

[tjbuckshotbarn]

TiaRC- where are you located? Would you be willing to trade for some silkie chicks ? My babies are from day old - 3/4 week old

 

[Cochin Lover 50]

Whiteville NC and looking for Dutch Booted Bantams aka Sabelpoots.

 

[RuanMac]

One of our hens has started laying. Nice, small to medium sized brown eggs. 1 per day since Sunday. I'm hoping my other girls aren't too far behind and we can have a nice celebration breakfast!!

Since I'm new to this...will the eggs get any larger, or is this the size she will lay?

 

[ramirezframing]

One of our hens has started laying. Nice, small to medium sized brown eggs. 1 per day since Sunday. I'm hoping my other girls aren't too far behind and we can have a nice celebration breakfast!!

Since I'm new to this...will the eggs get any larger, or is this the size she will lay?

Eggs will probably get a little bigger, but if they are a decent size already, not much bigger.

 

[RuanMac]

Not an expert, but I would say they are on the smaller side. I'll just keep rolling and see what happens. Thanks!

 

[TiaRC]

TiaRC- where are you located? Would you be willing to trade for some silkie chicks ? My babies are from day old - 3/4 week old

I'm in Newport nc or carteret county. And yes I have a giant soft spot for silkies lol.

 

[rainbowchick]

Question for breeders:
What months do you typically hatch? I know many chickens "go on strike" during the colder months AND it's harder to keep chicks at adequate temperatures in the winter. So when do you usually do your first hatch of the year, and when do you do your last hatch?
(Seems like NC temps don't vary too much across the state, but if it helps any, I'm in the Piedmont/Triangle area)

 

[starlingdaly]

Question for breeders:
What months do you typically hatch? I know many chickens "go on strike" during the colder months AND it's harder to keep chicks at adequate temperatures in the winter. So when do you usually do your first hatch of the year, and when do you do your last hatch?
(Seems like NC temps don't vary too much across the state, but if it helps any, I'm in the Piedmont/Triangle area)

I do my first hatches in incubators in March until August. Those are the chicks I sell. I do hatch in my incubators in the "off season" and brood in the garage if no hen is broody but I don't do any high volumes. Usually these chicks are to add to my flock or to raise to point of lay and sell in early spring.

I only give my broody hens eggs that I plan to raise past 6 weeks since I can't bear to break up a mother and her babies.

I'm interested to hear other people's techniques too.

 

[rainbowchick]

I do my first hatches in incubators in March until August. Those are the chicks I sell. I do hatch in my incubators in the "off season" and brood in the garage if no hen is broody but I don't do any high volumes. Usually these chicks are to add to my flock or to raise to point of lay and sell in early spring.

I only give my broody hens eggs that I plan to raise past 6 weeks since I can't bear to break up a mother and her babies.

I'm interested to hear other people's techniques too.

Do you keep your incubator in the garage as well? I'm curious as to how well incubators can keep temps in garages/outbuildings. I've got a genesis hovabator (styrofoam type).
And how long do you keep your chicks in the garage? I've read varying opinions on what age a chick can be exposed to cold, ranging from 4 weeks to 12 weeks...