Odd Large Silkie Egg!

[MysteryChicken]

Those are cracks in the shell that rehealed

Thank you, Aart told me that.
I'm thinking one of my Turkey's stepped on her to cause that.
Aart, & somebody else believes it's was my cockerels that did it even though they've been behaving well towards the pullets.

 

[Lizzy733]

You will need to separate the breeding pairs into individual pens and wait a while before incubating anything to ensure the right male has fertilized your eggs. Set up a bachelor pen out of line of sight from the hens and breeding pairs to stow any non-breeding cockerels. Look into line breeding - it's more for large-scale production, but has some good pointers on managing your line. With 5 breeding pairs (hopefully not all related), you can get started on this method for breeding the traits you want in your custom cross.
I wish I had the space and zoning to play around with this sort of thing. Must say, I'm jealous.

 

[MysteryChicken]

You will need to separate the breeding pairs into individual pens and wait a while before incubating anything to ensure the right male has fertilized your eggs. Set up a bachelor pen out of line of sight from the hens and breeding pairs to stow any non-breeding cockerels. Look into line breeding - it's more for large-scale production, but has some good pointers on managing your line. With 5 breeding pairs (hopefully not all related), you can get started on this method for breeding the traits you want in your custom cross.
I wish I had the space and zoning to play around with this sort of thing. Must say, I'm jealous.

The cockerels aren't the problem, but I'm planning on setting up a batchelor pad for excess roosters for my crele Orpington Project, other projects, & meat.
Right now I have some 40-50lbs turkeys to slaughter soon for Thanksgiving.

 

[Lizzy733]

The cockerels aren't the problem, but I'm planning on setting up a batchelor pad for excess roosters for my crele Orpington Project, other projects, & meat.
Right now I have some 40-50lbs turkeys to slaughter soon for Thanksgiving.

I miss turkey soo much - what passes for turkey here is not turkey and overpriced at that.

 

[Skippersnh]

A silkie can't mount a Brahma that's funny

 

[MysteryChicken]

I miss turkey soo much - what passes for turkey here is not turkey and overpriced at that.

That's depressing. What's the turkey substitute?

 

[Skippersnh]

I've also never heard of a 50 pound turkey

 

[Lizzy733]

That's depressing. What's the turkey substitute?

Oh, you can get whole turkey seasonally, but no luncheon meats and the 'whole turkey' isn't much bigger than a large chicken. And about $100 bucks NZ. If I do ever get out of the city, I will be breeding turkey...

 

[MysteryChicken]

A silkie can't mount a Brahma that's funny

Mine can, I have standards, & bantam sized Silkies.
Standard Silkie Cockerel vs. Bantam Silkie Cockerel.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh, you can get whole turkey seasonally, but no luncheon meats and the 'whole turkey' isn't much bigger than a large chicken. And about $100 bucks NZ. If I do ever get out of the city, I will be breeding turkey...

Is it Guineafowl? They're suppose to taste like turkey, & about the same size a chicken.