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[Okla-doodle-doo]

I set another hen tonight. She is a wyandotte bantam. Its hard to decide which eggs to ste. I finally choose the ones I have the fewest of. I figure I will wait and set the wyandotte and ee eggs later in summer or fall and try and hatch the rarer ones first. So she got some Teaches asill eggs,pyncheon eggs,mottled OE and a couple of red cochin eggs. I sold the first thirteen silkie chicks at the sale today. They brought $2.50 each,but at least I won't have to feed that many anymore! Also picked out several "turkens" that didn't have nn necks. Over all things were selling low today. It was almost like late fall or winter prices! Couldn't figure it out. Usually spring is the high price season.

 

[poultryand bees]

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Yes, turkey eggs have a thicker shell than chicken eggs. You should be able to see if there is a dark area in most of the turkey egg however if they are developing - and depending on how long they have been in the incubator.

Yep got a dark spot in the eggs, they are due to hatch on the 18th so hope all goes well.

Your dark area should be about 2/3 of the egg by now, if they are a week away from hatching.

 

[GotGame]

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What are you incubating?

We need a week of good rain, some soft and some hard, fill the ponds and creeks back up but soak the fields as well....
I am incubating old english bantam eggs and modern game bantam eggs...my wife is incubating silkied serama eggs, modern game bantam and bantam shamos eggs, but these were old english...I figure it has something to do with the fact that they were pullets under a 5 year old rooster, and it was the the first couple dozen eggs those pullets have laid....

 

[GotGame]

16 of the eggs were from the pen with the 5 year old cock and pullets, 5 of those 16 are fertile....the other pens did ok as for fertility...

 

[CayuseRanch]

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I would keep them separate for a couple of weeks to make sure they aren't sickly.

Ok then how far apart? I have a different area in the same barn is why I'm asking

 

[GotGame]

I found a hatchery that sells pyncheon eggs, was kind of surprised...

 

[poultryand bees]

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I would keep them separate for a couple of weeks to make sure they aren't sickly.

Ok then how far apart? I have a different area in the same barn is why I'm asking

I "quarantine" all new birds for 2-3 weeks, in an area where the old birds won't come into contact with the droppings or blowing feathers from the new birds.

Edited because I realized your question really was about distance

 

[Greybear23]

It has been a long day for an old man!!! I think I will have some ice cream and watch tv with the family for a while and hit the hay!!! Gnite yall!!! Lynn

 

[Cuban Longtails]

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Wait at least 30 days unless you absolutely trust the source.

Thats much better and safer advise!

 

[Buckguy20]

Maribeth, Sorry I missed you today. So you had a garage sale for three days and you were never there.
How did you pull that off?
Had a good chat with Dean. Jaxon came walking up and said he had a madagascar egg. I told him I'd give him a dollar for it but that he couldn't tell you.
He just gave me a look like "Yeah right" and walked away.
At least I tried.