Great!I think I may start next year. Still working on building up the flock at the moment!I have some Andalusian eggs cooking at the moment, they are due in 2 weeks.
I'll do that, thanks! Fingers crossed for both our hatchesGreat!
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
I am a committee member of the PKCI. (Poultry keepers club of Ireland)
Very Nice!
I have some eggs due in just over two weeks too!
A few buff Cochins, banatm coronation Sussex and some cream legbars
I'll do that, thanks! Fingers crossed for both our hatches
Good grief, my mind is full of the Andalusian eggs, which is my first attempt at hatching shipped eggs! I forgot to mention I have 6 Khaki Campbell ducks due to hatch that weekend as well
I was looking for La Gournay chicks. Our local co-op was only advertising commercial hybrids, but I found a breeder online, advertising on Le Bon Coin. I was thinking of hatching some under a broody when our old cock passed away. But as life is, there are always chickens looking for homes, so I now have a fine mixture of cross bred chickens now all settling in nicely. Perhaps next year I will see if a young broody will hatch some fertile eggs.
Good luck with your hatchings!
A few buff Cochins, banatm coronation Sussex and some cream legbars
Good grief, my mind is full of the Andalusian eggs, which is my first attempt at hatching shipped eggs! I forgot to mention I have 6 Khaki Campbell ducks due to hatch that weekend as well
How are all your hatchings going? I managed to pop 5 of my murdered Araucana eggs (not sure what the dad will be though so hopefully some easter eggers although 25% chance it is the Araucana roo) and a few of the dead silkies into my neighbours incubator and now my other silkie has cleverly gone broody. I've just moved her into the broody coop and she has settled back onto some eggs in there. All being well I'll pop the eggs that are in the bator under her tomorrow evening. I actually can't remember when it all happened - gosh just looked and that was 10 days ago so we are half way though already, or less as they seem to only go about 19 days I find for those breeds! Poor Doris may get a shock that they arrive so early bless her!
WOW that is steep! What were they?
Same here the coop only sells hybrid chicks - red, black and if you are lucky a coucou! I do have a garden centre in Mussidan that sells some silkies (adult though not chicks) and the Gamme Vert in Bergerac has a few more varieties of POL hens (from Beaumont I think). Never seen eggs in any of them. I have also bought all my hatchign eggs from lovely local breeders found on LBC
I'm assisting them and waiting for the last 5 to finish absorbing their yolks now, so I can help them out. Should be soon, they were nearly ready when I checked earlier.
