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
How are the hatched chicks doing? The offer of shipping eggs still stands. From Germany it's not that far. There is a young farmer here in Germany that is doing all he can to set himself up with dual-purpose birds and not support hybrids. He now has chicks from all lines of Swedish Isbar and will hopefully offer hatching eggs next year. Maybe this is a breed you would be interested in? He is also testing old german breeds to see what works on his farm.
I lost 2 chicks after hatch last night, leaving me 5 little survivors in total
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I'm sorry for the chicks you lost, but congratulations on the 5 healthy chicks! I lost some chicks this year too very early on. But before they grow up to be sickly birds, it is better they pass soon.
Local smallholders have been great for supplying wonderfully healthy "traditional farmyard" chickens - no particular breed but not commercial strains. I generally find them on local Facebook groups. I see signs of what might be Faverolles, Orpington, Sussex and Araucana in those hens (not the ones in my avatar) and they are wonderfully healthy and hardy. Hopefully they will sit on some La Gournay eggs next year (as I have quite a number of hens again now). I'll let you know if we go for it!
How are everyone's hatchings going?
Sometimes, these mixes are the hardiest birds you can get!
Hi!
I'm from the illusive and distant northern part of Europe called Norway. Living in snow half the year makes us a little odd, but we're generally sorta nice, if you manage to get us talking. (Pro tip for starting a conversation with a Norwegian: talk about the weather. It tend to be a lengthy topic.)
Living between the ocean and a forest called Sweden, we're sheltered from a lot of diseases and problems. For instance, salmonella is not an issue in small poultry population. We have strict rules for import of animals, so our poultry population is mostly bred within the country (inbreeding, so much inbreeding!). I for one have a dream to import brown Muscovy ducks someday, a color that does not exist here.
Welcome! You know, I have been following a fellow from Norway on Instagram and am in contact with someone in Sweden and their weather almost appears better than Germany's.
I always though I'dlike to move south to warmer weather, but northis looking appealing.
Another Germany member! New to BYC today!
Welcome Papa John! Greetings from the Palatine Forest...
@Honora we love it! Yes the minor small town adjustments [like shops closing sooooo early in the evening!!!] were an adjustment but we are so conveniently located that we can make runs to one of several cities to reach a 'shopping mall' easily. So far all the adjustments have been well worth the reduced stress lifestyle and friendly accepting neighbors. [We are tRump refugees who fled for the safety of our Guatemalan born children, one of whom is transgender.] Helped greatly that my husband is Castleisland born and we had traveled back here on vacations to visit family often enough that the children[well now 18 & 21yo LOL] were mentally prepared for the change in lifestyle.
Kudos to you for making sure your children grow up in a safe and loving environment.
how are peeps in europe these days?
mine are boiling without pot, lol. 33 celsius today,
Germany has been horrible! 28° one day, 14° the next. Just stay hot and nice rain showers every night would be great, thank you.
As for us, my faverolles rooster had to go as the hens were starting to hide from him. He wasn't a bad rooster but the ladies' wellbeing is more important. The Hedemora are now 13 weeks old and growing up fast. They are lovely chicks, all pullets.
And, a Faverolles hen actually went broody this year (my first!) And hatched out 3 Faverolles chicks and one more Hedemora. One of the Faverolles passed. It had absorbed it's egg yolk, but internally, it did not absorb any further. At 3 days old, yolk started leaking out of a hole in its stomach (not even the navel). Another chick went missing and it turns out someone's cat brought it home to them alive and they brought it to another chicken keeper. So now I have another Hedemora (pullet) and a Faverolles cockerel. I will have to post some pics later.
