Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[VansBantams]

I'm located in PA near Reading and I prefer to go locally. I haven't had a high hatch rate with shipped eggs. I want to get Svart hona eggs,but any other breed would do as well.

 

[BullChick]

 

[BullChick]

Ohhh! Shame on you for not posting more!

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

If they have food and water they will be fine 'roughing it' for a couple of days...give yourself a break. You won't be of much good to them if you get sicker. Take a short break now or risk an even longer interruption later.

Haha, thanks. Today I had a burst of energy with the lovely sunshine, so I cleaned the poo shelves underneath and put some new pine shavings down. The flock was all over today, so I’m glad they got to enjoy the nice weather before being cooped up for a few days.

I hear ya. Enough of this nasty weather. I get my energy from the sun. These dreary days wear me down. Blah

Ditto! When spring comes, to hell with housework, let’s go outside and do stuff!

I've got 5 broody hens now. They never got started this early or this many before. 4 are 2 "new to me", 2 each Penedesencas and Kraienkoppes (aka Twentse). The later are known for that, but I didn't figure on any Mediterranean breed being broody much.
I put 8 small eggs under the first Kraienkoppe, then her sister joined in, but is still laying an egg a day.
Guess I need to add "build broody breaking pen" to the TODO list.

I’m collecting turkey eggs for my broody, and have the frame built for her own broody hut. I am curious to see how much better a broody can do, when she is given some separation from the flock.

I think after reading a lot of the comments about the Marans I might try a different breed. you

@dheltzel has had experience with many diffferent breeds. I would trust what he recommends.

Tell me about it.

So I'm really hoping we don't lose power once this madness hits us. (Just in time for my Birthday tomorrow! Yaaaaaayy!! ) I've got a small problem though. If we lose power, not only do I have my meat chicks in the brooder, but I have a whole incubator full of eggs!! Is there anything I can do to keep them warm if the power goes? I know the turning I can do manually but I'm so scared. Especially since I discovered yesterday when candling them that most of the Biels are fertile (can't tell about the Marans yet) and the last egg that Partridge laid for me is actually fertile and the best developed from what I can tell out of all the eggs! I don't want to lose that egg. I really don't. I just don't know what to do to keep them warm.

Cooling eggs is not as bad as having them over heat. With my last broody, she had three times (if I remember correctly) that she got off the nest and sat on other eggs.

After the third time, she had quit being broody and I had to put the eggs in the incubator. I didn’t think any would hatch, after over three days of cooling. But 4/10 hatched! Remember, this was outside in the middle of winter, and my eggs had three near complete cool downs. A day or two of a cool house might only delay hatching.

I'm located in PA near Reading and I prefer to go locally. I haven't had a high hatch rate with shipped eggs. I want to get Svart hona eggs,but any other breed would do as well.

@dheltzel is a local breeder in Pottstown. Again, he always has something fun and new to try. Eggs or chicks, usually.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

After I cleaned the poop shelves and put in a bunch of new PDZsweet, this Biele girl thought it was a lovely dust bath. Haha!

This Turkey seems to only stop pecking me if I am touching her, holding her, or if I put her on my lap. I can't have cats, so I guess this is my lap animal.

My Silkie got a bath today, since it was so warm. The poor thing had a lot of poo stuck to her rush and it must have been uncomfortable. She also got a blow dry and a nail trim. Now she looks lovely again.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

We just had some Silkies hatch

 

[Blarneyeggs]

I can’t believe we still have power here....how’s everyone else making out in this storm?

 

[BullChick]

I’m staying inside! I didn’t even bring the trash to the road last night. I have to go out soon to water, so I’m hopeful I don’t slip on the ice.

 

[fangedknight]

Why is it snowing on my birthday? It's okay. I still get to snuggle up with Keith so I'm happy about that. Also no school today, everything is closed. We've still got power, I highly doubt that it's going to go on us. But I have hothands just in case. Stay warm guys!!

 

[VansBantams]

Haha, thanks. Today I had a burst of energy with the lovely sunshine, so I cleaned the poo shelves underneath and put some new pine shavings down. The flock was all over today, so I’m glad they got to enjoy the nice weather before being cooped up for a few days.



Ditto! When spring comes, to hell with housework, let’s go outside and do stuff!




I’m collecting turkey eggs for my broody, and have the frame built for her own broody hut. I am curious to see how much better a broody can do, when she is given some separation from the flock.




@dheltzel has had experience with many diffferent breeds. I would trust what he recommends.




Cooling eggs is not as bad as having them over heat. With my last broody, she had three times (if I remember correctly) that she got off the nest and sat on other eggs.

After the third time, she had quit being broody and I had to put the eggs in the incubator. I didn’t think any would hatch, after over three days of cooling. But 4/10 hatched! Remember, this was outside in the middle of winter, and my eggs had three near complete cool downs. A day or two of a cool house might only delay hatching.



@dheltzel is a local breeder in Pottstown. Again, he always has something fun and new to try. Eggs or chicks, usually.

Thank you. I'll check him out!