Pheasant chat and hatch-a-long!!!

[007Sean]

Unplanned pheasant processing today….cockbird finally killed the hen
We found her before she expired so at least she won’t go to waste

Unfortunately, that happens sometimes when raising pheasants.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Unplanned pheasant processing today….cockbird finally killed the hen
We found her before she expired so at least she won’t go to waste

Are you offing him next?

 

[muddy75]

Are you offing him next?

That’s the plan…..that way we’ll at least have enough for 1 meal and my birds will have some peace until next spring

 

[muddy75]

I should know genders on 3 chicks currently in grow-out in a few more weeks and I just set another dozen eggs.
The 2 remaining hens should give me a few more fertile eggs over the next couple weeks after he’s gone that I can choose to set.
Hopefully i will end up with 6-8 heathy hens and can choose 1 cockbird to give me fertile eggs next year with extras in the freezer

 

[muddy75]

I pulled over half the eggs as clears last night……and 1 blew up while I was gone
Luckily it wasn’t overly stinky

 

[007Sean]

Been hatching out mainly Yellow Goldens, trying to see if I get anymore of the mutations I got last year from the same parent stock.

The base of the neck feathers are orange in color, not the greenish brown of a 'normal' Yellow Golden. Also the yellow back and saddle feathers only go half way up the back? Hasn't gotten any cape feathers yet but right now it seems they might be white when they come in.
Here's a pic of its sibling, same age, same parent stock. See the differences!

HERE'S a pic of some 3 week olds from the same parent stock.

Also have been hatching out Peach Goldens, getting some funny colors from them too!!?
They should be a light grey color with faint to no stripes. I can't explain these colors either, except eventhough the parent stock looks 'pure' they may be Peach splash or ?, it's possible to get a splash from what looks like pure stock...the dark one has me really puzzled!

Any thoughts or comments on the Peach chicks would be appreciated.

 

[muddy75]

Been hatching out mainly Yellow Goldens, trying to see if I get anymore of the mutations I got last year from the same parent stock.
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The base of the neck feathers are orange in color, not the greenish brown of a 'normal' Yellow Golden. Also the yellow back and saddle feathers only go half way up the back? Hasn't gotten any cape feathers yet but right now it seems they might be white when they come in.
Here's a pic of its sibling, same age, same parent stock. See the differences!
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HERE'S a pic of some 3 week olds from the same parent stock.
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Also have been hatching out Peach Goldens, getting some funny colors from them too!!?
They should be a light grey color with faint to no stripes. I can't explain these colors either, except eventhough the parent stock looks 'pure' they may be Peach splash or ?, it's possible to get a splash from what looks like pure stock...the dark one has me really puzzled!View attachment 3137070
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Any thoughts or comments on the Peach chicks would be appreciated.

Definitely some interesting and diverse coloring! I can’t wait to see how they color out!

 

[muddy75]

While we were gone, my hens laid 11 eggs in a little nest in the coop. I moved them all to the incubator yesterday
My other batch will be going into lockdown this weekend
I will candle these in a few days to see if any development in the nest before I moved them over

 

[muddy75]

I’m not absolutely sure but it’s starting to appear that 3/4 chicks from EHAL are cockbirds they’ve claimed the roof of the little hideaway to perch and hang out in the sunshine
The 4th is a ghost like previous chicks

 

[ColtHandorf]

I pulled over half the eggs as clears last night……and 1 blew up while I was gone
Luckily it wasn’t overly stinky

I had a chicken egg blow up last night. I didn't have time to clean the incubator before I left this morning, so all of those eggs are probably going to be a bust.