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[matte]

Okay, thanks Jeremy. That's what I was afraid of. I will be parting with some of the lavenders when they are day-old, so it may not work to do them all together.

 

[jeremy]

Okay, thanks Jeremy. That's what I was afraid of. I will be parting with some of the lavenders when they are day-old, so it may not work to do them all together.

Hm. It might be better to hatch the Lavs separately then, you don't want to accidentally give something up that you meant to keep.

 

[Goose and Fig]

If you have room in your cabinet hatching tray, CRYSTALCREEK came up with a great idea last year- put your lavender (ro BBS) eggs inside the jumbo suet cages when they go into lockdown. I tried it a couple times and it worked well. It was actually pretty cute because the chicks in the cages looked like they were in a tiny jail, and kept poking thier little heads out. Just don't put too many eggs in them so they can't roll around to zip if they need to.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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[marquisella]

I bought a "suet" holder for bird feeders at Loews. It is green. It has holes all around & fits inn a hovabator genesis. I put the eggs that I want to keep separate in it during the hatch. I like it better than using onion nets, or material because I can see in it well and the chicks feet don't get stuck.

I was skeptical at first because I thought the holes were too big, but I have put Orp, Marans & sussex eggs in it to hatch, and they don't get out.
Sue

The only initial confusion you may run in to is discerning the Lavs from the Splash chicks.

As soon as they start feathering in though it should be very apparent which color is which.

 

[ruth]

Hi Everyone - I've been living under a rock for the past few months and haven't been on BYC. WOW - there have been some changes haven't there? Looks like there's a ton of new people and posts in these threads which is so good to see. Actually I haven't been living under a rock it's just that I did a really "stupid" thing in May. I bought 16 wild Appaloosa horses including a bunch of mares with newborn babies and which had bred again in the herd they lived in. So.....I've been super busy learning all about horses and training horses. So far I have one that I can ride and most that I can halter and lead. The 6 babies are already nearly as big as their mamas. Anyway, it's good to be back. I know my Orps aren't "imported" but I thought I'd share a few photos. My original hens came from Bama and then I added birds from three other breeders over the past year or so, including some from Alaska, and then I mixed them all together and bred my own. Sadly a stray dog got loose in the yard and killed most of my freeranging young pullets that were showing great promise. A few lucky ones managed to survive and are now in the breeder pen for safe keeping and have recently started laying eggs. Here's some of what's in the new breeder pen - which was so muddy from the monsoon's we are having now after an 8 month drought:


Roos:












The wind was really blowing.


Girls:















Girls with babies - my how they love to go broody:











Well...that's the latest updates from Bethel Farm.

 

[henney penny]

 

[henney penny]

Above picture what color is he? And what is the gold leakage in his fethers on his back?HThe eggs he came form said b/b/s orpington

 

[Goose and Fig]

Above picture what color is he? And what is the gold leakage in his fethers on his back?HThe eggs he came form said b/b/s orpington

He's splash. Coulf be leakage, but leakage in splash males is usually more red, Probably just brassiness that he;ll moult out.

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Bad quality, I know, but this is the face of a disapproving Orp.