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NickyKnack said:
Dare I admit that I really like that movie? YES!
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Ditto and Girl Power!


Georgia Cracker said:
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A 5 foot diamondback rattle snake I killed in the woods where I'm logging at
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Scary!
 
COChix said:
I almost hate looking at my subscription page after missing any time on here as I know I have a lot of reading to do. That being said, I love reading everything that people post, I don't skim on this thread. Must be all the good peeps in here that give the thread such a good vibe and it is contagious.

Speaking of contagious, I have caught the hatching bug and pulled out my bator today and plugged it in.
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COChix said:
Chickens of course....just about 42 eggs from our mixed flock. Have no idea who lays what egg with 23 hens so it will all be a surprise as to what hatches. Should be super exciting and will be my first rodeo. Been reading up. Now that we are getting 20 eggs a day, I figured it was time. Plus being out the cold of winter.
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Good luck with your hatch :fl Surprise hatches are great, I have a couple of eggs in my incubator now that will be a surprise. An Amber link x frizzle polish. Just can't wait to see what they will hatch like. I have all sorts of bizarre visions in my mind of their looks!
It's so addicting I'm on my third hatch of the year, I think I need help with this addiction :oops:
 
Yorkshire coop said:
Good luck with your hatch :fl Surprise hatches are great, I have a couple of eggs in my incubator now that will be a surprise. An Amber link x frizzle polish. Just can't wait to see what they will hatch like. I have all sorts of bizarre visions in my mind of their looks!
It's so addicting I'm on my third hatch of the year, I think I need help with this addiction :oops:
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Thanks, so I have a hatching question. I have read not to hatch from birds younger than 18 months in theory. Have you done it with younger birds? Ours are almost 1 year. Just curious
 
Yes the polish eggs that I'm hatching are from my own birds that I hatched last year from bought in eggs. My adult birds are 10 months and 9 month old. They all started laying at 6 months. I didn't start incubating them though untill they had been laying about a month. This way the hens had got their laying machines in some kind of order. I always incubate good shaped well formed and clean eggs.
 
BayBay Peepers said:
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Excellent outta ovations.... :(
COChix said:
Thanks, so I have a hatching question. I have read not to hatch from birds younger than 18 months in theory. Have you done it with younger birds? Ours are almost 1 year. Just curious
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Smaller egg smaller chick. I hatched a few from hens under a year they are fine. The eggs where a normal size, not pullet eggs... Others have done it too. Maybe not somthing to do all the time, but it went well for me.
 
Yorkshire coop said:
Yes the polish eggs that I'm hatching are from my own birds that I hatched last year from bought in eggs. My adult birds are 10 months and 9 month old. They all started laying at 6 months. I didn't start incubating them though untill they had been laying about a month. This way the hens had got their laying machines in some kind of order. I always incubate good shaped well formed and clean eggs.
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Great thanks for the info, ours seemed to all be laying before winter. They started at 6-8 months. We do have some smaller girls that lay smaller eggs. Since we culled our second in command roo our fertility rate has dropped, it was almost 90%, now I would guess it is about 60%.

hennible said:
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outta ovations.... :(
Smaller egg smaller chick. I hatched a few from hens under a year they are fine. The eggs where a normal size, not pullet eggs... Others have done it too. Maybe not somthing to do all the time, but it went well for me.
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Great thanks, I can hardly stand it! So eggicited!

Have either of you done the dry hatching method?
 
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I'm going to have to enjoy all your hatches for now…
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And I am SO broody lol
 

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