San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[ChickaLong]

my chicken got broody today. where in san diego can I buy fertile eggs?

There are some on the auction site that says east of San Diego. Craigslist hasn't had much on it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/754060/the-new-crazy-24hr-auction-thread/10570#post_15823732

 

[robgray]

Trader joes has fertile hatching eggs. They are white legbars so excellent layers. I sell lavender orpington eggs. I can give you some lav orp cross eggs for free. They are blue and brown producing crosses. Really pretty hens.

 

[perchie.girl]

When shopping at Trader Joes for firtile eggs look at the cartons and read the date stamp. Freshest is best. and the hatch rate is appx 50 percent. Though I know someone who got 90 percent.

The chicks are from some sort of sexlink and it depends on the supplier... So they will NOT be sex link you will get two types of chicks from the hatch. But often times the root stock is Leghorn....

deb

 

[Phage]

I have had hatch rates on TJ eggs from 70% (once) to zero ( several times) so a bit of a gamble.
The resulting hens are not at all smart, but are sweet and they lay extreemly well!!!

 

[artblueggwanter]

I put 2 new hamshire 3 white leghorn and 3 blue eggs from a white chicken ,looks like a leg horn but with top hat,"sport is it"?also 2 silkie eggs under a 6 monthold cream leg bar rooster. hope he is fertile

. I will eventually try trader joe. shes been run off the nest a couple times since I posted, need to isolate her and do not want to invest to much in case she changes her mind

 

[perchie.girl]

I put 2 new hamshire 3 white leghorn and 3 blue eggs from a white chicken ,looks like a leg horn but with top hat,"sport is it"?also 2 silkie eggs under a 6 monthold cream leg bar rooster. hope he is fertile

. I will eventually try trader joe. shes been run off the nest a couple times since I posted, need to isolate her and do not want to invest to much in case she changes her mind

isolation is easy to do a bit of plastic barrier fence a little PVC and voila... Broody coop. you dont even have to glue the PVC so you can use it else where later.

deb

 

[UrbanMamaHen]

Anyone interested in getting cream Legbars from Greenfire Farrm? I just got a coupon from them, good until Sept 19 for a BOGO. PM me if you want to split an order.

 

[mamidei]

Is anyone interested in East Fresian Gull pullets from Greenfire Farm? My neighbor has 3 and is looking to sell one or two. They are beautiful, rare and good layers!

 

[crazy huhn]

I never thought I would like my Trader Joe hens as much as I do. They look like white Leghorns but lay a nice light brown egg. And they lay absolutely fantastic: since December my two girls have laid more than 530 (265 each and still laying) eggs. They do not make a fuzz about a laid egg unlike my other breeds. Latest at 8:00AM they are done laying and ready to roam the yard. And I have to disagree with Phage: mine are exceptional smart, very docile and not skiddish, but their wings need to be clipped or they fly the fence.

 

[Chickalish]

Hello from across the street in Casa De Oro