Are Henny Penny and RJ brother and sister? Sounds like some dilute olive eggs could be in the making. I'll keep your offer in mind, though. We may work something out depending on how it goes this weekend.
Speaking of.....
LOCKDOWN!!!!
As you can see, I cut the egg carton sides down quite a bit so if the ones with really stretchy air cells pip low they won't be encumbered. The shelf liner is on the bottom of the bator to help keep things clean and give chicks better footing, and there's a space there cut out where I can insert a straw through one of the vent holes to keep the reservoirs filled. Two hygrometers that I know work and a couple of reliable thermometers that are in sync. Plenty of space for chicks to wander around in, flop out, dry off.
It's all set up and now the hard part is the waiting and keeping out of the way (and out of the bator)
I may be down a Welsummer egg as I had a little butterfingers slip/rap/jolt while moving it during lockdown setup. No shell cracking, but it was a pretty good knock. Darn! That leaves three Welsummers that look good. I'm hoping all 5 hatch and I didn't do too much damage.It would be nice to have at least a pair of pullets from each breed.
Do well, Little Eggs! You're on the last leg of your journey to chickdom.
GOOD LUCK ON LOCK-DOWN! May you hear lots of peeping very soon!
As for RJ and Henny Penny I had to look at my papers but if I'm reading right they're cousins or something close to it... Ewww! I never thought about it! I took them because of their temperament LOL
Henny Penny (srping chick from '13) was in the last batch from Rojo (1st hatch from my dads original PR spring of '10) and Rojo's littlest Brother or son JR (it's not clear who was the father here but it was fall of '12) took over after Rojo started attacking my dad who is RJ's (fall of '13) father... It looks crazier written here than I thought it was!
Ah, the chicken love triangle! It's like a feathered soap opera!
