Shark snipers Wine dots NEW HATCHES and puppies 1/24/2011 update

[hoppy]

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i HAVE 1 -1 WEEK OLD lAV ORP chick and she is precious!!!

Is she new? She just hatch?

Has anyone had a BLRW chick that is basically silver colored with a few reddish highlights? I'll try to get a pic, but she really is different looking than all the rest.

if it's a little chick, don't pay any attention to the chick color, they change so much. I had a buff laced that hatched as a dirty white, then ended up with beautiful buff with white lacing. this might be what you have but you won't know until it's closer to 6-8 weeks old when the chick look changes.

 

[seminolewind]

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Yea, I had a few , my first batch of JG's were supposed to be blue or splash, instead I hatched 8 black ones, she said she breeds blue to splash, well I wouldn't have gotten 8 black JG's then!

Then I got a dozen BLRW eggs, all were clear except for 2!

Then I got 8 eggs that were from splash/splash JG's, and they were all clear and unfertilized!

I finally did well with Kathyinmo's test eggs, and finally got a splash and some blues.

 

[JenEric Farms]

Alright...so, i tried to go back and read about a 3/4 weeks worth of postings...I'm gonna say screw it and hope you guys just fill me in as we go if I missed anything!

I sure missed you guys. Looks like the chickenstock was a huge success, I mean come on...TIME was there!!!

 

[sonew123]

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It was awesome Jen--you missed a good time:-( But you'll have a great time at my house too

 

[Brindlebtch]

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Howdy! Missed you!

 

[Brindlebtch]

I am up ridiculously early on a Sat morning because I promised a good friend that I would judge a 4H AKC Agility B match for her.

*sigh* Like my hubby said, it was the right thing to do.


NAT - I won't be able to make your chicken stock

this year and can only hope you will have another one someday! But I would still like to participate and send something up there for folks to enjoy.
I'm gonna need your address, please. Need to run an experiment to see if something will make it there in edible condition.

 

[sonew123]

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I was wondering why you were up so early? I was up at 5 too. we started locking up my 1 yr old dog at night because he used my carpets as a "dumping graound" while we slept-so this has worked out beautifull-except the fact I feel guilty he is locked up so I wake up extra early to take him outside-then he can have the house to roam Terd!!

Can't come??

Im sorry-if all goes well though and it stays half way small Ill keep doing them every year Ill pm you my addy if you would like to contribute-that would be awesome and very thoughtful of you !!!!

 

[sonew123]

BRINDLE!!!! I actually got an olive egg yesterday! Finally after what? 2-3months?? It was so pretty! Wow-I didnt forget you so Im going to put the gals in with my FBCM roo and see what happens with fertility I kiled off the old roo that was with them because he was a nasty jerk!

 

[LovinMyPeeps]

Nat... I lost all of my Booted Babies

: ( Had 4 hatch. The other 2 mutt babies are doing good. I think the 2 polish I got from Patty have something respiratory (gurgly, but no discharge, eating fine) from the stress so now I'm on a desperate search for sulmet... jeepers..

 

[blessedchickenmama7]

Ok. I've been gone like forever from here. Life luck, chicken luck, it all sucks right now. I don't even wanna go into the life stuff. Came here for a break from it.

I ended up after 35 SF/BSF eggs with 4 chicks. Yes 4. Two are roos. Two are hens. Last batch only one hatched alive. A bantam. A roo. Would like to order from Pasofino Farms but think I am about finished hatching this year.

Have a last batch in the bator. BCM's and Welsummers and a few EE's. EE's were sold as Ameracaunas with beautiful blue color eggs. So not. Green, and not even pretty at that. Pffffttt. But hey, a chick is a chick and I like them all. Just hate I paid that for them. I should have said something since I was face to face with the breeder but didn't have the heart to say these eggs were ugly. On top of that, on day 13, out of 8, most of them are looking clear, a couple quitters, and maybe one or two developing. Who knows on the BCM's?? Too dark. Maybe 5 or 6 Welsummers look good. I paid good money for these eggs. All from the same local breeder. They were not shipped. And I'm telling you, I am fairly disappointed to have so many clears.

My son bought himself a bator and is hatching a batch for a friend. She is paying him per hatched chick. He's doing well, even with a bator that is not stable at all. Those eggs are all game mix mutts and are ticking along just fine with at least 25 of 29 showing movement. What am I doing wrong? My bator is stable compared to his. I skipped the shipping and went local. And I still can't get a decent hatch.

On top of that, we've had an influx of coons/possums. They get in and get hens as fast as we can kill them. But I've lost almost everything I've hatched. I've fortified the coop till it looks like Fort Knox and I'm still down to nearly nothing. Out of all I've hatched. I swear I'm hatching chickens to support the local wildlife. My son is loving the hunting/killing them part at this point because he's so mad. Where did they all come from all of a sudden. Had chicks in the same spot for over a year. Now since March they've gotten in 4 or 5 times!!

I'm ready to quit. I can't keep the babies on my land due to restrictions. They are at my father-in-laws. He's old, can't hear well, and grumpy as can be. Now he's complaining about the noise. I have one, yes one, roo left. He's a loud mouth, I know. But he's the only one.

Sorry. I came back and unloaded, but there it is.

Somebody tell me this is worth it. Right now I'm thinking not.