She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[OldMissionChick]

Yeah, they should auction them, though it sounds like they don't generally have too many. If you've never been to an auction, though, I'd suggest you go & observe a couple times before you jump in with both feet; sometimes those auctioneers are so good at what they do that you could wind up paying more for an animal than what it's worth, or what you thought you were paying. An auction that sells poultry could also be a good place to develop contacts for hatching eggs if you get to know some of the vendors

our girls are in 4H so if I can successfully hatch some of our ducks I may ask about getting / buying eggs for hatch, since they may be 4H'ers as well.

 

[kwhites634]

our girls are in 4H so if I can successfully hatch some of our ducks I may ask about getting / buying eggs for hatch, since they may be 4H'ers as well.

Good chance of it. You might stumble onto a real gold mine, genetically

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Got the coop 90% done. Ordered the trim & soffits today and should be at the store by Friday. Got the exterior & interior walls done. Next is to seal the walls & floors, build the nesting boxes & roosts, figure out how to lay it all out and get the poop door. I want to put it on a timer. Oh and cant forget the fencing for the run.

Looking good!

 

[RubyNala97]

Jay and I went to an "auction" this afternoon. They had poultry and small animals. The trouble was when the highest bid was reached most of the sellers decided it wasn't enough so the sales fell through. What I want to know is why sell at an auction if you have a set price in mind. I would think it would be better to advertise on craigslist or something. We left half way through as it was a farce. Most of the birds were bantams. What do people do with bantams? I also thought the folks running it were kind of rough with the animals. Maybe I am just a softy but Jay thought the same. We didn't even handle our birds that we processed in that manner.

I really, really want to go to an auction. But I've heard mixed things about them. My neighbor goes all the time and comes home with something to throw into his mix (that right there kinda scares me). But he did pick up 3 of the sweetest silkies I've ever met in my life. They run to me when they see me coming and jump right up on the side of the baby carriage. But I've heard a lot of people don't treat the animals so good and you end up feeling bad for all of them. So I don't know if I should go or not.

Oh gosh no....lol I can't stand the two hour drive to Syracuse to see my bestie and my sis...lol Actually he hadn't even made it to the academy when we were together. He was still testing. We split when I was only 2 months pregnant. By the time he made time to be part of our son's life he had gone through the academy and was at GH. Even had we not, I doubt I would have made that trip with a baby and I stay as far away from big cities as I possible can....lol I'm a hick. That is cool though. If I ever need to come pick up eggs I'll make him take me...lol then again, I don't know if I could handle being in a vehicle with him that long....lol.

Well, eventually you have to drive down here and pick me up for when we go to stay with WV!

The secret ingredient is dill pickle juice LMAO I live in Northern Michigan and love it here. Thankfully we have open carry. Important especially during the spring when I am out mushroom hunting. You NEVER know what you will run into. There is a livestock auction every Wednesday here. Never been but I want to go.

Mushroom hunting? Should I ask?

Yea it makes them Dirty. Not a lot, about an ounce or so. Totally depends on ifyou like pickles or not.

Sounds so good! I love pickles!!

You know those CB I mentioned earlier? Well, here is one that I don't want to get rid of. He's a Black Australorp, and he's birchen! I've seen the man's set up who hatched him and I don't think he could be a cross, but I've never seen another roo like him. If I had room, I'd keep him and breed him--with what, I'm not sure. I've searched birchen Australorp for ages and haven't found anything like him. He kind of looks like a Birchen Marans, but that breeder didn't have any Marans that color. I hate to see a bird this pretty end up in a stew pot so soon. Our BLRW are getting pretty big. We have a scissor beak pullet. I found a great paper on the genetics behind it; interesting read: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0107050 Here's our crooked baby: It doesn't seem to be too bad. She'll go in our free range flock. But now I'm not sure if the genes are present for it or not. Edit: This paper is more relevant to the thread. http://www.polishbreedersclub.com/crookedbeaks.htm QUOTE] He's beautiful!! And I'm glad you're taking care of her. It doesn't look so bad. That's one of my fears, getting a chick with scissor beak.

Got the coop 90% done. Ordered the trim & soffits today and should be at the store by Friday. Got the exterior & interior walls done. Next is to seal the walls & floors, build the nesting boxes & roosts, figure out how to lay it all out and get the poop door. I want to put it on a timer. Oh and cant forget the fencing for the run.

Lovely!! Looks awesome!!

 

[OldMissionChick]

Thanks! All the time & money spent it would of been WAY cheaper to buy a pre-fabed one for half the price!

 

[kwhites634]

Thanks! All the time & money spent it would of been WAY cheaper to buy a pre-fabed one for half the price!

And half the quality, most likely

 

[RubyNala97]

I officially set my eggs!! And I have 4 eggs that look really healthy around day 12. I read somewhere that there are certain days you should not candle. I believe it was days 11-13 or around there. I can't remember for the life of me where it was that I read it. It's killing me. Anyone ever heard of certain days not being good for candling?

 

[BlackwoodHollow]

I officially set my eggs!! And I have 4 eggs that look really healthy around day 12. I read somewhere that there are certain days you should not candle. I believe it was days 11-13 or around there. I can't remember for the life of me where it was that I read it. It's killing me. Anyone ever heard of certain days not being good for candling?

I'm so excited for you! I think you're right, somewhere between 11 and 14. Amy knows. It has to do with the chick positioning itself.

Here's hoping this hatch makes up for the last few!

 

[OldMissionChick]

And half the quality, most likely

Some of them yes probably. The coop will be close to the barn we had built last year so most of the money is in metal to match. I was looking at some of the Amish made buildings. More expensive than the ones at the hardware stores but definitely worth it for the workmanship.

 

[kwhites634]

Some of them yes probably. The coop will be close to the barn we had built last year so most of the money is in metal to match. I was looking at some of the Amish made buildings. More expensive than the ones at the hardware stores but definitely worth it for the workmanship.

Ya got that part right! The Amish are real craftsmen.