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

[Cynthia12]

Waiting for call from the PO... this is way more nerve wracking than waiting for a box of eggs...

Waiting for a call from them by tomorrow..hope tomorrow, just checked, they just left MO..after being in three different places there! Last time only took 2 days from her. Sometimes takes three..will see I guess. Little silkie eggs. On their way.

 

[Ravynscroft]

You've been to CO, too?

I lived there for 17 years... never again...

I go there all the time. ETA: There's a reason they call S. Broadway "the green mile."

Very, very true!

Hey SC, Here is a little update on the BCM chicks. Terrible pics, but you get the idea. One with flash and one without. Iphone pics. Hatched Aug 15th, so just 4 weeks old now. Most are black, but two have some brown showing.

The kids are looking very nice!!

A few pics of Miss Marans: I thought she was going to be mossy since she had some brown sprinkles across her shoulders as a juvenile. They all molted out though. She has a great green sheen most places, but a few purple highlights here and there. Her hackles are uniformly copper, but the lighting makes it look more yellow in the pic. Needs better feathering on her feet though, it's kind of sparse.

I actually prefer less feathers, but we get super muddy here, lol... she has great color, I like her...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Waiting for a call from them by tomorrow..hope tomorrow, just checked, they just left MO..after being in three different places there!   Last time only took 2 days from her.  Sometimes takes three..will see I guess. Little silkie eggs.  On their way.

Mine was a bit more time sensitive than eggs, lol... posting pics...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Ok I'm ready to throw everybody for a loop on this one.

Ok so I'm as new as new gets when it comes to chickens.

I was doing some work for a lady and I kept admiring here Buff Couchin rooster so much to my surprise when I got done with the job she gave him and 2 black sex link hens to me.

So I built a nice little coop and they are happy as can be.

Ok so I'm the kinda person that wants things to match so I decided I need some hens, well I searched and after a while I found some but they're getting up in age so I want to hatch some.

So I turned to a friend of mine that has had chickens as long as I can remember for advice.
Well he does something I can't find anywhere else on the Internet.

He basically keeps his baton full 24/7/365
Basically if he has a chick hatch today tomorrow he puts in a new egg. Now after he told me this I looked to the Internet and I can't find anyone doing this, but what's crazy is he has a 85% hatch rate.



What r u opinions bc I'm lost now

First,

What you are describing is a staggered hatch...extrememly staggered hatch. I am not a supporter of staggered hatches unless there's a second bator that can be used as a "hatcher". In that case, why not? It's my personal belief that no matter how well you do with a staggered hatch, (OK, unless it's 100%) (w/only one bator) you could do even better with a standard hatch of all being set at the same time. Many people do staggered hatches with one bator and are happy with their results, and that's what counts. I wouldn't be happy thinking I could give more a better chance.

 

[FridayYet]

Champion Row Virtual Poultry Show, September 2015

1st, BB



1st RB


Results just got posted.

So excited, even though there weren't a lot of Orloffs entered.

 

[Cynthia12]

I know, I'm behind, but......

 

[Ravynscroft]

Here's my newest addition, just picked him up at the PO... double tufted, rumpless black Araucana cockerel...

 

[WVduckchick]

Ok I'm ready to throw everybody for a loop on this one.

Ok so I'm as new as new gets when it comes to chickens.

I was doing some work for a lady and I kept admiring here Buff Couchin rooster so much to my surprise when I got done with the job she gave him and 2 black sex link hens to me.

So I built a nice little coop and they are happy as can be.

Ok so I'm the kinda person that wants things to match so I decided I need some hens, well I searched and after a while I found some but they're getting up in age so I want to hatch some.

So I turned to a friend of mine that has had chickens as long as I can remember for advice.
Well he does something I can't find anywhere else on the Internet.

He basically keeps his baton full 24/7/365
Basically if he has a chick hatch today tomorrow he puts in a new egg. Now after he told me this I looked to the Internet and I can't find anyone doing this, but what's crazy is he has a 85% hatch rate.



What r u opinions bc I'm lost now

With a separate hatcher, move eggs each day, I could see it working, but man! What a ton of work and commitment!

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Champion Row Virtual Poultry Show, September 2015

1st, BB



1st RB


Results just got posted.

So excited, even though there weren't a lot of Orloffs entered.

Awesome! Congrats!

 

[Cynthia12]

Sometimes the P.O is like......





And look, she dropped the box to boot! I think it's a she. ??