Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[Toxic Chicken]

Emily, a 5 lb bag will go fast with the chicks, so you better look into getting more soon.

My 2 chicks ate 10# in about 7 weeks.
and thats just 2 of the little buggers.

 

[smkchick]

I put Numero Uno (who I just know will be a roo) into the brooder because he was mostly dry and looking to eat. I dropped a few crumbles on the towel and he/she ate them right up. I gave him/her a few drops of water off my finger too. Seems to be adapting well. VERY vocal. I can hear someone else in the brooder peeping, so I guess another one will be out soon. Better finish the laundry now!

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Incubating links

http://chickscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/resources/egg_to_chick/procedures.html


https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubation-cheat-sheet


https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-incubate-hatch-eggs-using-the-dry-incubation-method


http://backyardchickens.yuku.com/to...od-and-other-hatching-links.html#.T5s8B7P2Ypw

 

[JerseyHen]

Aww, bless her heart, as my Brit friends would say. Makes me wish I could knit her a sweater! I have one that goes broody-ish daily until I take the eggs out. Then she gives up. I think she's just being a diva, her name is J.Lo after all!
How are the eggs you are incubating under a broody?

The 3 under the broody are doing really well so far, all have little chicken embryos wiggling away and are due on the 8th... I haven't candled the other 3 (under the nearly naked broody) yet, but will keep everyone updated!

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My Appen. Spitz. Eggs have shipped.

My cream legbars have not.

Hopefully they will ship tomorrow. Want to set them together.
I have too many staggered hatches.
I'm going to have eggs hatching every week for a month.
What have I done to myself. It's more the brooder thing
that I'm worried about. I don't want more than 2 brooders
so I hope I can mix some age grps together.

You and I have very similar chicken breed preferences. I was going to order appen spitz this year along with legbars polish and a handful of other unusual looking breeds. Again, if you get a roo I will take a pair and return eggs for hatching.

Welcome Emily and good morning everyone Has anyone ever gone to the NJ show before?If so whats it like.Can't sleep so I'm playing around on BYC. Already have 2 PMs in to people with chicks. One in Mass. for Salmon fav. chicks and one in Cal. for funky polish chicks.The Polish won't be ready til the middle of May .Do you think it's too late to have them mailed due to the heat ? I only have had eggs shipped in the Fall. With the Polish you need to buy 6 Just my luck I would end up with all roosters again.Does anyone know how early you can tell a pullet from a rooster with the Salmon Favs?I can't believe I'm thinking of this.I should just be happy living vicariously through you guys.

Salmon fav hens and roos have very different color patterns. The hens should come in all wheaten and salmon, the roos get a lot of black on them. That said, I had a chick that I posted on BYC for opinion and everyone voted roo, so we named it Charlie. Let's just say that not only is Charlie NOT a roo, Charlie is my current broody. So, it kind of depends on if you have hatchery or breeder/show quality on them. The breeder/show quality is more likely to color true vs the larger amount of "smuttyness" on the hatchery quality birds.

I was at the NJ show last year and had a blast. Lots of birds, fun auction, lots of sale cages, fun people, etc... as I have posted before, there is a lot going on at the fairgrounds that day too, so more than just the show: farmers market, fishing derby, pet expo, horseshow, and rodeo... I can't wait.

 

[highpointfarm]

So, as if it isn't bad enough that I had to put saddles on nearly all of my hens because the roos (2 now rehomed) have the backs of 5 or so of my girls completely stripped of feathers, I was checking under one of my broodies today and she has pulled out all of her belly feathers too! Poor, poor, homely looking thing. She is so fierce on those eggs too that she trys to fluff up but all she has left are her wings, neck/upper back and side feathers and a bit on her chest. I will have to try to get a pic of this for your entertainment.

Broody must be brought by a contagion though. I have 6/22 trying to go broody on me. Anyone have any eggs they want cooked?

All broodies do that to help eggs stay warm...

 

[stoopid]

Hey Jeanett, are you coming to this one?
I hope the weather is better than the last one. What a mess!!

 

[queenchick16]

Are you planning on going this year? It all sounds like fun. If people are going we should meet and have a drink(soda, coffee, water etc.) to toast this thread .I'm going to try and make it.

The 3 under the broody are doing really well so far, all have little chicken embryos wiggling away and are due on the 8th... I haven't candled the other 3 (under the nearly naked broody) yet, but will keep everyone updated!

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You and I have very similar chicken breed preferences. I was going to order appen spitz this year along with legbars polish and a handful of other unusual looking breeds. Again, if you get a roo I will take a pair and return eggs for hatching.

Salmon fav hens and roos have very different color patterns. The hens should come in all wheaten and salmon, the roos get a lot of black on them. That said, I had a chick that I posted on BYC for opinion and everyone voted roo, so we named it Charlie. Let's just say that not only is Charlie NOT a roo, Charlie is my current broody. So, it kind of depends on if you have hatchery or breeder/show quality on them. The breeder/show quality is more likely to color true vs the larger amount of "smuttyness" on the hatchery quality birds.

I was at the NJ show last year and had a blast. Lots of birds, fun auction, lots of sale cages, fun people, etc... as I have posted before, there is a lot going on at the fairgrounds that day too, so more than just the show: farmers market, fishing derby, pet expo, horseshow, and rodeo... I can't wait.

 

[stoopid]

Oh yes, I'll be there. Just got an OK from show peeps to set up a table to sell my chicken earrings.
I hope they go over well, and I sell out. Am putting a few pair in the chinese auction.
Why do I do this to myself? In January, I hosted the BYC table at the NEPC show in Mass.
Will get pics up soon, maybe pre orders?

 

[lichick28]

Abi & I were going but her daughter is due around that time so I dont know if I want to take that ride myself. I cant wake up at 2 am & drive like I used to so not sure. I'll think about it

 

[smkchick]

DOES IT ALWAYS TAKE THIS LONG?? It took less time to deliver Laura. So far I have one healthy, loud chick and three eggs rolling around in the incubator. One has a small hole, but hasn't made it any bigger. I'm running out of things to do to keep busy!

Of course, I'm sure I did something to screw it up. Temp is at101 degrees and humidity at 68-70%. I haven't opened the bator except to remove the first chick, who is starting to look like a lavender orpington and not a drowned baby bird.

Just think, I get to do this all over again in 3 weeks.