Surviving Minnesota!

[duluthralphie]

I appreciate that but it's not necessary, I will get it all someday. My problem is I want it all the way I envision it now and am impatient for it to be done.....Also I might have a few more birds than a person really needs.

 

[destiny_56085]

I'm envious of the 3-4 eggs a week that you guys get!

That quote from Pine Hill Silkies was pretty generous. I WISH mine matured that young, most of the time I'm first able to sex the black or whites at 5-8 months of age. I usually first get eggs out of them at 10-18 months old. 30-60 eggs a year is way too high. Here's a good example: I have 12 buffs in my breeder pen and I have gotten 2 , yes 2 total eggs from them in all of 2017 amd neither was fertile. My blacks consist of 24 breeders. Today I got 2 eggs and yesterday none. I thought I was doing good with 2! My white pen has 12 breeders and I might get 1 egg a week total from them. My partridge has 12 birds and I got up to 4 eggs a day earlier this spring and now nothing at all. Broodiness is highly contagious with them. 1 gal takes over a nest box and pretty soon 3 more crowd in. Next day that whole variety is done and they are spreading word to next pen. I have about 2 dozen babies in the growout pens over 3 weeks old. Out of those 24, 8 have dq's and have to be sold as pets and even more are definite cockerels so far.

Anyone else going down to the HUGE Waverly IA swap April 8-9th. Its nothing like the swaps up here...we are talking thousands of people over 2 days. Tons of birds, but also the hoof stock, and exotics too.

 

[destiny_56085]

At least they don't eat a lot! Here are some of the unproductive buff girls!

 

[destiny_56085]

Nope.


They all g through a stage they look like little hens, I have been trying to figure a way to sex them and when I can. So far I got nothing.

Avian Biotech! Send in a feather or drop of blood... Otherwise you play the waiting game.

 

[jerryse]

Morning . Not raining today .

 

[I Love Layers]

Good morning everyone.

I've been so busy lately.. I've only got about an hour and 15 minutes of time for lately. And I use that time for showering, eating, and stuff in the house.
I kind of feel bad for the cochins right now, there is no reason for the 2 blacks and 2 blues to be locked up excpet for them to not get sun bleached for the blues and for all of them to not get best up by a rooster or mean hen. Good thing the eggs are 1/3 the way though tomorrow, and as soon as the black cockerel is sexually mature I am having him over all the hens and hatching those eggs. Hopefully he becomes mature by time May so the chicks are 1 year by time fairs next year.

I started halter breaking the jersey yearling, turns 1 on May 6 so close enough, I haven't had time since last weekend to work with her. This weekend I am trying to make time to work with her. I'm still hoping to show her at County but we'll see.
I absolutley love the Bielefelders! They are so docile! But like i posted earlier I need to hatch some out because that rooster is getting to be 4-5 years this year. I am white impressed with the Bresse so far they are the only ones laying eggs. The Swedish Flowers are buggers the rooster caused such a commotion yesterday! And the hen is a complete idiot! She ran into a wall! So I did check for blindness but she can see out of both eyes! Icelandics are still very skittish but that's in their breed so you can't blame them much.
Chicks are 5 weeks as of yesterday! Only 11 more til the leghorns are laying! This weekend they going to be seperated into 2 brooders.

I also got 2 new turtles yesterday which puts my total to 5. The new female is huge!

 

[jerryse]

Well it is raining . Lying weatherman . Said we had 1 3/4 inches as of last night . Map shows it stopping later about 8 . Wait and see . Youtube again today I guess .

 

[bantiesrule]

I'm envious of the 3-4 eggs a week that you guys get!

That quote from Pine Hill Silkies was pretty generous. I WISH mine matured that young, most of the time I'm first able to sex the black or whites at 5-8 months of age. I usually first get eggs out of them at 10-18 months old. 30-60 eggs a year is way too high. Here's a good example: I have 12 buffs in my breeder pen and I have gotten 2 , yes 2 total eggs from them in all of 2017 amd neither was fertile. My blacks consist of 24 breeders. Today I got 2 eggs and yesterday none. I thought I was doing good with 2! My white pen has 12 breeders and I might get 1 egg a week total from them. My partridge has 12 birds and I got up to 4 eggs a day earlier this spring and now nothing at all. Broodiness is highly contagious with them. 1 gal takes over a nest box and pretty soon 3 more crowd in. Next day that whole variety is done and they are spreading word to next pen. I have about 2 dozen babies in the growout pens over 3 weeks old. Out of those 24, 8 have dq's and have to be sold as pets and even more are definite cockerels so far.

Anyone else going down to the HUGE Waverly IA swap April 8-9th. Its nothing like the swaps up here...we are talking thousands of people over 2 days. Tons of birds, but also the hoof stock, and exotics too.

Yep, My sister and I are going. Can't wait, it's so much fun, better than Christmas!

 

[BantyChooks]

I appreciate that but it's not necessary, I will get it all someday. My problem is I want it all the way I envision it now and am impatient for it to be done.....Also I might have a few more birds than a person really needs.

Says the guy that needs an f350 to haul feed....

 

[duluthralphie]

I would like to go to Waverly, but I need to test birds. I am going to New Ulm on the 15th,,,Or whatever day that is...