Texas

[TexasLisa]

I bought hatching eggs from a BYC member, forums/buy, sell, trade/hatching eggs. Her member name is CatKai, the eggs are silkied ameraucana eggs. She was awesome with answering the silly amount of questions I had. She's also from Texas.

It was $40.50 for a dozen eggs, with shipping. They were packed perfectly. None were broken. When I candle on Monday I will take notes and document how many are showing veins, air cells and so on, today I just got to excited and didn't write anything down! I think there might have been 1 egg that didn't show development from her group BUT I don't remember for sure and its still to early to judge. There are a couple with weird air cells but that's more than likely from shipping and the fact I didn't let them sit. Any negative results from this hatch will be 100% on me. I'm trying not to over think it. I probably should have skipped the shipped eggs and just used our own for the first few hatches but I loved her birds and I'm a huge impulse shopper. All of the items put up by the registers at stores, those are there for me...

I'm using a Farm Innovators 4200 with fan and turner. Not knowing exactly what I'm doing or having anything to compare it to, I like it. I wish I would have just waited and ordered something online that was a little more high tech/digital but again, impulse buy at our local TSC.

Here's a copy of the link that I bought them from:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...d-split-ameraucana-project-eggs#post_13098261

Just from shipping experience and early fertility, I would order from her again, no question. Its probably cheaper to buy chicks from a hatchery or local breeder once you factor in all of the costs but you might be able to A) get breeder quality chicks you might not get from a hatchery B) breeds/colors you won't get from a hatchery C) access to hatching eggs of breeds from all over.

I'm just doing it for fun. We have a new Cream Legbar cockerel that we got from Curtis Hale in Marble Falls, along with a few of his pullets. I was hoping to hatch a couple of turken eggs but I don't think I gave the new guy enough time to make friends with all of the girls before I put eggs in. I added 3 EE bantam eggs that are showing veins, and a few of the Cream Legbar eggs to help judge any hatching differences in the shipped eggs and home eggs, kind of like a control. I believe one of the 2 turken eggs is developing, the other looks to have a blood ring but I'm going to wait until Monday. One Cream Legbar egg looks clear but the others I believe are showing veins.

I'm just trying to plan ahead cause it's gonna be hot before we know it. i want to do all i can to keep my flock cool and healthy through the heat. My pen is about half shaded but will get alot of sun later in the afternoon, Have a large mulberry limb that I was gonna cut off last year because it shaded my garden...glad i didn't now, it will provide alot of shade for my chickens. I'm hoping the coop and barn will shade them some in the afternoon.

Magpiesing, you can also freeze your water bottles and put in the chickens' water. That will help through the hot months.

Was it www.greenhousemegastore.com ?

Bnjrob, are you all using this shade screen for the garden, the chickens, or both? How do you have yours set up?

Thanks,

Lisa

 

[Ms Jellybean]

I live about 15 minutes from the stadium. Was a bit concerned when the street we live off of popped up on the map right in the path of the storm. Thankfully, the worst of it just missed us.

Welcome

Where abouts are you in McKinney? I live there too.

Do you have chickens yet?

 

[SunnySidesUp]

Hi I live near Spring and have had chickens for 30 years.

I am starting over fresh this year due to losing almost all my birds last year when I decided to use ACV in their water. I didn't dose much but many died. Then the ones that were left got attacked by a stray dog. It was heartbreaking.

I've ordered eggs and will be setting them soon.

 

[Chick-a-dow-dee]

I'm sorry for your loss! That's terrible! Welcome, from the Rio Grande Valley! The info is vast here and the people are wonderful! You'll fit right in!

 

[hensfortherapy]

I am enjoying the view from my bedroom window snuggled in my bed. Chickens scrounging around the backyard in a light rain. Oh, now they're running for shelter. Oh boy we are getting a nice rain. I hope it lasts for awhile

 

[harley1975]

Hi I live near Spring and have had chickens for 30 years.  

I am starting over fresh this year due to losing almost all my birds last year when I decided to use ACV in their water. I didn't dose much but many died.  Then the ones that were left got attacked by a stray dog. It was heartbreaking. 

I've ordered eggs and will be setting them soon.

Welcome from Tyler watch these people they will enable chicken math and beg for pictures.

 

[harley1975]

I know most of y'all need this rain but it's killing the coop building. I made the mistake of letting my wife go to Atwoods with me yesterday cause we came home with 4 more chickens. Like I really need more At this time I have 2 turkeys , 6 bantam EE and have 36 chicks coming from ideal on the 28th. And I know Lisa you want pics!! Not sure what they are they are bantam she thinks the are EE I say not but don't know what they are.

 

[tjo804]

I know most of y'all need this rain but it's killing the coop building. I made the mistake of letting my wife go to Atwoods with me yesterday cause we came home with 4 more chickens. Like I really need more At this time I have 2 turkeys , 6 bantam EE and have 36 chicks coming from ideal on the 28th. And I know Lisa you want pics!! Not sure what they are they are bantam she thinks the are EE I say not but don't know what they are.

Oh but they are so dern cute!

 

[oweirdo]

Here's my incubator! Pretty full 5 dozen minus 1.

 

[tjo804]

I get the whole coop building put off

Today is the day I was to be able to get My coop back to normal after the mite fiasco.
I was also going to put up a temp coop we picked up at TSC for my new chicks as they are going Stir crazy in the brooder computer room.
I am quite sure it wont be long before they fix one of those old pc's and get on BYC to give me the business about Chatting over building.