Omg! I am hopelessly behind. There are like 50 more pages to read since I last was here.
I'm sorry to say I'm dropping out of the hatch-a-long. I had 2 mysterious deaths & several birds come down sick. I sent the dead ones to USC San Bernardino for necropsy & isolated the sick. Treating the whole flock with tetracycline as a precaution. Sick birds are getting Tylan. I feel awful.
This will be my first hatch ever this year, and I'm doing it with the Easter Hatch-a-Long. I'm very excited, I've got my brooder and am getting everything set up and tested. I have been burying myself in reading, and think I am going to stand a good chance of hatching some eggs. I am using a Styrofoam incubator with egg turner and forced air fan. I'm double and triple checking my heat and humidity with several different measuring devices. I'm getting after it!!
I am hatching chickens from my flock, which is a year old. The rooster is a Welsummer, and I have a whole variety of hens (you can see them in my signature line). I'm most excited to get some offspring from my Light Brahmas. I've read that I will get a Buff Columbian with that cross, and that seems pretty cool to me.
Anyway, awesome to do a hatch-a-long, I'm very excited and counting the days until I will set my eggs!!!
Here are some pictures of my dude and some of the Brahmas I hope to get eggs from:
Woohoo!!
Welcome!
You will sort of get buff columbian from a welsummer over light brahma. I hatched one and she was buff columbian (for the same reason), but sadly, she got out of the run and a predator got her. And my light brahma hasn't been laying. (She's 5 years old) This was her, in the center.
How precious!@tommysgirl and @Sally Sunshine
My cats name is turtle and when she was young and super skinny her nickname was turtlefat. Now she is old and has finally grown into her nickname
He is a Brabanter/Spitzhauben Cross. Truly the best roo ever! Personable, good with children, curious, and medium sized (he doesn't tear up the hens)
I'm so sorry. I hope you find out what it is, and you don't suffer any more loses.Omg! I am hopelessly behind. There are like 50 more pages to read since I last was here.
I'm sorry to say I'm dropping out of the hatch-a-long. I had 2 mysterious deaths & several birds come down sick. I sent the dead ones to USC San Bernardino for necropsy & isolated the sick. Treating the whole flock with tetracycline as a precaution. Sick birds are getting Tylan. I feel awful.
Thank You!Mike! Congrats on all the babies!
Thank You. Kidding (two ds) also know as freshening. Looking forward to seeing your babies in April. We're done for the year!
Only 2 more weeks. Did I see that you have Nubians? Your kids will be as tall as our adults!Awww.Ours aren't due until the 25th .
Thanks, I'll bore you all to tears with pictures during tha hatch-a-long.That sounds like a fun combination!!! I'd like to see what you get from them! =D
Awwww!!
Congratulations!!! Let us know how things go!! =)
You should get a few, they are lots of fun, and the milk is delicious.
Nice. If you haven't don't forget to enter the "Poultry in the Snow" contest: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...w-2014-easter-hatch-a-long/0_50#post_12971199my rooster tiger lily and hen martha mae!
Thank You!I only sell my eggs for $1.50! To a neighbor friend. Wow, you guys are getting that much? 4 dollars?
Mike, those goats are adorable! What a neat thing to wake up to. Wish I had the land, I would have goats for sure. And, more chickens.
Yes!
Are these yours? Beautiful. Mine are getting darker, they are Heritage..so, crossing fingers I get a couple of dark ones..one being the cockerel. The pullet is looking pretty good so far, not sure they will get this dark though.
I have some RB's I can breed that roo to some day..not as many barrs on the hatchilings, but oh well.
I don't do anything differently for my chicken eggs vs turkeys eggs. Everything is the same only 7 days longer.
