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I'm so excited, Karen, to get the eggs to you, too! It probably is too early to tell on the Sussex hens . . . I couldn't REALLY see what I had here on my Sussex crosses until they hit about four months old, then BAM the color really popped on a few of them. And others . . . not so much! Ha ha! But the different amounts of white on their chests is interesting!
How are we going to stand waiting another three months or so to see how your Sussex turn out? Arrgh!
I have a feeling it's going to be all at once, your Sussex will show color right as the Alohas start to blossom. Be an exciting time to see your chicks (both these and any Alohas that might hatch) around, ummm, July? I'm thinking only then will there be a hint as to what your early fall breeding pens may end up looking like.
If you set eggs around March 12th, -----> Chicks hatch April 2nd. You would have Alohas and Sussex of breeding age by October. (Alohas would be six months old by then.)
Shoot - that's just in time for winter in the Midwest. (Grumble grumble.) We'd just have to hope Notinoz would be heading home for the holidays and would be able to pick a few up for us sunny AZ folks to test-hatch in the meantime! LOL. When do Midwesterners really start to raise chicks? When I lived back in KC area, we waited until May. But if you are back there and you want to "push" things, what is the earliest time to hatch? Late Feb? Or March?
How are we going to stand waiting another three months or so to see how your Sussex turn out? Arrgh!
I have a feeling it's going to be all at once, your Sussex will show color right as the Alohas start to blossom. Be an exciting time to see your chicks (both these and any Alohas that might hatch) around, ummm, July? I'm thinking only then will there be a hint as to what your early fall breeding pens may end up looking like.
If you set eggs around March 12th, -----> Chicks hatch April 2nd. You would have Alohas and Sussex of breeding age by October. (Alohas would be six months old by then.)
Shoot - that's just in time for winter in the Midwest. (Grumble grumble.) We'd just have to hope Notinoz would be heading home for the holidays and would be able to pick a few up for us sunny AZ folks to test-hatch in the meantime! LOL. When do Midwesterners really start to raise chicks? When I lived back in KC area, we waited until May. But if you are back there and you want to "push" things, what is the earliest time to hatch? Late Feb? Or March?