The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[pampered_poultry]

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Sorry - Bantams.....

And more to hatch this Friday......

Darn it Richard !!

Why don't you import some LF !!!!

That is next on the list...... in the spring........ would do it sooner if I found someone to split some costs...

Hint Hint

 

[cherylcohen]

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Darn it Richard !!

Why don't you import some LF !!!!

That is next on the list...... in the spring........ would do it sooner if I found someone to split some costs...

Hint Hint

You know you've got me as a partner already, I'm game to do it at anytime!

 

[justuschickens59]

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Darn it Richard !!

Why don't you import some LF !!!!

That is next on the list...... in the spring........ would do it sooner if I found someone to split some costs...

Hint Hint

Richard - what are you thinking about importing? I might be interested.

 

[rockinpaints]

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Darn it Richard !!

Why don't you import some LF !!!!

That is next on the list...... in the spring........ would do it sooner if I found someone to split some costs...

Hint Hint

Hay, count me in! I would definitely be interested in splitting the cost too!

You could PM me if that is a possibility.

 

[HenThymes]

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Sorry - Bantams.....

And more to hatch this Friday......

I will be over this weekend to pick them all up !!

 

[pampered_poultry]

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That is next on the list...... in the spring........ would do it sooner if I found someone to split some costs...

Hint Hint

You know you've got me as a partner already, I'm game to do it at anytime!

Yep - I was giving Joy a hard time.... seriously you and I will look at it in the Spring. I need to bring in some more bantams at the moment as my hatch rate has been low.

This brings me to a new question...... This is my first round at hatching bantams... I admit... I typically buy chicks/starters. I wanted to try something different.... and it appears that after many talks with my lovely UK exporter.... the humidity on bantams needs to be lower - around 25-30%....instead of 40-45%.

 

[cherylcohen]

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Yep - I was giving Joy a hard time.... seriously you and I will look at it in the Spring. I need to bring in some more bantams at the moment as my hatch rate has been low.

This brings me to a new question...... This is my first round at hatching bantams... I admit... I typically buy chicks/starters. I wanted to try something different.... and it appears that after many talks with my lovely UK exporter.... the humidity on bantams needs to be lower - around 25-30%....instead of 40-45%.

As I mentioned in my PM I've hatched quite a bit of bantams and even Olandsk Dwarfs (which are very fragile) along side my large fowl. Same temperature/humidity etc. Has anyone else tried the lower humidity. I also know that there are many people are doing dry hatches, until lockdown..I've personally never tried it

 

[pampered_poultry]

I am doing a dry hatch now.... to get the humidity down....

 

[pips&peeps]

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You know you've got me as a partner already, I'm game to do it at anytime!

Yep - I was giving Joy a hard time.... seriously you and I will look at it in the Spring. I need to bring in some more bantams at the moment as my hatch rate has been low.

This brings me to a new question...... This is my first round at hatching bantams... I admit... I typically buy chicks/starters. I wanted to try something different.... and it appears that after many talks with my lovely UK exporter.... the humidity on bantams needs to be lower - around 25-30%....instead of 40-45%.

All my eggs except one have hatched; until recently. And now that it is cold the cockerel isn't breeding the pullet.....

I am alot dryer than you are and have been doing the 40-45% humidity. Since your overall humidity outside of the incubator is high being in the location that you are in, I would imagine that trying the 30% might work better for you.

Are they developing or are they dying during incubation? And, are these imported eggs you are referring to or the ones laid on your farm?

I would be interested in some LF Silver Laced.....

 

[HenThymes]

I have never hatched my bantams at a lower hum. than the LF. I will even do mixed hatches at the same time and have never had a problem with the bantams hatching. In my opinion the 20's are too low to hatch and bantam orp. I don't even hatch my serama's that low. Are you having trouble incubating your bantams??