The Middle Tennessee Thread

[elorraine52]

yep, I'm waiting on those guineas too!

 

[Searsmom]

I went in with a friend, they're getting 4 pearl and I'm getting 4 royal purple. Getting antsy!

 

[DMRippy]

I went in with a friend, they're getting 4 pearl and I'm getting 4 royal purple. Getting antsy!

They had COLORS? Not just pearl????? I would like a couple of royal purple.... I may have some not sure. They look so much like pearl. I like my colorful flock. I have pearl, pied, white, lavender, coral blue, buff, maybe royal purple.

 

[Searsmom]

They had COLORS? Not just pearl????? I would like a couple of royal purple.... I may have some not sure. They look so much like pearl. I like my colorful flock. I have pearl, pied, white, lavender, coral blue, buff, maybe royal purple.

LOL, yes, they had pearl, white, lavender and royal purple. The royal purple is an almost black from what I can see - some speckling on the back. I heard the colored ones are slightly tamer, but wanted a bird that wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb to predators. I'd really like to get a couple of the chocolate ones.

 

[Raven1]

I have an egg customer who wants some chickens for his grandson.  He said white chicken, brown egg layer.  I can only think of the following breeds: White Rock, White Jersey Giant, Rhode Island White, and White Wyandotte.  Am I missing any?  I am going to call him back and get more details; he left a message earlier.  I don't own white chickens besides silkies b/c the hawks love them too much.

I have White Marans hatching eggs. They lay a brown egg for sure. Pm me if you are interested.

 

[DMRippy]

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Maybe I don't have one then. The thing about guinea genes.... they are VERY simple. I read that there are only 4 genes at work to give you all the colors.... weird. Looks like my flock has most of those genes. I have a lot of whites and when I use the guinea calculator it said that whites and pearl would make some Lavenders..... I don't get many lavs but then I must also have more boys than girls as I was only getting about 4-5 eggs a day last year form 13 birds.... maybe the new ones are the other way around. I just hope I can find the eggs this year. Last year mine laid in the run not sure if that will repeat. Maybe I need to make a nest area with an egg to encourage that same spot.

 

[RedPulletMama]

Candled eggs again last night and 4 were definitely dead, with 1 that was so dark (green egg) that we couldn't see anything. No movement or eye or anything, so we decided to toss it. Of course upon cracking it open, there is the little chick moving!! I cried, I felt so terrible for killing it. So now we are down to 6 out of 12 left in the incubator. Hatch day is the 31st

 

[DMRippy]

Candled eggs again last night and 4 were definitely dead, with 1 that was so dark (green egg) that we couldn't see anything. No movement or eye or anything, so we decided to toss it. Of course upon cracking it open, there is the little chick moving!! I cried, I felt so terrible for killing it. So now we are down to 6 out of 12 left in the incubator. Hatch day is the 31st

If it don't stink.... I keep LOL. Sorry about that. I have tossed eggs and gone back to double check and found the chick moving, but I never crack them open. I really do a smell test if they don't smell I let them stay and go to lockdown. Better they don't hatch than I toss one by mistake. I only toss OBVIOUSLY clear or bad eggs. Everything else stays till lockdown.

 

[jc12551]

Look into Delaware and Langshan.

White Marans

I have White Marans hatching eggs. They lay a brown egg for sure. Pm me if you are are interested.

Thanks for the additional breed ideas. I haven't called him yet. I don't have a 'bator (gasp! I know).

 

[elorraine52]

LOL, yes, they had pearl, white, lavender and royal purple. The royal purple is an almost black from what I can see - some speckling on the back. I heard the colored ones are slightly tamer, but wanted a bird that wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb to predators. I'd really like to get a couple of the chocolate ones.

where do they have these?