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JaeG said:
I had a restless night too as we kept getting squalls of rain and wind coming through. Then our deaf cat decided to start meowing, wondering where everyone had gone.

There's a lady down at the bottom of the South Island who has developed her own chicken breed that lays all winter long. She's spent 10 years developing her breed. She's got 9 year old hens who have only just given up laying every day (other than going broody in summer). She had one little mixed breed hen who was an amazing egg layer and it all stems from that one hen. So I've bought 6 hatching eggs off her. I've had my eye on them for awhile.

Mail is getting through quickly at the moment (so it's a great time to get some) and hatching eggs have been deemed an essential item. She's taken great pains to breed so that the roosters are not aggressive too, otherwise I wouldn't even consider them.

I didn't realise how old our chickens are until I looked back. Our youngest are 4 years old and none of our chickens laid well this past summer (not that any of our breeds are great egg layers anyway). I'd love some winter eggs because supermarket eggs are gross. Wrinkly yolks and watery whites.
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Jae, the eggs you're getting sure sound promising. I hope they hatch well for you. You'll have to keep us posted on how they turn out!
 
DigMyChicks said:
It was good, I’m at daycare now and the kids are sleeping. I actually missed the little Petri dishes! We have several families in the medical field here that are not coming which eases the mind a little. There is a temp check station set up outside the door and all temps are taken and recorded. So far no one
has been sent home.

That would not happen in this century!!
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Glad to hear you're having a good day DMC! That's great temps are being checked at the door.
 
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DigMyChicks said:
How big of a bottle?

Beautiful!

It was good, I’m at daycare now and the kids are sleeping. I actually missed the little Petri dishes! We have several families in the medical field here that are not coming which eases the mind a little. There is a temp check station set up outside the door and all temps are taken and recorded. So far no one
has been sent home.

That would not happen in this century!!
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No it wouldn't!
 
N F C said:
Jae, the eggs you're getting sure sound promising. I hope they hatch well for you. You'll have to keep us posted on how they turn out!
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I'll be sharing loads of photos, don't you worry.

Our duck eggs are at least 10 days away from starting to hatch still. The chicken eggs will have to go in with them but it won't be the first time I've had eggs at different stages in the same incubator and I always hatch eggs in a tray to contain any mess. The duck eggs I'll be putting in 3 separate trays as I want to know which babies came from the 3 different nests she gave me eggs out of.

I'm going to be a busy lady! :lol:

ronott1 said:
I am watching ebay for pita pinta hatching egg auctions
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I've seen them mentioned a few times on BYC. They are pretty birds.
 
N F C said:
Will you have to do an egg toss to maintain 6' distance? :lol:
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No , but i will be wearing a mask like these.
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