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[Trimurtisan]

Yes

Okay, I want a gold star for that!​

 

[rjohns39]

Okay, I want a gold star for that!​

I deliberately try to be vague when answering some questions

 

[HuffleClaw]

I have question about my pekin duck one has started to lay down flat on the ground when it comes up to me what does that mean

Sounds like submissive squatting.

 

[Jenspekin10]

Just to let you know. You'll likely draw more attention to your question posting a new thread either in the duck sub-forum.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/
Or maybe even in the chicken behaviors sub-forum. (there is no duck behaviors area)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/chicken-behaviors-and-egglaying.18/
You'r more than welcome to wait for help here though.

Im not sure what im doing on this site yet still learning how to post question

 

[Trimurtisan]

You could say I've been living out my feathered fantasies today lol.

Alright. so in about 30 minutes I'll be taking a trip to A Fowl Business, a local bird farm. I've spoke with the owner before about Seramas and...

A Magic Time Warp Appears!
AHHHHHH!!!

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Hi folks, and welcome back to 3.5 hours later...
I was in the middle of typing the above text when my wife came home, and I booked it to the mentioned farm.
So, as I was saying...
Sandra, the owner of A Fowl Business invited me to come out and take a tour and enjoy a chat about birds. I was going to buy some eggs, but there was a bit of confusion on my part, and I was given eggs for free to hatch instead!

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Now in regards to that, I could use some advice. I don't expect the other eggs to show up for another 5-6 days. These eggs where laid today, but freshness is a concern for success. Can I do anything to extend the life of the egg until the rest of the eggs get here?

They are from her laying hens, but they are barnyard mix. I did get to meet her most of her flock including most of the fathering roos, but the layers are free ranged with the roos. She keeps and sells purebred chickens, but likes her barnyards for her eating eggs.

After Izzy was snatched by the hawk, I've been fighting the urge to replace her. I still had plenty of chickens, and didn't want to make a decision based purely on emotion. Then I lost over half of the Bantam Barnyards, and decided to restructure the flock with the larger birds. The plan is to rehome the Bantams and probably the Silkies too. (sorry Silkies are just some seriously boring birds...). One breed that is not going anywhere though are the Seramas. I'm still just head over heels for them. A'pollo's crowing is actually cute, and Nugget is finally filling in and just beautiful. I love these birds so much, I just refuse to let them go.
Looks like I need a current pic of Nugget...

Well, Sandra had some very cute Seramas, and I decided to get another hen. I had the option of 5 different frizzles I could take, but then she told me she had 3 chocolate hens with regular flat feather. When I originally called her around fathers day, it was for a chocolate hen, and she had none at the time. It's actually part of the reason I got the Bantam mix to begin with. Out with the frizzle and in with the chocolate!

I'm still thinking of a name, but here she is!
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[Trimurtisan]

I deliberately try to be vague when answering some questions

Yeah but it's usually in the fashion of abbreviations!

I mean...

 

[WVduckchick]

Alright. so in about 30 minutes I'll be taking a trip to A Fowl Business, a local bird farm. I've spoke with the owner before about Seramas and...

A Magic Time Warp Appears!
AHHHHHH!!!

​

Hi folks, and welcome back to 3.5 hours later...
I was in the middle of typing the above text when my wife came home, and I booked it to the mentioned farm.
So, as I was saying...
Sandra, the owner of A Fowl Business invited me to come out and take a tour and enjoy a chat about birds. I was going to buy some eggs, but there was a bit of confusion on my part, and I was given eggs for free to hatch instead!

​

Now in regards to that, I could use some advice. I don't expect the other eggs to show up for another 5-6 days. These eggs where laid today, but freshness is a concern for success. Can I do anything to extend the life of the egg until the rest of the eggs get here?

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They are from her laying hens, but they are barnyard mix. I did get to meet her most of her flock including most of the fathering roos, but the layers are free ranged with the roos. She keeps and sells purebred chickens, but likes her barnyards for her eating eggs.

After Izzy was snatched by the hawk, I've been fighting the urge to replace her. I still had plenty of chickens, and didn't want to make a decision based purely on emotion. Then I lost over half of the Bantam Barnyards, and decided to restructure the flock with the larger birds. The plan is to rehome the Bantams and probably the Silkies too. (sorry Silkies are just some seriously boring birds...). One breed that is not going anywhere though are the Seramas. I'm still just head over heels for them. A'pollo's crowing is actually cute, and Nugget is finally filling in and just beautiful. I love these birds so much, I just refuse to let them go.
Looks like I need a current pic of Nugget...

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Well, Sandra had some very cute Seramas, and I decided to get another hen. I had the option of 5 different frizzles I could take, but then she told me she had 3 chocolate hens with regular flat feather. When I originally called her around fathers day, it was for a chocolate hen, and she had none at the time. It's actually part of the reason I got the Bantam mix to begin with. Out with the frizzle and in with the chocolate!

I'm still thinking of a name, but here she is!
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Beautiful serama hen! I keep saying I should downsize, and my seramas just keep hatching more chicks! Lol

Those eggs will be fine for the week till you get the others. Just keep the air cell end up, in an area that isn’t too warm or too dry. A bit of humidity will help keep the air cells small. Some folks like to tilt the egg carton daily, but I don’t bother with it.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Im not sure what im doing on this site yet still learning how to post question

Well for starters, welcome to BYC. The best place to embrace a bird addiction!

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That not problem at all. You can always feel free to hang out around here. I'm just not the most experience with troubleshooting birds. Now talking about birds, that I can do and enjoy doing it with others!

I just shared the links so you could get a faster answer, although @rjohns39 was on it with the quickness. There are a metric boat load of very educated people here, and no question goes unanswered. (though Bob might leaving you guessing what POL, RIW, BH, or SR mean. All of which he's taught me to understand though!)

I am however very experienced with forums and the software that runs this forum, so if you have a question on how to navigate or post a thread I'd be more than happy to help. Need pictures/screenshots on how to do something, just ask and I'll whip something up for a visual explanation.

Anyhow, it's nice to meet you. Stop on by again some time.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Beautiful serama hen! I keep saying I should downsize, and my seramas just keep hatching more chicks! Lol

Those eggs will be fine for the week till you get the others. Just keep the air cell end up, in an area that isn’t too warm or too dry. A bit of humidity will help keep the air cells small. Some folks like to tilt the egg carton daily, but I don’t bother with it.

Thank you very much! I'm trying to rationalize more Seramas by saying 1 laying hen is worth at least 4 Seramas. By that chicken math, I'm about 9 tiny chicken short.

Thank you for the tips! In regards to the temp and humidity. I keep the AC vent in the laundry closed, so it's consistently 79-80f with minimal drafts. Would that be warm enough? Would something like a sponge lightly moistened daily be enough to add some humidity? I appreciate you helping me out. This is my first hatch and I'm a bit nervous but extremely excited too!

 

[Trimurtisan]

Oh yeah... I lost the Bresse auction... by $0.50...
Somebody got 10 Bresse eggs directly from GFF for under $40 including shipping...