The Sugar Cookie Project

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Did some math with the shed coop sketch. The runs are each 96sqft and 10-12 birds could use that. I decided on 10 per run&coop. Each coop would have a pair of 5ft long perches and 6 nestboxes (I can always add more if needed). So that would be 40 birds maybe more or less depending on bird size.

 

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Good news! I found a CCL breeder that has hatching eggs available in may. I'll be ordering some. Also the 3 girls seem to be laying slightly bigger eggs than before! If they get a bit bigger I may try hatching some out.

I'll tell you what, those three are houdini's. I'm not sure how they keep getting out.

 

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Here's some new pictures of Bruce.

 

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I finally bit the bullet and purchased some CCL hatching eggs because no one near me was selling them this year. Hopefully they'll get here sometime in the next month. The Breeder I purchased them from has the orders going out in June-July but I asked and she said it should come before July.

So I'm hopeful I'll at least hatch 5 out of the dozen. I've already brought out the incubator, cleaned and tested it. The breeder I purchased from has actually improved the CCL breed some so hopefully they won't have the crooked toe issue my old girl Curry had.

 

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Hopefully with the eggs coming soon my dad will finally get the incentive to finish the coop. We're also going to be bringing down our old dog kennel soon from my grandmother's house. My aunt and uncle also offered their old kennel as my uncle isn't able to hunt anymore and hasn't had any dogs for a few years.

 

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Got my eggs today! I'm super excited about them! I've got them resting and I candled them for cracks. I'll put them in the incubator tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow.

 

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Put the eggs in the incubator! Some worry me because they still looked kinda scrambled from shipment. Hopefully they'll correct themselves over the next few days.
I'll be candling them again Monday to check their development. But for now pray for their development!

One step closer to a new breed!