Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[country_girl011]

Lol, I started with 5 buff orps. I've kept it to around 20 birds, but am selling some and hatching new ones constantly. I didn't realize how many there were and then I wanted to have one of everything for awhile just to see if I like them, lol. After a year and a half of having them (this time, I have had chickens and ducks before), I have finally decided what I want I think, and can start concentrating on my birds instead of hatching everyone elses. Once I get some more quail and call eggs, of course.

how was your hatch rate on the call eggs?
were they from tiny eggs or were they decent sized eggs? (mine are slightly bigger than our bantam cochins, but a couple of themm are really small)

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

BTW: Did some beak sexing of these Silver Apples last night. Supposedly darker beaks are boy, oarnge are girl.

If this is true... but I did find it on several sites..

I have 2 females and 2 males.

I also THINK I have a pair of the sussex. (Don't ask me how I would be so lucky..)

And I THINK the lavender and a lemon are hens. The other lemon and blacky are questionable. I'm going to get pics and see what ya'll think.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Hey Bakin'!

 

[country_girl011]

BTW: Did some beak sexing of these Silver Apples last night. Supposedly darker beaks are boy, oarnge are girl.

If this is true... but I did find it on several sites..

I have 2 females and 2 males.

I also THINK I have a pair of the sussex. (Don't ask me how I would be so lucky..)

And I THINK the lavender and a lemon are hens. The other lemon and blacky are questionable. I'm going to get pics and see what ya'll think.

very good news.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Sold 4 Buff Orpington ducks yesterday plus 12 BLRW and 7 EE chicks. Now to move these BBS Orps, and Lav Orp chicks. We have a few splash marans too, but it's spring so they will sell.

 

[Evelle]

oohhhh and phoenix i want some phoenixes!!!! DROOOL

i forgot NECKED NECKS I REALLY WANT SOME OF THOSE
okay well you get my point my list keeps getting bigger

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Naked Necks are the ones I'm NOT NO WAY wanting. LMAO.

 

[JulieNKC]

What do you do with your quail?

Right now I just feed them, lol. It's been cold and their teeny eggs freeze fast when they lay them so I haven't been able to hatch very many. I also turned their light off to give them a break and they aren't laying at the moment. I plan on eating some of them, eventually though. They are much easier to kill and process than chickens, and I'm trying not to feed my kids so many poor unhappy chickens from the store, lol. I tried meaties last year though, and I don't have enough room to freeze big enough batches to make it worth it, and I liked the poor fat sweet things. I would much rather do some mean, dual purpose roos but being in the city the crowing is kind of an issue I don't want to push more than I already do.

 

[JulieNKC]

oohhhh and phoenix i want some phoenixes!!!! DROOOL

i forgot NECKED NECKS I REALLY WANT SOME OF THOSE
okay well you get my point my list keeps getting bigger

Me too! So, since I am not getting ANY MORE chicken breeds in the near future, I may just cheat and get some white showgirl eggs to add a hen or roo to my silkies. Then it's just a variety of something I already have, and doesn't count.

 

[Evelle]

Naked Necks are the ones I'm NOT NO WAY wanting. LMAO.

WHY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think its there ugly lookin mug that make me attracted to them..
i just want to see if id like them or not.

and its the spitzhauben that i want and the houdan those things look awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!