Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JulieNKC]

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.

What are you going to do with all these roos, lol? Are you building a seperate pen for everyone, or just a few to seperate for breeding? You are going to have a busy summer!

 

[JulieNKC]

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)

Most were about the size of cochin eggs, with some just a little bigger or smaller. I only hatched 5, but I had 20 develop and had temperature/thermometer problems and my temperature was too low for over a week, which is when most of them quit before I figured out what the problem was.

 

[country_girl011]

Most were about the size of cochin eggs, with some just a little bigger or smaller. I only hatched 5, but I had 20 develop and had temperature/thermometer problems and my temperature was too low for over a week, which is when most of them quit before I figured out what the problem was.

so they are about the same size eggs as mine
did you have to help them hatch?

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

What are you going to do with all these roos, lol? Are you building a seperate pen for everyone, or just a few to seperate for breeding? You are going to have a busy summer!

I'm going to separate everything out. The hubs is going to help me make breeding pens. If I end up getting 2 roos of the same breed I'll sell the extras. Yes, busy summer for sure. LOL. Plus we're going to try to sell our house in the early summer to get some acreage. I feel a little overwhelmed at times. But my parents have more than enough space for me. But it's what I love and the girls love it too.


We found a property that has a huge horse barn with about 30 individual stables in it. I'm sure it won't be around by the time we sell our house. That's how it always goes for us.

 

[JulieNKC]

so they are about the same size eggs as mine
did you have to help them hatch?

I pipped holes for them because they never did, but only had to help a few all the way.

I'm going to separate everything out. The hubs is going to help me make breeding pens. If I end up getting 2 roos of the same breed I'll sell the extras. Yes, busy summer for sure. LOL. Plus we're going to try to sell our house in the early summer to get some acreage. I feel a little overwhelmed at times. But my parents have more than enough space for me. But it's what I love and the girls love it too.


We found a property that has a huge horse barn with about 30 individual stables in it. I'm sure it won't be around by the time we sell our house. That's how it always goes for us.

I can't decide if I want pens for everyone or not. I like letting everyone out, and if I just stick with one breed per species, or at least one male per species I think I can get away with it. I do want to build one pen though, to use if my geese get mean next spring or if I end up keeping a few call drakes to seperate them.

 

[country_girl011]

I pipped holes for them because they never did, but only had to help a few all the way.




I can't decide if I want pens for everyone or not. I like letting everyone out, and if I just stick with one breed per species, or at least one male per species I think I can get away with it. I do want to build one pen though, to use if my geese get mean next spring or if I end up keeping a few call drakes to seperate them.

that i wont have to . since i dont have itty bitty ducks withe the exception of my dark snowy hen and snowy drake.



and as far as your call drakes go hopefully if you keep some they get along well.
mine hardly ever squable.
and if they do it is over treats not girls.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

QJ, go here to see the pics, dad is the fluffy dog in that album. The pup with the white on it is the better looking one, the other pup is the runt. but still a girl. hope you like em!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ga...76929/user_id/89286#page=0&sort=display_order

 

[bakingintherain]

HI QJ (and everyone else) just catching up

i thought i had the multi quote thing figured out but it didn't work, i am so bad at things like this

not sure who wrote the naked necks were not on their list, but i am right there with you! they are kinda scary

oh and i am kinda bidding on some turkey eggs... how to tell hubby??? maybe he won't notice a few turkeys in the brooder, the bator is no problem he avoids that room like the plauge

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Oh, BTW, i have a friend sending me 4 pilgrim geese eggs

 

[JulieNKC]

that i wont have to . since i dont have itty bitty ducks withe the exception of my dark snowy hen and snowy drake.



and as far as your call drakes go hopefully if you keep some they get along well.
mine hardly ever squable.
and if they do it is over treats not girls.

Do you have problems with hawks or anything around your calls? That is the main thing I'm worried about with them. I don't want to clip them and have them be sitting ducks for hawks, but don't want to have to pen them all the time either. And I'm hoping the geese will make hawks think twice before swooping down for a snack.