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[frmboyinthecity]

Way too late to hatch more this year.  I will plan on a March hatch though.  

Now that the incubator is shut down, our electric bills went way down.  That means I have to insulate it before next season.

So I've probably missed any updates. How have the chicks from my birds turn out?

 

[Ravynscroft]

A singleton Call hatch and our 1st Duckwing lf Araucana!

And my patient for the night... she tore a nail clear off, poor girl... never handled her much, but she is glued to me now, lol...

 

[frmboyinthecity]

A singleton Call hatch and our 1st Duckwing lf Araucana!

And my patient for the night... she tore a nail clear off, poor girl... never handled her much, but she is glued to me now, lol...

Those calls sure are cute.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Those calls sure are cute.

Thanks... I sure think so, lol... this dark grey has excellent type... her color isn't correct but I like it... it's unique...

 

[Pork Pie]

I see white earlobes, yellow legs and lanky body type... looks like a Leghorn to me!!

And the Araucana is muffed/bearded, willow legs, think that looks like a pea comb and she is rumpless... I think those are acceptable for UK standards...

Nice birds!!!

That's reassuring to know, Rav. Buying them unseen was a risk and I half expected to be cheated

 

[Pork Pie]

Good looking birds. Crappy pics

Just teasing you. Congrats! How old are they?

Thanks, WV. I was told the aurucana is 8 months n the roo 1 year. Am hoping that crossing them will give me coloured eggs, but better laying girls. Ditto with the rest of my flock (in terms of laying). If this aurucana lays in soon, I have a broody waiting in the wings to incubate . In an ideal world I would have kept the roo out of the equation so I would have more aurucanas, but I only have one grown out pen, so they are together. But got me an incubator, so I can always get eggs some time soon

 

[Ravynscroft]

That's reassuring to know, Rav. Buying them unseen was a risk and I half expected to be cheated

You did good... he's a looker for sure... can't wait to see her eggs... if she is carrying 2 blue egg genes, then she'll pass one on to every one of her offspring...

 

[Pork Pie]

You did good... he's a looker for sure... can't wait to see her eggs... if she is carrying 2 blue egg genes, then she'll pass one on to every one of her offspring...

Cool stuff, so it's a waiting game to see about the genes. I'm not good at waiting

 

[Ravynscroft]

Cool stuff, so it's a waiting game to see about the genes. I'm not good at waiting

Squeezing the chicken won't make her lay faster...

 

[Pork Pie]

Squeezing the chicken won't make her lay faster...

You sure? I thought that was the only way to get chickens to lay eggs not even a bicycle pump rammed down her throat? Looks like I'm gonna have to wait then