Wheaten and Blue wheaten Marans Discussion Thread

[berkeleysprings]

anyone hatching wheaten chicks this week ?i have around 15 in ready for a split hatch around 4 days apart , might have some fuzzy buts tomarrow , i didnt want this thred to die from no post

 

[cherylcohen]

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Darn nope I don't have any hatching, looks like my flock is turning out 4 pullets, 2 cockerels

 

[pinkchick]

Good luck with your hatch Randy!!!!!!! Can't wait to see fuzzy butt photos!

 

[berkeleysprings]

thank you darlin !
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[pinkchick]

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Darn nope I don't have any hatching, looks like my flock is turning out 4 pullets, 2 cockerels

WHAT!!!!!!!!

Cheryl your not hatching anything?!?!?!?!? No way.....I don't think I read your post correctly! I've been following your hatches for what seem like forever. I guess I will just have to wait patiently for you fill up your 'bators again.

 

[berkeleysprings]

4 and 2 are a great number
i hatched a boat load last year and 70 percent were roo lol , i must of had 20 roo at one point trying to rehome them and i culled somethat was hard to handle i have room to grow out 5 or 6 roo and mantain my flock of 6 ot 10 hens and roo is the numbers i want to keep at all times
any more that that and its to hard to mannage egg color , type,
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Darn nope I don't have any hatching, looks like my flock is turning out 4 pullets, 2 cockerels

 

[cherylcohen]

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ok pink...shuuuutttttuuuuupppp!

Of course I'm hatching

Just not wheaties (I'm patiently - yeah right!) waiting for eggs or something from Buddy for the rest of my wheatie flock.

AND I was getting a little burnt out on the dust in the bator/brooder room etc...and it's rainy yucky outside...then my lonely cold bators called out to me and while I was picking up my amazing silver pencilled plymouth rock rooster (WOOHOO HE IS AMAZING) from lotsapaints I also got Indian River (Del roo over New Hampshire hens) and Partridge rock eggs. I set them yesterday.... so there!

 

[cherylcohen]

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Darn nope I don't have any hatching, looks like my flock is turning out 4 pullets, 2 cockerels


Agreed, I think I'll end up a bit smaller 1 roo on 6 hens and then a reserve roo

 

[cherylcohen]

Can we chat about hen color. Are there thoughts about keeping only hens on the lighter side? Still the proposed standard coloring but on the lighter side?

 

[pinkchick]

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ok pink...shuuuutttttuuuuupppp!

Of course I'm hatching

Just not wheaties (I'm patiently - yeah right!) waiting for eggs or something from Buddy for the rest of my wheatie flock.

AND I was getting a little burnt out on the dust in the bator/brooder room etc...and it's rainy yucky outside...then my lonely cold bators called out to me and while I was picking up my amazing silver pencilled plymouth rock rooster (WOOHOO HE IS AMAZING) from lotsapaints I also got Indian River (Del roo over New Hampshire hens) and Partridge rock eggs. I set them yesterday.... so there!

I knew it.....I knew it!!!!!!!

P.S........someone should start a thread about those Indian Rivers!!! Hint Hint!