Wrath's Marans

[wrathsfarm]

 

[NanaK]

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Yes, my phone has been ringing!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Yes, my phone has been ringing!

Yes ma'am, I've got folks coming out of the woodwork asking for eggs, I'm like who are you

 

[Tstraub]

I’m getting a lot of new egg customers as well and the regulars are asking for larger quantities. One of my regulars who has been getting 2 dozen every couple weeks has asked for 7 dozen twice. So I asked her why the sudden increase. Turns out her daughters are new to me customers on the home delivery plan.

I have also had a couple people asking if I sell chicks when they find out I’m hatching eggs. So I guess I’ll be loading up the incubator again once the current batch is done.

 

[WingItRanch]

Yes... I'm not doing hatching eggs but I'm constantly sold out of eating eggs and my regular customers have increased the amount of dozens they want. I'm guessing they're buying for family members. I increased my price by $1 and somehow got even more customers... what in the world.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I’m getting a lot of new egg customers as well and the regulars are asking for larger quantities. One of my regulars who has been getting 2 dozen every couple weeks has asked for 7 dozen twice. So I asked her why the sudden increase. Turns out her daughters are new to me customers on the home delivery plan.

I have also had a couple people asking if I sell chicks when they find out I’m hatching eggs. So I guess I’ll be loading up the incubator again once the current batch is done.

Are you going to be joining the Easter Hatch-Along?

 

[Tstraub]

Are you going to be joining the Easter Hatch-Along?

I was in last year’s hatch along with an incubator and a broody hen. But somehow this year has been going by so quickly I haven’t really considered it. Easter is late this year and I have plans to be out of town on the Fourth of July week. I’ll have to think about things I don’t want to leave the chicken sitter any more responsibility than I have to.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I’m getting a lot of new egg customers as well and the regulars are asking for larger quantities. One of my regulars who has been getting 2 dozen every couple weeks has asked for 7 dozen twice. So I asked her why the sudden increase. Turns out her daughters are new to me customers on the home delivery plan.

I have also had a couple people asking if I sell chicks when they find out I’m hatching eggs. So I guess I’ll be loading up the incubator again once the current batch is done.

If your not selling hatching eggs, you should be. I've sold 15 dozen since I started on 2/5, so a little over a month.
My BCMs are double the mixed per dozens and have only sold 3 dozen of those.
Everyone seems to want BCMs.

 

[Tstraub]

If your not selling hatching eggs, you should be. I've sold 15 dozen since I started on 2/5, so a little over a month.
My BCMs are double the mixed per dozens and have only sold 3 dozen of those.
Everyone seems to want BCMs.

I have considered selling hatching eggs but until I successfully hatch out a couple batches myself I won’t consider these as hatching eggs. My current round started with 19 eggs I pulled 8 out as clear at lockdown. To be honest I’m not totally convinced all eleven remaining are viable those dark green ones are really hard to see anything when I candle them.

So I’m currently less than 60% fertilization I can’t in good conscience sell these as hatching eggs. It was below freezing outside when I collected some of these so maybe they just got too cold before I started them.

On a side note I did find a local legbar breeder. He hasn’t separated his legbars, Marans, and OE, into breeding pins for the season yet. He is currently offering them as a rainbow assortment. I told him I would wait for pure lines. As much as I want multi generation backcross OE I want to know exactly what they are to start out so I can breed forward

 

[z3lda3]

Yes ma'am, I've got folks coming out of the woodwork asking for eggs, I'm like who are you

Ditto! I’ve got ppl coming up to me in Lowe’s saying “hey my brother in laws, cousin, ex boyfriend works with a guy that works with your husband. I heard you had eggs?”