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[sgribble]

I have Ancona bantams 2 cockerels and 4 pullets for sale. I also have a few single comb largefowl RIRs.I have largefowl red and German/American largefowl New Hampshire chicks for sale.
All these are breeder birds not from a hatchery.Pick up only or I can deliver to the Newport Tenn show May 3rd

 

[JennaLynn122]

I'm on day 4 of the new hatch and trying to watch my fertility, growth, and hatchabilty in my eggs very carefully. Right now I'm pretty focused on the fertility in particular, but also noting everything else to study the results. Looks like so far with all questionables counted as clears on paper that my fertility rate is about 82% for this roo and his ratio.
But my question is, what is an "acceptable" % for selling hatching eggs? I know you cant guarantee a hatch or fertility but what would you say is acceptable in your opinion to sell them fairly?

 

[Oldmomma]

Seems like everyone had a good weekend. Only in the 70s today after yesterday's 100 it feels nice. Waiting for insurance for my car then im going to start venturing out more. Priced supplies to make a greenhouse and the man asked where I lived and where I wasfrom. His face changed when he rerealized who I was, offered his sympathy for my sons death and helped best he could to see if he carried enough of what I needed. Apparently pvc here is too thin so he suggested water pipe tubing instead but didnt carry cross pieces. Plastic seemed most costly but I might have misunderstood his words. The idea of a rooftop greenhouse was a novelty to him but considering most people store water supply on roof and any rainwater it would work. Plus lots of unused space and lots of sun especially when the new folks are building close to each other. They want to be progressive but losing agricultural ground is defeating in a country full of sand and salty water. Maybe while its a young movement I can sway ideas. Wish I could get to the agricultural school and talk to folks. There are hundreds of greenhouse going to waste sitting downtown. Put a few around town let people use them for community garden. Flowers even. To farm isnt being backwards!

 

[Sonya9]

Ugh....

My 10 week old Ameraucauna pullet has a bad case of vent gleet (aka raging yeast infection with white gunk pouring out of her backside, I think most women especially those living in the hot and humid south can empathize with how uncomfortable a yeast infection is). Plan to go to the store this morning for some yogurt, epson salts and monostat.

It has been rainy and damp which may have been part of the problem but I think the main cause could be that all 4 are still sleeping together in one of the nest boxes. I always line the box with a clean puppy pad at night and throw it away int he morning but I suspect laying in their poop all night has contributed to the poor girl's infection.

Any advice on how to get them to roost? Should I put them on the roost bars at night? I probably won't do that with the ill pullet until she feels better but I think that has been a contributing factor in this yeast problem.

 

[ChickDancer]

I'm on day 4 of the new hatch and trying to watch my fertility, growth, and hatchabilty in my eggs very carefully. Right now I'm pretty focused on the fertility in particular, but also noting everything else to study the results. Looks like so far with all questionables counted as clears on paper that my fertility rate is about 82% for this roo and his ratio.
But my question is, what is an "acceptable" % for selling hatching eggs? I know you cant guarantee a hatch or fertility but what would you say is acceptable in your opinion to sell them fairly?

Are you sure that's your FERTILITY rate and not your HATCH rate?

Fertility is very often 100%, but for whatever reasons, the eggs simply don't develop. To check actual fertility, you have to crack the eggs open and look for the "bullseye" on the yolk. But obviously once you do that, the eggs can't be hatched out.

An actual HATCH rate of 82% is very good. If you're getting that, I'd say you're good to sell hatching eggs now. Most people don't actually know the fertility rate of their chickens when they sell eggs anyway - only their own hatch rates.

 

[Oldmomma]

My first 5 I put on the bar a few times then after they got up on their own. The other 10 have learned by watching the older ones. I now have to watch as fruit crates are my walls on my balcony and it took my two older babies (4mo) just a few days to learn how to get up and munch my flowers lining my balcony. I used burlap bags to block them until I built my pen. I keep hoping to move b4 having to do much for this last bunch. Hard lugging things up 4 floors to rooftop. Then have to assemble on site and make it so it can be broke down to move but be secure til then. Try putting things of various heights in their area. Sit them on it. Mine were flying up yo my arms when I sat with them. Perching on legs.

 

[sanchabird]

Beautiful! Now that my chickens are now confined to the back woods area, I hope I can landscape around my coop, too!

Good luck with that Im surprised you got them contained, I couldn't so I just gave up

This is our favorite chicken. He comes when you call him. Doesn't like to bet petted bit we're working on that.

We all have our favorites

Mine squat when I go to pet them. Strange birds

The girls were cooped up for so long. I let them run around the yard for a few hours. They had a ball. I let the dogs out one at a time for supervised visitation. It was funny the little dog was depressed like. Didn't want to even look at them.

I thought you had cornish rocks?

Cleaned out the fridge this morning and the chickens got an Easter buffet!








Our cat loves to sit out there and watch them. She will sit out there for hours! They aren't scared of her either.

Lucky!!! My chickens would have picked out the strawberries and bread and left the rest. My cats are scared of the chickens, especially when they were babies.

Ugh....

My 10 week old Ameraucauna pullet has a bad case of vent gleet (aka raging yeast infection with white gunk pouring out of her backside, I think most women especially those living in the hot and humid south can empathize with how uncomfortable a yeast infection is). Plan to go to the store this morning for some yogurt, epson salts and monostat.

It has been rainy and damp which may have been part of the problem but I think the main cause could be that all 4 are still sleeping together in one of the nest boxes. I always line the box with a clean puppy pad at night and throw it away int he morning but I suspect laying in their poop all night has contributed to the poor girl's infection.

Any advice on how to get them to roost? Should I put them on the roost bars at night? I probably won't do that with the ill pullet until she feels better but I think that has been a contributing factor in this yeast problem.

I put mine on the roost bar every night for weeks and weeks and weeks and 2 would go back to the 1x4 holding the nesting box hay in every night! I would try, but some chickens are just too darn stubborn!

 

[sanchabird]

Got back from the beach yesterday to find 4 live chickens

 

[Flowerbh]

Boo. Jury duty today. I will send photos of my SLW and my GLW when I get home.

 

[Oldmomma]

Ok I got a fertility photo if folks can look for me I will post in my album since it might not post here. Here is what this mornings egg looked like. Most looking closely seem to have a halo around that white dot. Are these fertile eggs or wishful thinking? If so I will keep going on my washingbator experiment, if not then I will ask around for anyone laying brown eggs. I want babies to ensure healthy adults. Please take a look I know the pic isnt great but I can only use my tablet and then have to reduce by half size images for transferring online. Thanks folks.