YO GEORGIANS! :)

[DiamondSwan]

[COLOR=0000CD]Yes....! do tell us all how to check the eggs for fertility...!   [/COLOR]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Please tell!

 

[Sweet Coastal]

It's not the cold weather that makes hens stop laying in the winter, it's the shortening daylight hours. Most breeds need 14 hours of daylight to produce eggs. Right now we have less than 12 hours. Some people add lights on timers to add the additional light.

Maybe we are lucky. We never see a dip in the winter.

 

[GAMarans]

Bremen. Ga here. On I-20 between Atlanta and Alabama.

Howdy near-neighbor.

 

[katsdar]

you want??

Yes, but after the holidays

 

[RIR-YELLOWLEGS]

you want??

Yes, but after the holidays

ok dokey no problem let me know when and how many and I'll collect you a fresh clutch later

 

[Red Bettie]

Anyone looking for an experienced roo?

Lost my entire flock of girls to dogs/fox/coyote(?) in two days. Getting out of the chicken business.

"Ghirardelli" is a very handsome, four year old BCM roo and needs a new home where he can roam and tend to a flock of his own. He was very sweet and gentle with the girls. Happy in a trio, happier with more. Terrified of humans, not at all aggressive. Freeranges. Happily returns to coop at night. Free to good home. Willing to transport within reasonable distance for a sure deal. We are in Brooks, just south of ATL.

Please PM for more info.

 

[ShadesofSable]

I have a lovely Olive Egger rooster that will need a home by spring, simply because he won't fit into my plans.
Very protective of the girls, but has always been great with me and the kids.

He's quite handsome! I'll let you know what we decide. Is he a blue or is that a trick of the light? What is he mixed with?

Oh, by the way @Flowerbh, the mystery chick from the swap was CCL and Bramah! She gave us a olive colored egg today.

Hers is in the middle. Other olive egger on the left, SLW on the right for comparison.

 

[PapaChaz]

lol it helps anyway I'm not watching my roosters

what helps? you didn't tell us how you can tell?


I, as well as at least two others are waiting for you to tell us how to tell if an egg is fertile, it has nothing to do with whether or not you watch your rooster, we want to know how to tell an egg is fertile without cracking it open, because obviously after you do that it isn't going to hatch

 

[RIR-YELLOWLEGS]

lol it helps anyway I'm not watching my roosters

what helps? you didn't tell us how you can tell? 


I, as well as at least two others are waiting for you to tell us how to tell if an egg is fertile, it has nothing to do with whether or not you watch your rooster, we want to know how to tell an egg is fertile without cracking it open, because obviously after you do that it isn't going to hatch

that's true after breaking it open,

[COLOR=0000CD]Yes....! do tell us all how to check the eggs for fertility...!   [/COLOR]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Please tell!

in egg inspection classes they teach you to candle for what's caked a fertile ring means egg cell is intact and 98% of the time this means a fertile EGG LOL!now that I had been keeping everyone in the air Lol now us know lol!! Had to give everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS present LOL!!!!

 

[RIR-YELLOWLEGS]

My hens have also been laying just like normal.  Chilly weather never seems to bother them.  I guess we are not far enough north for weather to interfere.

It's not the cold weather that makes hens stop laying in the winter, it's the shortening daylight hours. Most breeds need 14 hours of daylight to produce eggs. Right now we have less than 12 hours. Some people add lights on timers to add the additional light.

that's a fact it's all about the light less daylight less eggs.