mole trapper 1,646 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Decided it was time to get some new blood in the flock again so looked on the bay to see what's about. Jeez! Five times the usual price of hatching eggs. Wish I had not lost my temper with two of the cockerels back in the winter now. Anyway, I had to lump it so bought two and a half dozen (Plymouth barred rock, copper Black marans, Cornish game and cream legbars). Might do a second hatch after these to bring on to pol,s and recoup my outlay. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryaldinhio 4,135 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 4 hours ago, mole trapper said: Decided it was time to get some new blood in the flock again so looked on the bay to see what's about. Jeez! Five times the usual price of hatching eggs. Wish I had not lost my temper with two of the cockerels back in the winter now. Anyway, I had to lump it so bought two and a half dozen (Plymouth barred rock, copper Black marans, Cornish game and cream legbars). Might do a second hatch after these to bring on to pol,s and recoup my outlay. How many do you expect will hatch out of 30? Are they a high failure rate Or are u wanting a fair few birds? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 As they have been through the postal service we don't generally expect as good a hatch rate as if they were our own or picked up by us. Still I would be hoping for minimum of 70%. I'm hoping to hatch a couple of dozen guinea fowl this year too, we won't be doing pure meat birds this year as I expect a very wet winter again , that's no good for heavy fowl with short legs because of the mud. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitefeet4190 1,724 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitefeet4190 1,724 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 My Young cream legbar cockeral doing the job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted May 5, 2020 Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 You going for sex linked chicks whitefeet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted May 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2020 We candled the eggs last night that came from four different sellers on the bay. At the moment it looks like all of them are fertile. Obviously early days and all that. Dozen duck eggs should hatch tomorrow or the next day that are sat on. Goose has at least eleven under her, they are due around the 17th. Going to be a lot of mouths to feed round here soon. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitefeet4190 1,724 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 On 05/05/2020 at 10:17, forest of dean redneck said: You going for sex linked chicks whitefeet? What's that? I am ew to the chickens Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted May 6, 2020 Report Share Posted May 6, 2020 6 minutes ago, whitefeet4190 said: What's that? I am ew to the chickens https://www.durhamhens.co.uk/sexing-chicks I can't remember rightly I thought it was when you put the legbar over a certain colour hen either a white or dark one an then you could tell by colour of the chicks if they were female or male. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whitefeet4190 1,724 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Yer I know what u mean I have read that somewhere 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mole trapper 1,646 Posted May 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 Just candles the eggs in the incubator, still looking like all of them are good. Just literally done this lot up , ought to be selling them not pickling them but I do like them with a pint of scrumpy and a pork pie in the winter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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