No, with my BCMs, I do single matings for my own breeding. As in I collect what hens eggs I want to hatch, and either separate by hen into hatching bags if I'm incubating or place one set of a certain hens eggs under a broody. I can then leg band all chicks hatched color coded to their Dam...
A small update on Raven sitting on Coppers eggs. Last check 7 out of her 8 eggs are now fluffy butts and cheeping...
No pics but if you scroll up, they look just like them. Penguins !!! 🤗
When I first started tracking eggs, I thought it was really going to be a chore and I know it's hard for those that have jobs and such, but now it's so routine for me and I actually enjoy it especially with first time layers. And it lets you get to know each girls egg in the process by color...
I'm about done with the incubators unless something irresistible comes along.
As far as the broodys I'll more than likely keep hatching. I'd like a few more from Momma (only have Chloe) for example. And then it depends on how these grow outs are looking if I hatch more from the girls like W/R...
Ummmm yeah.....🥴
2 more broodys to go. Shadow the BR is sitting on Poppy x Solo. Hopefully none by Kong. And Copper has gone broody (again) so I'm putting more Solo eggs under her. I don't have a lot as she's been sporadic laying in this heat so maybe 6 if I'm lucky. I'm only getting maybe 3...
Hatch day is tomorrow and Raven has 5 out so far of her eggs from Copper.
This is a 1st test mate hatch for Kong x Copper as I've been reluctant to hatch any as she had the most copper of all the older hens so I was worried they're going to be over colored, but she lays a nice dark egg. So...