I love broodies! I've only ever had a broody hatch out eggs once, but it was awesome to not have to worry about them. She was a great mama and definitely did all the heavy lifting, and I ended up with pretty EEs that laid light green eggs!
Hey @DebbieMarler whereabouts in N AR are you? I used to live in Fayetteville for about 20 years and moved to Waldron in 2018. Loved it up there though!
ETA: Sorry if I'm being nosy, I was just wondering if you were near Fayetteville or not 😁
Same. I hatched out 2 batches of 4 varieties of Ameraucanas and some Birchen Marans last month and here I am setting more, plus I'm about to order more of the Silver Ams and then some Russian Orloffs! I've got it bad! It's that big new coop...I'm feeling the need to fill it, lol.
I've never bought eggs off eBay, although I know lots of people who have had both successes and failures with it. Just go into it knowing what you want and what to look for to make sure you're getting what you want. There are certainly some shady people out there, unfortunately, who like to take...
Ok, I broke down and went ahead and set them. 15 eggs, Amberlink cockerel over Barred Rocks and 1 Black Jersey Giant pullet. Can't wait to see what fertility is looking like! Set at 6pm, due to hatch the 22nd. Yay! More babies!
Well, I guess I'm doing another hatch too. I have friends that want some chicks and they're willing to pay for them if I hatch them out, so I'm currently collecting eggs from my Amberlink roos X Barred Rock & Jersey Giant girls so I can hatch them out some mixed babies. They also already...