We hatched 4 Easter Saturday & it was a blast. We'd be careful to only send the eggs from the mom so there's no "in-breeding" to worry about. Just drop me a post next year when you're ready :)
She is wonderful!
We live in WI & I've been thinking the same thing. Wouldn't it be fun if others interested would participate in an Eggschange? We could send each other fertile eggs in time for next year's Hatch-a-long & see where it goes! If no one else is interested, I'd be happy to send you...
I seriously need to find home(s) for 1 or both roosters - the "dad" & "son" have both become aggressive toward each other, the hens and us. It's becoming increasingly challenging to keep everyone safe. Advice is welcome.
King of the roost! Where in Florida do you live? I lived in FL many great years & think about wintering there someday - how do you control snakes ?
Here's a pic of one if our Easter chicks - growing so fast !
I'll need to do some reading! Thanks! It will be fun to see how they turn out, and in the meantime it's nice to be able to tell them apart by there colors.
Ok - that's interesting! Thanks for responding!
Yes, I'd suspect a visiting gigalo rooster, but our 3 have been locked up all winter, so no chance of that! Live the emoticon, though!
Hey, all you Sultan people, I have a question! Our parent Sultans' feathers are pure white, and we hatched 4 of their chicks - 2 are all yellow, 1 is almost all yellow with a few dark feathers & 1 is much more dark than the others (I'm including pics of the dark one & a yellow one so you see the...
Delder, I'm SO happy for you that your Sultans made it! And it's cool they're more attentive to you now. I had a similar experience last summer - one got really sick, I held & cared for him, took him to the vet but he didn't make it. Broke my heat. What was interesting , though, that before that...