Yes stay as positive as possible, allowing negative thoughts will spoil this entire adventure. Keep thinking EGGS!think about the eggs, think about the eggs...![]()
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Yes stay as positive as possible, allowing negative thoughts will spoil this entire adventure. Keep thinking EGGS!think about the eggs, think about the eggs...![]()
That sounds like a good set of plansYes! I was thinking of penning her (chocolate frizzle) alone with one unrelated cockerel (blue satin), then I could see if she's even laying.
The other three pullets are from the same breeding pen as the blue satin, so I was going to put them with the black frizzle cockerel who is from the same breeding pen as the chocolate frizzle. Splitting them like this will ensure no frazzles and no risk of inbreeding (as I don't know how closely related the birds in the breeding pens were). I did see that as I walked past the white pullet she squatted, so it could be her laying. The partridge gave a little shrug when I touched her but not a full squatt.
I'll date these eggs from today and keep track of which eggs come from what pens going forward and the date laid, I have mesh to make compartments in the incubator for hatching and different sized legband for the chicks to be able to track them.
No new eggies today, I have my 4 precious little eggies stashed in my cool basement. I think their collective name is Hope ❤Yes stay as positive as possible, allowing negative thoughts will spoil this entire adventure. Keep thinking EGGS!![]()
Thank you!That sounds like a good set of plans![]()
Stay warm out there Tink and keep the birdies warm too! ❤Small update, I set up pens, separated everyone into the groups I wanted, and now it's supposed to get to 4 deg tonight, we're in a cold snap that is supposed to last until the weekend. So, to help make sure they stay warm enough, they are all back in together in the most protected pen that also has the heat lamp keeping the water thawed and if they desire, it can help keep them warm as well.
I have 2 more showing symptoms and 4 total losses to-date.
I did get another egg yesterday and since they were separated I know it was from my chocolate pullet, she is my most correct silkie so I'm excited about that. D-10 until setting eggs! I know the earliest eggs will be over 1 week, I also don't know if they are fertilized, and it's been quite cold. Next week we are supposed to be about 50 during the day and 30s at night, so I'm hoping for a good set of eggs from next week to incubate and the ones I have already will just be what they are.
They just updated the weather with a wind chill advisory from now through tomorrow morning, wind chill at -10, I think I'll lock the chickens in their coops to keep the drafts down over night. I've been leaving the coop doors open, but I think this calls for a lockdownStay warm out there Tink and keep the birdies warm too! ❤
Definitely lock everything up. Those are dangerous temps for any bird. ❄They just updated the weather with a wind chill advisory from now through tomorrow morning, wind chill at -10, I think I'll lock the chickens in their coops to keep the drafts down over night. I've been leaving the coop doors open, but I think this calls for a lockdown![]()