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...
I would call the 1st top egg a #4 and the bottom 2 #5s.
How many eggs have each one layed? If your interested, you want to track the 1st 30 eggs from each hen. This will give you the average of what color they will lay.
With my Marans, I usually see after the first week they start getting the...
He's the biggest of the group, so far I'm liking him very much. Extra pleased I have the Black Silver cockerel also, as my whole obsession started when I saw the Black Silvers
Your thread fizzled out... I'm catching bits and pieces from your posts in the Marans SOP thread but would like to hear how your program is going since this April hatch if you'd like to share.
The cat will make a great mouser if it likes your birds. Hard telling with your roo, but I'm guessing he sees the dog as a threat to his girls. Keep him at bay for the time being and do some soft introductions with supervision. He'll get used to the dog eventually.