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[BlueTheBrahma]

Happy Easter everyone!

 

[wrathsfarm]

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Happy Easter everyone!

Happy Easter, my friend.
Love the pics and hope you have a great day.

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

I candled the eggs today (day 12 for the marans), or at least I gave it a good go using an iPhone torch.

My best observations were that 4/6 DCM eggs were good (decent for eggs surviving Royal Mail) and 3/3 BlCM eggs were good, though Chanel’s shells are so dark it’s hard to see anything definite. Yes I did slip another of her eggs under a day after setting the others off!

Also got 3/3 silkies (one was broken) and 1/2 olive eggers (one was broken against the silkie egg). It’s safe to say Blue hasn’t decided to have children this year again, I discarded the Brahma egg with no development at all.

9 days left on the marans, 7 on the others.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I candled the eggs today (day 12 for the marans), or at least I gave it a good go using an iPhone torch.

My best observations were that 4/6 DCM eggs were good (decent for eggs surviving Royal Mail) and 3/3 BlCM eggs were good, though Chanel’s shells are so dark it’s hard to see anything definite. Yes I did slip another of her eggs under a day after setting the others off!

Also got 3/3 silkies (one was broken) and 1/2 olive eggers (one was broken against the silkie egg). It’s safe to say Blue hasn’t decided to have children this year again, I discarded the Brahma egg with no development at all.

9 days left on the marans, 7 on the others.

This hatch is flying it seems. Hope they all hatch for you...

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

Maybe the most colourful egg box I’ve had yet! The properly olive green egg was laid today for the first time since I posted that first one. It was odd for a young pullet to pause like that after the first egg, but glad to have them again. Bigger this time, too.

Three of the four olive eggers keep jumping over to lay their eggs in the dog kennel in the cockerel pen. Safe to say Napoleon was pleased when this started.

The olive egger in hatching is from one of these, so maybe I may even get one of Napoleon’s offsring.

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

EBay (at least in the UK) has updated policy and is removing all hatching egg listings. This is a big blow to the commercial side of my chicken breeding, as due to food costs the sale of eggs for eating hardly turn a profit.

Does anyone have other ways of selling hatching eggs? I know Facebook is a option but you have to do it on certain groups as marketplace also doesn’t allow eggs.

 

[wrathsfarm]

I haven't heard anything related to Ebay here in the States but I don't actively peruse it.
We seem to have the same FB policy here. It's listing them as 'up for discussion' Pm for details.
Most of my sales so far has been thru Craigslist if that's an option there. Everything poultry sales is listed in 'Farm and Garden' section.

 

[Antiocheggers]

I processed an 8 month old cockerel and he dressed out at 5.3 pounds, longer time to feed him, but a very nice looking bird for the kitchen.

I hadn't considered the size for being broody and covering more eggs, but very true about the silkies being limited in size and ability to tackle many eggs in comparison.

One day I'll have Welsummers and Marans, still working on those two

I raise Marans and Brahmas. But Brahmas are just my favorite bird.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

View attachment 4023981Some drawings I did to visualise what I want my ‘grouseleg’ breed to look like. It might be optimistic, such as the fullness of the saddle.

The drawing from the front shows the almost ‘snowman’ profile, with the body being broken down into three progressively wider chunks.

This is probably the last post on these until I make progress with them (or anyone has any ideas or input).

Queue silkie photos!

The pantaloons on a proper orp would complement your vision nicely!

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

The pantaloons on a proper orp would complement your vision nicely!

I have considered orpies for three reasons: like you said, the pantaloons, but also the chunkiness and the full, rising saddle/cushion.

I don’t have Orpingtons myself but am always looking out for some hens which need a new home.

I’ll let you know if I find some myself, I guess I have the benefit of being in England for proper English standard Orpingtons.