The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[KF0002]

@Amer how are your Buckeye eggs developing? My Buff eggs are due to hatch on Thursday.

 

[Amer]

@Amer how are your Buckeye eggs developing? My Buff eggs are due to hatch on Thursday.

Which ones? My mom stopped hatching Buckeyes for the year (too many, lol)
But I gave my friend I think 14 (if I remember correctly) to set and hatch for UW River Falls to have a self-sustaining educational flock and she said the incubator is the type where you open it only once to candle before lockdown because it lets out a lot of air. I don't know why that is such a problem because it's not like hens don't get up but if that's the system that works for her, okay. But I wonder, isn't she even a little anxious to see how they are developing?
Who knows if even one is? What if the incubator stopped working or something?


The good news is the toes on all the young Large Fowl Buckeyes are perfectly straight. Some of our breeding stock from one source have outer toes that bend outward a bit.

 

[The Moonshiner]

My Buff eggs are due to hatch on Thursday.

That's awesome.
Replaced the thermostat on my truck last night so hopefully that holds up with no issues or leaks.
Day 4 at work underway and I woke up to a beautiful 57° morning. Supposed to be near 80° today. Tis the season. I need to be hearing some peeps soon.

 

[KF0002]

That's awesome.
Replaced the thermostat on my truck last night so hopefully that holds up with no issues or leaks.
Day 4 at work underway and I woke up to a beautiful 57° morning. Supposed to be near 80° today. Tis the season. I need to be hearing some peeps soon.

Yes you do! I look forward to seeing the chicks you hatch this year.

 

[KF0002]

Which ones? My mom stopped hatching Buckeyes for the year (too many, lol)
But I gave my friend I think 14 (if I remember correctly) to set and hatch for UW River Falls to have a self-sustaining educational flock and she said the incubator is the type where you open it only once to candle before lockdown because it lets out a lot of air. I don't know why that is such a problem because it's not like hens don't get up but if that's the system that works for her, okay. But I wonder, isn't she even a little anxious to see how they are developing?
Who knows if even one is? What if the incubator stopped working or something?


The good news is the toes on all the young Large Fowl Buckeyes are perfectly straight. Some of our breeding stock from one source have outer toes that bend outward a bit.

Hmm I think I may have thought you bought the buckeye eggs and you were hatching the eggs. I remember you mentioned Buckeye eggs I think, but maybe it was a lady on a Fb group that mentioned buying Buckeye eggs and had them shipped. I may be getting my social media lines crossed. Yes, because her eggs and mine are due at the same time. Sorry I got mixed up. I’m running on fumes, minimal sleep, and maximal caffeine these days. lol

But how could one set eggs and not want to candle? I would die from anticipation and my mind would constantly obsess because I just have to know ASAP. And I have had many different types of incubators, and it doesn’t bother the incubator or eggs if you open it for a bit each day. When you have eggs you have to hand turn, like these cursed goose eggs I keep hatching for my friend (there are now 7 more ), you open the incubator at minimum 3 times per day to turn and it doesn’t hurt the incubator or eggs.

Speaking of goose eggs, all of my efforts were rewarded. My friend was over the moon.

 

[KF0002]

@Amer Oh and I’m glad to hear about the toes on your young Buckeyes. Progress in a line is worth celebrating for sure!

 

[Chookwagn]

These are the birds a guy is selling, that he's calling "buff exchequer"

 

[Amer]

These are the birds a guy is selling, that he's calling "buff exchequer"

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Well those are very pretty though they look more like "white Vorwerk" than buff exchequer. I really don't see the mottling.

 

[Chookwagn]

These are the other Exchequer birds that are available

 

[KF0002]

These are the birds a guy is selling, that he's calling "buff exchequer"

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You should see the birds posted for sale in my area. Crossed breeds being sold as pure this and pure that. At least those chickens look like some variety of leghorn.

This is a trio of white leghorns I would have liked to have gotten if the breeder shipped birds. Hubby said no more chickens though. The rooster’s tail angle is low but it wouldn’t be a bad starter group. I just love the look of a White Leghorn rooster. Maybe next year.