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Nicky Colour it green

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun May 12, 13 6:57 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I've got a chunky Barnevelder that's just come off with eight out of twelve, not trouble.

I've just filled up the new incubator. Literally. It's amazing how quickly you can get twenty dozen eggs without trying.

oh what do you have cooking?

I may have had a little accident and got some Vorwerk eggs...

not having much duck luck - between them my ducks were sitting on 31 eggs - the first failed the second hatched 2... I may be slipping muscovy eggs under broodies from now on...

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun May 12, 13 7:08 pm Post subject:
Oh just the usual, you know how it is. Faverolles, Barnebars, Cream Legbars, Barnevelders, Araucana bantams, Pekin bantams. It's part of my decluttering weekend. If I stick them in the incy, they aren't piled up six trays deep in our new, improved, tidy pantry.

Nicky Colour it green

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun May 12, 13 7:09 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Oh just the usual, you know how it is. Faverolles, Barnebars, Cream Legbars, Barnevelders, Araucana bantams, Pekin bantams. It's part of my decluttering weekend. If I stick them in the incy, they aren't piled up six trays deep in our new, improved, tidy pantry.

that is very tidy of you. well done.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun May 12, 13 7:36 pm Post subject:
Thank you

foggy

Joined: 21 Feb 2012
Posts: 343
Location: Devon

Posted: Tue May 14, 13 7:02 pm Post subject:
One of my RIRs has gone broody. She's my favourite too. Still can't decide whether we can afford to attempt to hatch any under her!

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue May 14, 13 8:00 pm Post subject:
Oh go on, you know you want to . But try and pick them up rather than get them posted. Sandra R has some lovely birds and is in Devon

Nicky Colour it green

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Tue May 14, 13 8:46 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Oh go on, you know you want to

. But try and pick them up rather than get them posted. Sandra R has some lovely birds and is in Devon

and don't forget, Newton Market is this weekend and they always have hatching eggs ....

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Tue May 14, 13 8:49 pm Post subject:
Are you going?

Castle Farm

Joined: 17 Sep 2008
Posts: 457
Location: Powys/Hereford Border.Near Hay-on-Wye

Posted: Wed May 15, 13 1:44 pm Post subject:

I have 26 broodies sitting at the moment, with chicks or on eggs.

Any breed that has the tendency to sit when crossed with another breed that has the same 'gene' will give the majority of the resulting hens a double dose of the will to go broody.

Pure Indian X Australorp are my favorite. Bomb proof mothers and you can run about 20 chicks or 14 eggs under each proven sitter.

I 'harvest' chicks from other nests as they hatch to make up a larger brood and let the hen they came from hatch more.

Nicky Colour it green

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Fri May 17, 13 8:16 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Are you going?

to Newton? prolly...

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri May 17, 13 8:21 pm Post subject:
I'm busy, unfortunately. And I have to go to Plymouth on Monday to collect a rabbit.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri May 17, 13 8:25 pm Post subject:
Tsk.

Nicky Colour it green

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 8875
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Fri May 17, 13 8:54 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I'm busy, unfortunately. And I have to go to Plymouth on Monday to collect a rabbit.

am I going to have Angora-envy?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35931
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sat May 18, 13 6:43 am Post subject:
Why yes. Yes you are .

Nicky Colour it green

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sat May 18, 13 8:45 am Post subject:
feel free to pop in for a cuppa on the way to rabbit

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