4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[feemcg]

I had 12 Shetland eggs arrive today (they're still at the Post Office) and had asked a a chap I know for a few Salmon Fav eggs to put in at the same time in case the others had a bad journey. So I went up tonight (he has the most amazing set-up ), and he had a box with 9 Favs and 3 Lavendar Araucanas Well it would have been rude not to accept them.......then Anna spotted a run with little Mottled Pekins and was admiring them, and suddenly a flower pot with 5 little pekin eggs appeared

 

I have no willpower........and a 24 egg incubator

[Griffin]

 

My incy gets switched on again next week and I'm still struggling to decide what and how many White Silkies, Large Frizzle Polands, Houdans, Speckled Sussex, Dorkings and maybe black Orps. Space for 25 so have figured out umpteen combinations. The only thing I know for sure is I need a bigger incubator

[Phosphorus]

Oh no I can see this coming. I am only starting with a broody hen and six eggs.... I can see it moving on to a massive incubator and space for God knows how many

[sparkysmum]

Hello Fee, Lucky lady I'd looooooooooove some faverolles. You'll have to tell us more- where did you go what will you do with your chicks Very So exciting, have to keep us posted Good luck. Axx

[feemcg]

Allison, it's a chap I got to know through Practical Poultry forum, he stays just outside East Kilbride and has an amazing garden with ponds etc. He has lots of runs and cages with various chicken breeds and budgies and little exotic looking birds I know nothing about (but some of them were pink ).

I usually hatch various breeds that I fancy and just keep one girl of each breed and sell the rest

[feemcg]

Well, collected eggs from PO (11 intact, I with a tiny hairline crack so discarded)......and I managed to get them all in (28 )

 

[Jules.]

[The Dogmother]

Get thee away thou temptress!

 

One of my pekins is looking like she might brood (again ) Good job the spare housing is earmarked for holidaying hens most of the summer, or I'd be hatching again

[Phosphorus]

Oooh not fair, waiting for postman to deliver my half dozen this morning - hope none of mine are cracked

[feemcg]

Clare, it's never entered my head to have bantams (well apart from my disastrous Frizzle hatch a couple of years ago) but those little Mottled pekins were so cute shuffling around as if they have no legs

 

I don't think the egg was damaged in the post, more by a clumsy hen. I always examine the eggs closely before they go in the incy, some cracks are easily missed. Hope yours arrive safely, Andrea

[The Dogmother]

Mottled pekins are so pretty Fee. I love pekins but they can be so infuriating too!

[Phosphorus]

Clare, it's never entered my head to have bantams (well apart from my disastrous Frizzle hatch a couple of years ago) but those little Mottled pekins were so cute shuffling around as if they have no legs

 

I don't think the egg was damaged in the post, more by a clumsy hen. I always examine the eggs closely before they go in the incy, some cracks are easily missed. Hope yours arrive safely, Andrea

 

I am awaiting the parcel delivery man with baited breath - too excited (can you tell this is my first time hatching ). Didn't come with letter post this morning, hoping they won't end up sitting in a post office overnight. They definately left in the post yesterday afternoon on first class post. aaaaaaggghhh so so impatient

[Phosphorus]

It must be something in the weather or with the post office one of my eggs has a hairline crack as well. Think I'll take it as a sign - couldn't cope if all 6 had hatched and turned out to be girls not enough space!

 

So I now have 5 eggs waiting to be be set tomorrow night - 2 Black Red araucana and 3 Black araucana - please please can one of the Black Red be a girl

[Griffin]

Disaster! Phoned up the Domestic Fowl Trust to place the order for the majority of my eggs (LF Frizzle Polands coming from somebody else) and they're not selling either White Silkie or Houdan eggs at the moment So now I've got to search for those elsewhere. 5 Speckled Sussex and 5 Dorking eggs reserved though

[feemcg]

So they came after all

 

Griffin, up at that chap's last night he had put some newly hatched Salmon Favs under a broody Silkie.....it was soooocute when they peeked out from underneath her. Hope you manage to find some.

[The Dogmother]

Awww, I love it when their little faces peek out.

 

 

 

 

Heres' my little chickie with one of her chicks, one is now all grown up, t'other is long since eaten!

[Redwing]

Which is which?

[feemcg]

Aww......lovely pics. When we were standing talking the wee one would pop out and bravely start to walk away from mum, then if I bent down for a closer look it would scoot back underneath and peek out

[SLK69]

LOL

 

consider yourself on the naughty step

 

 

actually a bit but will behave myself.

[Redwing]

Oh you are in BIG trouble lady as I have just ordered an incubator online

 

Mr Redwing is making small noises of disapproval

[feemcg]

....ah well, at least it's only small noises.....don't worry, you'll find him hovering about the incubator and brooder just as much as you.....pretending he's indifferent

 

What do you fancy putting in?

[Redwing]

we bought day old chicks for the table so would like to hatch some of the french breed type ourselves, either that or Ixworths but they take longer to mature I think

 

Other than that I would like to raise some cream legbars and Marans for pets (boys to go in stews, sorry)

[feemcg]

Yep, a lot of my boys have been soup and stew......but they roamed the hills first in the highest village in Scotland before they went to the pot.....couldn't ask for more than that really.

[Redwing]

I don't think you could get better than that, you have space for a big-un?

[feemcg]

Oh it's not my place, a friend lives in the highest house in the highest village....Wanlockhead....it's about 40 mins drive from me. Some of my young boys were on The One Show, crowing away in the background while Michelle got interviewed.......the producer asked her if she could keep them quiet