Anybody raising chicks this Spring?

[Lazy Gardener]

Only if I have a broody hen. I raised more pullets than I needed last spring, but did not cull any b/c they were all REAL NICE pullets. So... I wintered more birds than I wanted to. But, I sold 14 dozen eggs last week, so... I guess I can't complain. If I get a broody, I will have to sell some birds!

 

[Beekissed]

Broodies...can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Just loaded the incubator last night. Hoping for a good hatch

 

[Lazy Gardener]

How many eggs?

 

[BarredBuff]

Just loaded the incubator last night. Hoping for a good hatch

What kinds did you load in the incubator?

 

[Chic Rustler]

Idk...bout 60.

They are a mixed bag. I have rir, barred rock, white leghorn, black sex link, buff orpinton, ee, and a couple mutts.

The roosters are rir and bo

 

[canesisters]

Hoping one of my hens will go broody again this spring. I'd like to try to get her to hatch out some of the blue and green eggs in hopes of adding a few more of those to the laying flock.
My blue layers are a cream legbar and a couple of EEs. But also have speckled Sussex, J giants in black and blue, rose-comb RIRs, a blue cochin, a couple of barnvelders, a couple of marans of various types, some turkins, a couple of exchequer leghorns, red-laced and silver-laced wynadottes and one lone australorp.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

@Chic Rustler What kind of incubator do you have?

 

[Chic Rustler]

@Chic Rustler What kind of incubator do you have?

Homemade cabinet incubator.

 

[Chic Rustler]

@Chic Rustler What kind of incubator do you have?