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Laced Blue Ameraucana
Chicklover:
I have finally finish with the breeding of the blue/black Ameraucana's. I will be starting on the lacing project next. I finally got another chick from Steve Jones and looks to be a male. I will give the girls a few weeks to get cleaned out from the other Cock and then I will put the Andalusian on them. Hope to start seeing the first F1 in med to end of June. Will post pics when they start hatching.
Christie Rhae:
I am hatching my first batch of ameraucana x andalusian chicks right now. So far 3 blues and one splash. The parents of these birds are not fabulous examples of the breeds so they will probably all be culls eventually but I hope to learn something in the process.
Just waiting to get better birds.. Sometimes I wish I could just get all the birds I want right away... but then I remind myself to relish the process. It will be so sweet someday when I have amazing laced blue ameraucanas. 8)
Christie Rhae:
*insert excited squeal*
Tom Roebuck is applying for the import permit to ship me eggs in a live chick box. Time to start holding my breath again!! Oh please oh please let these eggs make it. ;D
I just ordered another hovobator. I have 2 that I incubate in and one lil giant that I hatch in. But this hatch that I have going right now the temps swung wildly and humidity will not stay up. I go to bed with the humidity at 65% and wake up to it at 40%. I had two chicks that were mostly zipped but then dried out and could not make it the rest of the way. I had even installed a fan in the thing but I am just not impressed at all. When I hatch in a hovobator everything stays perfect...no monkeying with the temp knob, adding water all the time. Maybe I will use the lil giant for them to finish getting their strength before I pop the chicks into my brooder.
By the time I get my fourth styro bator I could easily have bought one of those awesome cabinet incubators...if only they did not want to charge me 450.00 in shipping!!!
I have an old mini fridge that I am thinking of turning into an incubator...but I am intimidated by that project. One of these days....
Anyhow...just had to share... blue andalusian eggs from Tom Roebuck... weeeeeeee!! ::)
Christie Rhae:
Whoop!! I am now the proud owner of black ameraucana chicks from Mr. John Blehm! My awesome andalusian eggs should ship no later that June 7th. By this time next year I will be hatching F1's like crazy!! lol.. good thing I ain't in no rush! ;D
(and wheaten chicks... :) )
Christie Rhae:
I got more blue andalusian eggs! Tom Roebuck sent me 32 eggs in a live chick box in the hopes that if they were in a box marked "live birds" they would be handled better. I candled them all before setting them and not a single scrambled air cell. I have a good feeling about these eggs.
I am having an extremely busy summer with work, kids, family, garden, animals and don't seem to have much time for the computer lately. I cannot believe I just wrote that. lol
So if no one hears from me don't worry, I am still alive.
My awesome chicks from John Blehm are growing fast...hopefully I will have andalusian chicks in 3 weeks. My schedule should waaay slow down in August.
Talk to ya all later!
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