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American Bresse
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Mini Horses
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That's high but she's banking on little availability from others. Normally $30 ish... $40 if rare breed.
Still waiting for this darned farm to reply
Still waiting for this darned farm to reply
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canesisters
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Saw this on the gilmanor swap groupThat's high but she's banking on little availability from others. Normally $30 ish... $40 if rare breed.
Still waiting for this darned farm to reply
Might be worth contacting?
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canesisters
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Here we go!
I'm going to try this breed & see if the descriptions are all sales hype or if they are actually a sustainable option.
I'm picking up 5 'off heat' chicks at the spring Gilmanor swap meet in a couple of weeks.
But... one of my backyard mutt ladies went broody.
I let her sit on the 4 eggs she chose & decided to start trolling FB groups to see if I could find any cheap hatching eggs nearby. I was determined to find 'affordable' since she broke 2 of hers within the first week & it was likely that she would either give up & leave them halfway or break them before they were done.
I actually found a lady that said she had Breese & was willing to part with a dozen eggs for $10. I didn't see any picts of her flock... didn't even pause to ask if her birds were isolated to ensure they were purebred
just jumped at the chance.
I picked up the eggs Sun afternoon and Monday evening I went out just after dark to move her & her remaining eggs out of the nasty smelly nest box & into a small dog crate. She pitched a FIT & I was sure I had blown it. I finally caught her and put her in with the 2 questionable eggs, closed the door & left her in the dark for an hour.
Around 9:30 I went back out with the hatching eggs. She was settled on her little nest so I slowly slipped the others around her & stood outside the door to see what she'd do. After a while she started tucking them under. I left her closed in for the night.
This morning I let her out. She seemed really confused after her breakfast & a drink. The nest box was sitting outside the coop (waiting to be cleaned) & even though her eggs were in plain sight I the crate inside the coop she kept running in & out of the coop, jumping up on the roosts, jumping on top of the old nest box, etc.
Again, I thought that I may have blown it.... but after about half an hour she finally went back to the crate & settled herself into the nest.
Fingers crossed
!
IF her 2 remaining original eggs are still growing, they should hatch middle of next week.
My plan is to snatch them & put them under heat in the house. I'm hoping that she will stay with the remaining eggs.
Last update.... when I put the smelly nest box outside last night, the ceramic eggs were still in it. This morning something had tried to EAT them!!! Can you see those tooth holes!?
I'm going to try this breed & see if the descriptions are all sales hype or if they are actually a sustainable option.
I'm picking up 5 'off heat' chicks at the spring Gilmanor swap meet in a couple of weeks.
But... one of my backyard mutt ladies went broody.
I let her sit on the 4 eggs she chose & decided to start trolling FB groups to see if I could find any cheap hatching eggs nearby. I was determined to find 'affordable' since she broke 2 of hers within the first week & it was likely that she would either give up & leave them halfway or break them before they were done. I actually found a lady that said she had Breese & was willing to part with a dozen eggs for $10. I didn't see any picts of her flock... didn't even pause to ask if her birds were isolated to ensure they were purebred
just jumped at the chance. I picked up the eggs Sun afternoon and Monday evening I went out just after dark to move her & her remaining eggs out of the nasty smelly nest box & into a small dog crate. She pitched a FIT & I was sure I had blown it. I finally caught her and put her in with the 2 questionable eggs, closed the door & left her in the dark for an hour.
Around 9:30 I went back out with the hatching eggs. She was settled on her little nest so I slowly slipped the others around her & stood outside the door to see what she'd do. After a while she started tucking them under. I left her closed in for the night.
This morning I let her out. She seemed really confused after her breakfast & a drink. The nest box was sitting outside the coop (waiting to be cleaned) & even though her eggs were in plain sight I the crate inside the coop she kept running in & out of the coop, jumping up on the roosts, jumping on top of the old nest box, etc.
Again, I thought that I may have blown it.... but after about half an hour she finally went back to the crate & settled herself into the nest.
Fingers crossed
!IF her 2 remaining original eggs are still growing, they should hatch middle of next week.
My plan is to snatch them & put them under heat in the house. I'm hoping that she will stay with the remaining eggs.
Last update.... when I put the smelly nest box outside last night, the ceramic eggs were still in it. This morning something had tried to EAT them!!! Can you see those tooth holes!?
Mini Horses
Herd Master
Possum? Close her in each night, they're sitting ducks when broody. 
Baymule
Herd Master
Eggs to hopefully hatch and chicks too! This will be interesting to follow. I still don’t have laying hens, if these work out well for you, I might want some.
