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Post by quambie on Oct 14, 2013 9:27:55 GMT 8
well at last it looks like the dreded hatch rate thing is over i put 4 eggs under a Silky three Plymouth rock and one cross breed Rock with Silver Grey Dorking just to see and they all hatched out this morning or yesterday while i was in Perth picking up my duck eggs thanks Sue I will let you know how they get on next week end i have 10 Rock eggs in the bator should hatch out on Saturday I already know that the Welsummer roo I have is firing blanks but he is young 11 months old ?? I will test him again next couple of weeks if he has not picked up he will have to go all in all an improvement on last year Trev
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Post by annieyokie on Oct 14, 2013 11:56:27 GMT 8
Great ,good to hear that the eggs are hatching .i have 6 in my incubator looking good from CK . :)about to get some bantam saxony duck eggs for my broody duck. I picked up some godburd hens to keep gold finger my rooster and my surviving girl company. |He generously gave me 12 eggs so I have got myself thrown in at the deep end again. Will see how it all goes.
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Post by quambie on Oct 14, 2013 13:16:18 GMT 8
its good to have you back lets hope that it all works out well for you I am back into ducks again thought I would never do it I picked up a dozen and a half on Saturday I paid for the dozed and got the half for free very nice of her they are now in the bator very warm and cosy there a cross between a Apple yard and a Aylesbury white eggs and blue eggs from the cross Apple yard and Harliquin should be interesting now I hope they all hatch for me and on Wednesday I should have two Dozen welsummer eggs to go into a bator there from the east QLD and the thing that worries me is the long flight as before when i lost the lot of them just cant help myself I just love them I have expanded my pens again after shrinking everything last year should have left things well alone trev
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Post by cannakid on Oct 14, 2013 16:33:15 GMT 8
Oh good luck with them , My lot are due this Thursday and Friday I have a couple of Wellsummers in as D couldn't get any to hatch so I am giving it a go in my good incubator. I put some indian game eggs in to see if any are fertile they all are but may all be crosses as I only paired them up after she had started to lay.
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Post by quambie on Oct 14, 2013 17:12:13 GMT 8
just tested the welsummer roo I have only young but working no hatchings from him yet will try again in a months time Trev
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Post by chooky on Oct 14, 2013 18:46:22 GMT 8
Trev,
Have you looked at the for sale section of BYP? There are large appleyard eggs for sale in SA
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Post by quambie on Oct 14, 2013 19:28:15 GMT 8
Thanks for that chooky I think I will give it a miss for a while after loosing all the last lot @ $ 10 per egg and the welsummers I have on the way and the duck eggs I have just bought up she goes although I would still love to get some Trev
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Post by chooky on Oct 14, 2013 19:52:07 GMT 8
Trev,
Have a look at Gumtree. An Appleyard drake for sale in West Dale. May be your starting bird in the breed?
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