The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Parents          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 8:45 am    Post subject: Parents My Buffs were hatched Mid-feb, and Mr Buff has been doing the business with the girls....(Not often, but it has been hot!!!!) for a while now.......one of the buffs has been laying for a month now...... Question......... Would the eggs be fertile yet ? or would it be best to leave it a while longer ? Anyone wanna try hatching any ????? Theyre free !!!!! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:26 am    Post subject: Even if they are fertile it isn't recommended to hatch eggs from such young birds Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:53 am    Post subject: But, most of the girls in Tamworth get "knocked up" at an early age !!! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:57 am    Post subject: Which probably explains an awful lot (ps stop doing them then !) Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:02 am    Post subject: Urrgghh....Yuk, youve obviously never met a Tamworth girl have you !!! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:08 am    Post subject: I did wonder what a Tamworth Pig was, guess it really means the girls there??? Back to top Dorset Poultry Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 90 Location: Dorset/Somerset border Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:12 am    Post subject: I think it would be sensible to wait a little longer, winter is coming so it would just mean that any chicks would have to be kept indoors for alot longer, unless you incubate them now. Usually I put my last lot in on the 1st week of sept and start again the 2nd week of Feb (So they hatch in March) this way they can go outside in the sun during the day! If you want to wait until spring i would be happy to incubate some for you (I've just put my last setting of eggs on this morning) Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:14 am    Post subject: Ok.....I'll try and wait then !!! Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:43 pm    Post subject: knobby wrote: Ok.....I'll try and wait then !!! You'll just have to cure your urge for chicks by going and getting those Jubilee Orps.... Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:05 pm    Post subject: I just want them to be parents !!! Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:12 pm    Post subject: Ok, ok...no need to shout!!! at me. Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11631 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:20 pm    Post subject: Bloody hell Deb, did I miss something, was he shouting? Want me to cuff him round the ear (It didn't look like shouting to me ) Knobby, you have a loverly incubator sitting in my hallway, already in it's box waiting for you You also, luckily!!!, have a lovely Muppet, not sitting in a box waiting for you. I say lucky, cos I couldn't find her this morning and when I got hoime to start my search, she was there I reckon she was hiding Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 6:22 pm    Post subject: knobby wrote: I just want them to be parents !!! NannyP, I was just teasing him for the exclamation points at the end of his sentence. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group