Recent content by freejpony

So I just bought a bird from Strombergs. I was happy with the process. She is a red blondinette. I requested a 2022 hen for my single frillback cock and that's what I got. Shipping was expensive but I expected that. It took 3 weeks from order date to ship. She is calm and cute, but her beak is...

My Frillback pair, watching me as I get leg bands on their babies. These are my first baby pigeons. It's crazy how fast they grow

3 out of my 8 shipped eggs hatched. So cute! Ketawas!

Hatch day for me too. 2 hatched this afternoon, 6 eggs to go. We've been under a winter storm warning. The power blipped off a couple times making me nervous.

8 of my shipped Ketawa eggs made it to lockdown. This is the 1st time I'm trying to hatch in a carton with the eggs standing up.

Maybe a bit of tissue over the sticky bits to block it? 🤔 I've been watching those Greenfire auctions, I'm tempted to make a bid and see how they hatch out.

Looking forward to pics of little NN chicks. They're so cute and popular this year! I went ahead and candled my 2nd batch of shipped eggs, 4/8 eggs look to be developing. The 2nd batch spent 2 extra days in shipping so I'm glad half are still going.

Candled my shipped eggs tonight, 9 out of 12 are doing good. On day 7. I'm pleased. I've never ordered eggs from such a far distance, Illinois to California.

Good luck to everyone! I haven't done a hatch-a-long in ages. I've got 12 shipped ketawa eggs in my incubator, and 8 more that I picked up at post today.

This cockeral is 50/50 Serama/EE. I have him in a pen with some purebred Serama hens. The first batch of their eggs are in the incubator. I am curious if the chicks will end up more Serama-ish looking.

Yeah my bantys are more of pets than production. ;)

My Bantam EE eggs are about a third the size of a full size EE. Got my first batch in the incubator to hatch some more! Daddy...

My bantam EE hen named CheekyChick.

I love using my cellphone to candle. I've got a batch of 15 shipped eggs in the incubator. They are on day 5 and just starting to show some veining. They also show some loose wonky aircells, .

So sorry that a raccoon got your rooster. I lost my first batch of f1 chicks last night due to a burnt out heat lamp & record cold weather. I have another 6 eggs due to hatch this week.