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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #630 on: March 29, 2017, 08:49:51 am »
Oh that's terrible mate  :rant:
Your having no look at all.

I had the same trouble a month or so ago, it was coming round my place every other morning at around 6.15am, I watched it 3 times.
The 4th I was waiting with the gun.

Traps are expensive but you can download plans to make them.

If your not into shooting do you know anyone local who is ?
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #631 on: March 29, 2017, 08:54:16 am »
Quote from: Princessrubyk on March 28, 2017, 09:55:30 pm
A dozen coucou de Rennes going in the incy tomorrow

Along with half dozen silver kraienkoppe bantams

Good luck with them mate  :fc:
Looking forward to seeing the De Rennes progress.
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #632 on: March 29, 2017, 09:00:22 am »
Well my Meat Hybrid cockerel is doing his job, candled the eggs last week and 23 out of 24 were developing from him.  :relief:

More than I can say about my Blue Laced Wyndotte bantams  :gloomy:
They were all clear.
But I checked yesterday an saw a nice bullseye in the yoke, so will be setting another batch away in 2 weeks along with my IG.
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macgro7

  • Joined Feb 2016
    • Leicester
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #633 on: March 29, 2017, 09:24:35 am »
Quote from: Dave C on March 29, 2017, 08:49:51 am
Oh that's terrible mate  :rant:
Your having no look at all.

I had the same trouble a month or so ago, it was coming round my place every other morning at around 6.15am, I watched it 3 times.
The 4th I was waiting with the gun.

Traps are expensive but you can download plans to make them.

If your not into shooting do you know anyone local who is ?
I can shoot it with an air rifle but can't use a shot gun as we are in the city.
I borrowed a life trap from my mate and caught a fox in it once. I think I'll set it again.
Am I allowed to catch fixes with snares?
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #634 on: March 29, 2017, 04:52:25 pm »
Quote from: Dave C on March 29, 2017, 09:00:22 am
Well my Meat Hybrid cockerel is doing his job, candled the eggs last week and 23 out of 24 were developing from him.  :relief:

More than I can say about my Blue Laced Wyndotte bantams  :gloomy:
They were all clear.
But I checked yesterday an saw a nice bullseye in the yoke, so will be setting another batch away in 2 weeks along with my IG.

Nice to hear some good news mate  :thumbsup:

Out of the 5 eggs I managed to save I had 4 hatch out. 1 is IG..2x Bresse and 1 that is supposed to be a barnie but looks more like a jersey giant.

Got 24 eggs in my incy for a mate and noticed this morning that they were not turning properly,I was getting ready for it to be something major but it turned out the plastic sleeve on the motor had worked loose,so a bit of super glue and all is well  :hshoe:

macgro7
I would load up the trap with some chicken guts but put it in a dish or something so it can not be dragged through the sides of the trap,foxes are very smart and if they can get to the food without entering the trap they will find a way.
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Bramham Wiltshire Horns

  • Joined Oct 2014
    • leeds
  • Bramham flock Wiltshire Horns
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #635 on: March 30, 2017, 09:32:35 pm »
The IGxLS hens from last year are laying some great big eggs
Incy is on 14 cou cou de Rennes 10 silver kraienkoppe
Hopefully fertility will be good
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #636 on: March 30, 2017, 11:05:16 pm »
Looking forward to seeing the de Rennes chick outcome  :thumbsup:

What's the plans for the IGxLS this season are you breeding them back to anything?
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Bramham Wiltshire Horns

  • Joined Oct 2014
    • leeds
  • Bramham flock Wiltshire Horns
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #637 on: March 31, 2017, 06:54:13 pm »
Think I will put the cou cou de Rennes in with them
See what happens
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #638 on: April 01, 2017, 07:00:10 pm »
My Meat Hybrid x Meat Hybrid project year 2 is about to kick off.

I'm pleased as well, feels like we talked about it for long enough  :excited:

Eggs due to hatch Monday  :fc:
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #639 on: April 01, 2017, 07:43:10 pm »
Fingers crossed for you mate  :fc: .... :thumbsup:

Look forward to hearing how it goes.

Just had my light sussex cockerel for tea and man he was tough,had to pressure cook it in the end.
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #640 on: April 01, 2017, 09:44:17 pm »
Wow didn't think he was that old ?
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #641 on: April 02, 2017, 02:53:08 pm »
only a couple of year old mate but tough as old boots until he was pressure cooked.
Im currently having a clear up of all the unwanted or lazy birds and putting them in the freezer.
Pressure washing the 2 stables out again,cleaning all the brooder kits,feeders,drinkers etc.

Also candled the 24 eggs in my incubator that im incubating for a mate and 21 fertile so im glad after the recent set backs that the incubator is running nicely again + the back up incy has just had some shiny new bits + is running great also.
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #642 on: April 03, 2017, 04:30:11 pm »

After all of my Wyndotte banty eggs were clear   :yuck:

It left 21 eggs in the incy

So we have my Sasso slow growth Hybrid x Sasso medium growth Hybrid eggs which I will call Bishop Rangers for short   :relief:
And Sasso slow growth Hybrid x Cukoo Marans which I will call Bishop Blacks (but depends what colour they really turn out)   :thinking:

So far I have 14 chicks out with the remaining all piped :thumbsup:
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Charlie1234

  • Joined Feb 2017
    • Powys
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #643 on: April 03, 2017, 05:54:48 pm »
Thats great news mate well done  :thumbsup:
Look forward to seeing the pics

Shame about the wyandottes mate but maybe need a bit more  :sunshine: to get em going.
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Dave C

  • Joined Aug 2014
    • Teesdale, Co Durham
Re: Breeding for Meat or Eggs
« Reply #644 on: April 04, 2017, 12:19:12 pm »
Ended up with 19 I think, so happy with that.

Every one of the Meat Hybrid crosses hatched  :thumbsup:

With the Marans cross, they are all white with faint black spots except 1 that's pure black.
With them being Sex linked I'm thinking that might be the only Pullet  :thinking:

Would be typical.
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