[Charlie1234]

Hi Dave
Chicks are looking good 

Mine are growing well and turkey eggs are pipping as I am typing,recently purchased a trio of IG off a local guy who`s packing up.

Will get some pictures on soon,been enjoying my Birthday weekend too much 

[Dave C]

All the best mate 

Good luck with the turkey eggs and look forward to seeing the IG pics.

[Dave C]

How's everyone getting on ?

Here are my Sasso and Sasso x Marans at 6 weeks now.

As soon as these start laying I think I will be culling the parent stock out.
They have lasted a year so I'm happy with that but there looking very tired now and are either coming into moult or going to die, ha.

It's not surprising really, they started laying at 18 weeks and haven't really missed a day since.

[Charlie1234]

My mate candled them eggs  and he reckons 20/24 but isnt 100%.
I was supposed to go down see him but decided to have a party for my birthday and got a bit worse for wear 

Got my first Bourbon Red turkey out of shell now 

Gonna have to put up some more sheds/stables I think,my mrs got silkies now + wants few more + I was given some cuckoo maran + Barnevelder eggs as a present so got my old incy full of them today.

[macgro7]

Everyone's busy then lol
My eggs are developing well. One more week 
I'm looking for some utility pigeons and heritage white turkeys if you know anyone anywhere...

[Charlie1234]

Everyone's busy then lol
My eggs are developing well. One more week 
I'm looking for some utility pigeons and heritage white turkeys if you know anyone anywhere...

Has anyone tried King Pigeon ?

Petshop near me has them for sale now + then,dont know if there is much meat on them macgro7. (Nik+ Nels,Newtown powys.)

[macgro7]

I used to have the exhibition kings, Giant Runt and carneau. They were massive. More like chickens, both in size and behaviour as they were too fat to fly. I'll try to find picture of them.
I'm looking for either king, modena, mondain, giant runt or carneau.
Their breast was the same shape as broiler chicken - huge!
All those breeds weigh nearly a kilogram!

[snowyriver]

How's everyone getting on ?
Here are my Sasso and Sasso x Marans at 6 weeks now.

Those sasso x cuckoo marans look very impressive.

[Dave C]

Yes I'm pleasantly surprised myself 

I've just put some more in the incy today.
I'm going to run them as a little side project (as if I don't have enough projects) 

Think I will keep a cockerel back to put back over my pure Marans for a dark egger and hopefully slightly meatier cockerels.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the Pullets turn out as well.
Looking like golden Cuckoo marking at the moment.
The White cockerels are just showing a slight bleed of barring, which should get stronger as the get there adult feathers.

[Dave C]

My mate candled them eggs  and he reckons 20/24 but isnt 100%.
I was supposed to go down see him but decided to have a party for my birthday and got a bit worse for wear 

Got my first Bourbon Red turkey out of shell now 

Gonna have to put up some more sheds/stables I think,my mrs got silkies now + wants few more + I was given some cuckoo maran + Barnevelder eggs as a present so got my old incy full of them today.

Hi mate, how did you get on with the turkey eggs ?

[Charlie1234]

Had a good hatch mate but was offered £8 each for them by a mate + sold them to him,that will give me room for the sasso`s that are due to hatch on 1st at my mates place + I have some barny + cuckoo maran eggs in my old incy that I candle thursday.

[Dave C]

Well done pal I love it when you can make a few quid from your birds.

Looking forward to seeing you Marans,
I really like them as a breed, the Pullets I have are a lovely utility type with good shape and breast meat.
They don't have the darkest eggs I've ever seen but still a nice colour, big eggs and plenty of them now there not Broody.

Think I might invest in a big utility cockerel for next year.

[Charlie1234]

the 2 bresse i hatched a while back are both cock birds so I might consider keeping 1 back and either rehoming the other if anyone is interested or put it in the pot.

I kept the cuckoo marans a few years back but then we moved after the heart attack and didnt want birds for a while,had the eggs given me for my b`day so will give em a try.

if i get a few pullets out of them i will try the IG X and bresse x to see what i get

[Dave C]

Well I can guarantee the Sasso c Marans is a good cross 

I think macgro7 has some La Bresse, he might be interested.

[macgro7]

I might be interested in your cockerel If you still have him in around a month or so.
I'm picking up the king pigeons soon! Spoke to a guy who breeds them.
Praying for a successful hatching!
Out of 13 eggs only 6 are still alive and are meant to hatch on Monday hopefully. I really hope they all hatch and are healthy.
Btw saw the fox again just before 9pm. I went pass muscovies again! Without touching them! I find it amazing!