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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 17, 2024, 02:24:26 PM »
I picked up 37 healthy chicks from Jim Laatsch this morning, including 14 more bantam Silvers, 10 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten, and 1 Brown Red.  That gives me a good start to the season, and Bob Walchak will be getting a dozen or so to show at our national meet in Portage.   I set 71 more eggs yesterday in my little Hovabator. 
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Housing, Health & Hatching / Re: Places to purchase medications?
« Last post by Janet Tipton on January 17, 2024, 01:10:57 PM »
I just purchased some from Cutler Supply www.cutlersupply.com
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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Russ Blair on January 17, 2024, 10:47:10 AM »
Max that's because your bantams came from good old northern stock lol. I actually have LF Blue eggs I am about to set in the setter today  ;)
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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Max Strawn on January 17, 2024, 09:12:34 AM »
I will say that my bantams lay better than the LF. I have gotten a few eggs from them in the last month. I just started giving them extra light about a week ago. I'll be setting up my breeding pens this weekend.  8)
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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 16, 2024, 10:38:53 PM »
How are you getting eggs in January... in Wisconsin... in sub-zero temps??  I haven't seen an Ameraucana egg since last September. ;D ;D

Years of selective breeding.  I have always maintained that Ameraucanas need to be productive, not just show birds.  Or maybe I'm just lucky?   I do have the lights on a timer, so they are getting about 14 hours of light each day. 
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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Max Strawn on January 16, 2024, 04:50:21 PM »
How are you getting eggs in January... in Wisconsin... in sub-zero temps??  I haven't seen an Ameraucana egg since last September. ;D ;D
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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 16, 2024, 03:01:40 PM »
Is it the partridge chick towards the middle and left?

Good eye Russ!  One Partridge Chantecler chick.
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Breeding / Re: January chicks
« Last post by Russ Blair on January 16, 2024, 02:37:14 PM »
Is it the partridge chick towards the middle and left?
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Breeding / January chicks
« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 16, 2024, 02:20:26 PM »
Took a small batch of Ameraucana bantam chicks out of the incubator today.  Not what I was hoping for, but I'll take it.  Mostly Silvers with a few Wheaten/Blue Wheaten and Brown Reds mixed in.  There is a larger batch at Jim Laatch's that I have not picked up yet.   There is one outlier in the photo.   Can anyone find it and tell me what kind it is?
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Exhibiting, Promoting & Club Notes / Re: Poultry Press publication for January
« Last post by Mike Gilbert on January 15, 2024, 06:59:38 PM »
Thanks Russ, for contacting Bill.    I realized recently I had not received my January issue and was thinking about giving Bill a call or an email myself.  So thanks for saving me the trouble.   
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