Anybody have any BLRW eggs that could be shipped to NJ? Never tried to incubate but there's always a first time I guess! Thanks for the help! Is a Little Giant Still Air Incubator with egg turner enought to do the job?
BLRW Eggs
There are some really expensive options out there, looks like if you want SQ birds, the eggs are going to be $50-60 a dozen. If that doesn't scare you, I will send you the info on two breeders I have made contact with. Yes the little giant will be great for a small operation.
Cuckoogirl gave me this info - which led me to Bill, who gets $60 a dozen for eggs, AND has a waiting list! http://www.landoftobe.com/ They are really good looking birds. Sue also has some great birds http://www.sterlingcenterfarm.com $50 a dozen for eggs. She also has chicks for sale. I think you already had her info though. Let me know if you find any others for sale.
I am sure glad I don't want any fancy chick eggs or babies. There is no way I would pay that much for eggs and then they may not hatch. Guess I am just too cheap. LOL
Pretty unbelievable what people are willing to pay to avoid ending up with run of the mill birds.
yep...just like what they are willing to pay for "and I quote" designer dogs...we used to call them mutts! LOL
Now, I do agree that the BLRWs are beautiful, but I'm too practical (like I said, too cheap) to pay that for a chicken.
BTW, we are at 21 and that may be it. 1 still may hatch, it is trying, 1 I know is dead, 2 show no signs of pipping, and the last 2 are maybe so's. But we will know by morning, maybe.
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GG, if I ever get to the point where I have BLRW's laying eggs I will send you eggs for your incubator.
Scott, thanks, but I really only want dual purpose chickens. Not fancies.
I've been told that all the Wyandottes are great layers and some of the best tasting birds available. The only drawback is that they are a bit slow to mature compared with say a Rock or something similar...I don't know if I could bear to eat a chicken from a $5 egg though..LOL
The Wyandottes are an endangered breed too, aren't they Scott? And in the Slow Food USA "Ark of Taste". So you are really being noble and selfless in helping save them--they can't help it if they are gorgeous. You really shouldn't hold it against them;-)
Scott, did you ever hear anything about Ray Valentine's Hatchery? He has BLRW's and not so expensive. I've emailed Sue at Sterling. Did you ever get your BLRW's other than from MMH??
No - my budget was put on emergency "freeze" status until I see how this whole initial batch of chicks goes (my wife holds the strings to the purse). I am short the White and BLR Wyandottes for my complete list. Isn't Ray V the one on Eggbid that sells so many different types of eggs? I think I saw his on there - and no - I haven't seen anything for photos other than the blurry ones he has with his ad. He probably has good stock.
Cat- the BLRW are not on the ALBC chart, but are considered "new" to the US, imported from England recently. If you have been following any of the posts on here and other sites, you would learn that the MMH stock came from a hatchery which closed. They bought all of their breeders, which as "rumor" has it, those BLRW were bred with GLW to get the size of the flock larger, quicker, so they could make money, faster. That leads to brassiness in the "red" part, which is not supposed to be that way, according to the breeders that are working diligently to establish the guidelines to be accepted by the APA at a later date. At least that's what I think is going on?
Scott, have emails in to backwoodspoultry.com and sterling. Ray V. is the cheapest. Would I be crazy to start my first hatch ever with $60 eggs or is this something I'd have to perfect?
Wow - that's a tough one, because my best hatch yet was my first - maybe the bleach isn't getting all of the bacteria out of the hatcher or maybe the faint bleach fumes are hurting the eggs? I take a lot of risks, so you better not ask me for advice on this one.
I don't think faint bleach fumes would harm the eggs. Chlorine breaks down pretty quickly. Stromberg's "A Guide to Better Hatching" gives detailed instructions on how to fumigate eggs, incubators and brooders with formaldehyde gas and suggests this be done before every hatch. Now THAT sounds scary.
I didn't mean the BLRW--just the Wyandotte in general--it is listed under "recovering". It is sad to think that hatcheries would try to increase a variety in a less than ethical way--they would be doing a lot of harm that might not be correctable for generations.
mommhen, i would use some practice eggs first. i heard of someone buying fertile brown eggs froma health food store... you need practice regulating your brooder, candling, etc... so buy an incubator full...