Here's the situation: every time I catch a guinea hen sitting on a pile of eggs, I steal them from her so she doesn't get eaten by a racoon. Then I put the eggs into an incubator.
So far there have been 4 hatches: 8 lavenders, 2 browns, 6 browns, and 10 browns and jumbos. There are 36 unhatched eggs in the incubator. And I just got a $50 gift certificate from a hatchery.
Take some now, or eat them later. Your choice.
2006/08/10
2006/08/01
no capons for now
For those of you on the edge of your seats, I did not produce any capons. First I must say they are all fine.
The first attempt resulted in excessive bleeding. I was too traumatized to continue.
The second didn't bleed at all. But the fog was rolling in, I couldn't see, and every time a fly would happen by, it would flinch trying to snatch it out of the air, making it difficult to make the cut. So it was freed as well.
This current clutch will remain intact, the window has closed. I have two more clutches arriving, some are hatching as I type.
The first attempt resulted in excessive bleeding. I was too traumatized to continue.
The second didn't bleed at all. But the fog was rolling in, I couldn't see, and every time a fly would happen by, it would flinch trying to snatch it out of the air, making it difficult to make the cut. So it was freed as well.
This current clutch will remain intact, the window has closed. I have two more clutches arriving, some are hatching as I type.
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