Starting to feel a bit a better and I’m collecting eggs for a couple large summer hatches. I’m having a better than expected year hatching peahen eggs. Thanks to Jeff for the thought partner assist on a soft shelled peahen egg issue I had with one peahen.

Ended up with COVID-19 in mid February. The initial infection was not bad, but the long term affects have been “interesting.” I’m just getting some energy back and thinking about hatching chicks.

Picking up my latest shipment of the Gamefowl Breeder Layer feed from Kraut Creek Mills. I’m thankful to a locally owned feed store Pay Way Feeds for taking delivery of the pallet of feed. I’m really liking the product Jeff developed.

Happy New Year! 2022 is definitely upon us and I do have a few early chicks started. Goals for 2022 at Bantam Hill are the following:

1. Finish building out pens in the barn loft.
2. Hatch out two generations of buff bantam Ameraucana improvement project chicks.
3. Hatch out two generations of brown red Ameraucana improvement project chicks.
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Happy New Year chicks came out of the hatcher today. 13 silver Ameraucana bantams and 7 brown red bantam Ameraucana improvement line chicks.

I have my first order of Game Fowl Breeder Grower and Game Fowl Breeder Layer from Kraut Creek Mills ordered. I should arrive in Missouri the first week of January 2022 (next week). I’m splitting a ton with another person. I will be interested to see how fast I go through it and how the chickens like it.

Heading into another round of sorting and then culling of middle age group of grow outs. The large fowl black Ameraucana are looking much better in this group of grow outs. I ended up culling the entire first hatch over comb problems.

Ready to schedule a coaching call with Kenny to discuss starting a line of buff Ameraucana bantam and where I am…[Read more]