Rural Gardening: Second hatch underway, 1 by CajuninKy

CajuninKy wrote:
Knock is my oldest DGS that lives with us. He has a pair of bantams he calls BJ and Cloudy.

I had 26 eggs in the bator. There were game eggs from my Roundhead hens, some big stock crosses that should be a mix of Golden Comets and an unknown big stock, 1 big stock egg that could be Dominique, RIR, SLW, Aracauna or any mix of those. Then I had a few of the bantam eggs thrown in for good measure.

I have 6 chicks in the brooder this morning and 2 still in the bator. I haven't checked for anymore pipping this morning. I have made a brooder from a box since the ducks are still in the brooder tub. The chicks from the last hatch are ready to be moved to the barn into the big lot. Then the ducks will move into the step up pen and these chicks will get the real brooder tub to enjoy. I also have a game hen that went broody and is setting on 4 or 5 eggs. Don't know what I will do about that yet.

Here are some of the new bunch.