I have 4 new babies 1 hatched yesterday barnyard special, and 2 turkens and 1 jersey giant so far.
This is the barnyard special, hen is a Andalusian/Buff Orp cross, the rooster is up in the air.
New babies
Very cute, what a interesting group of chicks!
Cute!!
awww..
Have 5 now and about 5 or 6 pipping. Gonna be a long night.
Awe...serious key-ute-ness.
Put on the coffee and get that camera ready!!!
Congrats!
jeanmarie
Thanks now up to 7, coffee is on. They are just so adorable. OMG I am so totally hooked. We will see just how Hooked I am when it is cold out and I am feeding and watering these guys and gals. Yea I can do it.
7...thats great. How many eggs did you set?
36 in the brower, I have a sportsman that was 14 dozen that is due to hatch in about 7 or 8 days. I have 10 chicks so far.
Oh, you can do it. You may actually look forward to going out to see them. They give me such joy when they come running over to see you!
7 little peeps! How awsome! PICTURES! PICTURES! chant. Cant wait to see the little fluff balls! Congrats luvs2garden!!!!
thanks, I know ALL about them running to see me in the mornings. They KNOW I am going to feed them. Try making baby steps to the feed barrel while there are hundreds of chickens fighting to be first in line.
I am going to atwoods next week to get me some insulated coveralls and work boots, so as not to be to cold. Forget the gloves I can not work with gloves on.
I will get some pictures here in a little bit, I just got the 6 that hatched last night out of the brooder and they are trying to get their barrings.
Here they are
hundreds??? ught oh!
So ya got a few chickens to feed already! hehehe!
Do you have any other farm animals?
I only have chickens (a dozen) so I can call you for advice! LOL
What kinds of chickens do you have? You said barnyard specials. Mine are all mixed! but beautiful. Its fun seeing what they look like!
some more of the same.
Is that a naked neck I see???? AWWWWW! Congrats! They are truely beautiful!
You have quite a variety there! I just want to snuggle them. (pouty face!)
The silvery ones are sooo cute!
I am very happy for you.
Yea I have about 350+ chickens, almost every breed there is. I have about 50 ducks and 2 turkeys.
Polish, Jersey Giants, Delaware, Buckeye, Barred Rock, Red sex link, black sex link, Turken, Ameraucana, Black Australorp, Belgian D'Uccle, Brahma, Cochin, Dominique, Leghorn, Marans, Orpington, Phoenix, Sebright, Silkies, Welsummer, Wyandotte, to name a few.
The silver ones are Jersey Giants.
Sweet! They will be beautiful!
Do you show? Sell eggs, sell chickens?
You must be very busy. My little crew of 12 keep me busy. LOL! I cant imagine your schedule.
hehehe!
Do you always hatch your own?
Sorry for all the questions. I guess I am nosey! :D
No sorries for the questions.
I do not show, maybe grandson will next year. Once they get a good production of eggs going I will sell, right now I just give to family and friends. YES I sell chickens. I have had alot of calls for laying pullets, so this spring I will have them ready that is why I am hatching now. I didnt want to during the winter. But I got the incubators so decided to give it a try. Had nothing better to do.
Really it does not take me long to feed and water the birds, I have them in 2 separate areas, and one I have to tote food for them but not a biggy.
Got one more hatch so we up to 11.
Yeah!!!! 11 How many did you put in? 36? WOW Is it usually about 50 % hatch rate or does it just depend on the roo? The most I ever had was 10 babies at once. Man they are cute. My daughter wants a turken hen and I would like a pair of Silkies and then we will be done. I really cant have too many. We only have a 20x10 run. Our house is only 8x5. (the hens house that is) hehehe! Keep us updated on the new arrivals.
Well this was my very 1st time hatching, and it took me a bit to get it right, at one point the temp was down to 85 or it was up to 106, so I am Thankful that I even got one to hatch. Now the sportsman I should have a good hatch rate. That one has 14 doz eggs in it for next week hatch. I will not hatch in the Brower again, it is to hard to keep the temp just right. The next time I hatch I am going to shoot for the dry method.
I do have a few more pipping and zipping now, will give it till Tuesday and the rest of the eggs will be tossed.
I cant imagine having 14 dozen hatch at once. I remember my nerves after the 10 hatched. I think I forgot to breath a lot.
So the incubator has a lot to do with the rate. I do not have my own. We hatched ours at summer camp so the kids could have the experience with the little fuzzy peeps! It was great.
Of coarse once they were born I became so protective of them I didnt want anyone to hold them without sitting down and with two hands like the kids were 3 years old again. Even the big kids. hehehe!
I cant wait to see pictures of the dozens! A sea of chicks!! How awsome will that be?
I cant either this 36 eggs, I was up and down looking and checking, will be fun to say the least.
I expect a long running thread for the big event! LOL with moment to moment pics!
Not asking to much am I? hehehe
Yes pics!
Luvs - they're cute as buttons! Congrats!
These are saying.................have you not taken ENOUGH pictures. We WERE sleeping.
They are just soooooooooo cute.
the chicks are very cute I know I joined this tread late put I can't help it when people are talking about chicks:] Are the ones with bald necks turkens??? I love turkens but my mom wont let me get one:[ She wants the total opposite which is a silky ha ha ha. But they are really cute:] I'm happy for for you:]
Dominique
awe! So fuzzy wuzzy and kewte. How are they doing?
Fluffy little chickies! :]