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I have 2 brooders going so far (one more to go, in a couple days) from the Halloween Hatch. The first ones are all fiesty now, and running around. The second group (Lavender Orps) are just now kickin' in with energy. You can almost tell when the yolk has been absorbed, can't ya? They start eating like crazy and fightin' for alpha position! LOL

1 hatched an hour ago and waiting on the second egg under the broody.  Candled both 2 days ago and they were doing good.  So hoping the 2nd eggs makes it.  Will post up picks when the chick comes out in the open.

I need to grab the camera. Can some one get my shoulders and push me up and cure this headache too? I moved the chicks from 2 weeks ago (except for Tiny, who at two weeks is the size of my Halloween bantam chicks). I thought they would do better in a less crowded brooder. So right now the brooder has the Halloween chicks and the ones from before Halloween.

And today I found a cache of 8 eggs. I was a good girl. I put them in the fridge so I can give them to our neighbor across the street like I promised.

I hatched 4 silkies for my DD on Halloween (can you say "Trick or tweet!), and had one that had zipped but waited until Sunday to hatch out. Then 2 more hatched out Sunday afternoon!   Will post pics soon!!!

Last edited by wegotchickens (11/02/2009 2:27 pm)

kathyinmo: What is in the water bowls?

Marbles in the water bowl. I lost one, due to baby standing over the dish and fell asleep, and drowned. I highly recommend marbles, alot of them. I had them in there, but not enough I guess. I also put them up on a small brick now. If you are talking about the darker colored water, I add, "Nutri-Drench," it is a nutritional supplement.