Posts by SoCal-chick

I have (3) Blue/Black Ameraucana cockarels that I want to give free to a good home. I bought some beautiful blue eggs from BYC member 'Sebrightmom' and our broody hen hatched and raised them. Now I have 3 young roos who are finding their...

I purchased Ameraucana eggs from BYC member 'Sebrightmom' and now have 3, eleven week old cockarels I would like to sell for $5 each to any BYC member who can pickup locally in the San Diego area. I had the eggs under my broody hen and...

Just went out to check on Iris and babies, one chick literally jumped into my hand as I opened the back of the nest box and 2 others peeked out from under momma. So far 3 out of 8 hatched. this is Iris's second time broody. Last Summer I...

Thank you for the encouragement. This morning my daughter gently felt under the momm and we have at least one egg zipping! By the time I got back from taking her to school there was a little 'fuzzy butt' peeking out from under momma! I...

We were beginning to think the eggs we had shipped got damaged. When the box arrived it had a dent in one side as though it had been drop kicked. But this morning my daughter felt under momma and there was a zip. By the time I got home...

I'm sorry! I can empathize, I am on day 22 with 8 eggs under my broody hen and as far as I can tell nothing! I'm giving it another day or two then I will put out a frantic call for baby chicks. My hen,Iris, sat 3 weeks before I put eggs...

Sorry, I pressed the wrong key and posted twice!

Today is day 21 since I placed 8 eggs, I purchased from a BYC member, under my broody hen. I am so envious of those who can watch the progress through the window on an incubator. My hen, Iris, has been pretty patient with me when I feel...

Today is day 21 since I placed 8 eggs I purchased from a BYC member under my broody hen and I am so envious of those who can watch the progress through the window on an incubator. My hen, Iris, has been pretty patient with me when I feel...

Hi, in my flock of: 2 BO; 2 Australorps; 1 Ameraucana mix;  and 1 Gold sex-link, it is one of my Australorps (Iris) that just went broody for the second year in a row. She is sitting on her second set of eggs .She was a great mom...