Recent content by danab

So I'm not the only one setting up studio shoots for the baby chicks? Nice!

These two girls havn't laid in over a week now. They are over 4 years old and have really slowed down production. So that was one reason I wanted to get some OE's.

We are supposed to get some rain here tomorrow, so I don't think I will put them outside. Hopefully by Friday it will be warm enough to let the girls outside and take some more pics.

That is very exciting. I started keeping chickens back in 2009 and hope to always have a flock in my backyard. Just wish I could have roosters. I have never had RIR breed, but I have one remaining(out of 2) New Hamphsire Reds that were sold to me as RIR. They are beautiful, very tame(often...

Thanks a lot. These are my first OE's. I have two EE's and four of these baby OE's look just like the two EE's. This is Bella my old EE and I think two of my baby OE's will look a lot like her. (except they don't have the green legs) And this is Dora, my second adult EE. I think two of...

What breed are you getting? How many?

I went with the Genesis Hovabator for my first hatching attempt. Found local eggs, picked up 18. 14 out of the 18 hatched. Turned by hand, 3-5 times a day. Very happy with the results...will be trying shipped eggs for the second batch when they arrive this week.

Thank you very much joeyfender. I love chickens...and I love taking pics.

Thank you very much erinchelsea

I have added baby chicks once to an established flock. I originally make a small temporary pen just outside of the main run. I put the new chicks in that pen during the days, provided its warm enough around weeks 3-6. Then I just throw them into the main run once I think they are feathered out...

Thanks a lot Yay Chicks!

The spent a few hours outside yesterday for the first time.

These are pics of my first hatch. I set 18 eggs on February 1st. Found fertile eggs from a local source. The rooster is a BCM. I was told that he is Cottage Hill line...I am not allowed roosters and this was the first rooster I have ever seen in person. Wish I had taken my camera with him. I was...