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Day 51 #3 has poped open this evening #4 has sounded. 8 set to hatch this week. 4 in two more weeks. Lookout it's started . Sory no pics it nearly impossible with this dang iPad.

The wife and i went out this morning to deliver new babies to a few lucky people. we came home to discover one of my yearlings missing half of its lower jaw and throat. The poor girl was calm and still alive . It appears the neighbours jack russell had gotton ahold of the bird by jumping up the...

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/emu-view if link dont work search for foulman007 on ustreamtv.com this is an outdoor live feed from Jupiters nest . 5 of 6 have hatched . If you watch the feed you can see a chick pop out under dads tail feathers.

This is my youngest chick born last spring I may be too close to it but she seems to have an excessively light color. how does she compair to your yearlings?

I have been checking my fields every day for the last month digging in leaves looking under bushes. Its has been raining here for the last 4 days . Not wanting to get wet or muddy I failed to do my daily search. On the hil lin the far back corner of my wooded pen I saw a bit of the most...

As you all know I haven't gotten any eggs yet this year. I have a pair of males and one female . Last season we laid around 35 eggs from January 1st till mid May. I kept 4 in the flock . Neptune ,my male, has been very protective of them . If I approach him he gives me the I love you dance...

My adults seem to not be breeding. Do you think that the addition of the yearling birds to the flock is causing them to not breed? My birds started laying last year at the end of december but were mating all thru october and november. I have not see them mate yet this year. Anyone else have this...

When I first got chickens I couldn't keep my eggs clean . I set up multiple nest and the would all lay and roost in the boxes, crapping up my eggs. So this was what I did. and since I needed another set of boxes i thought I'd put up this design for all my BYC buddies. I like to use pressure...

Well after my goats got out and destroyed my old coop. I decided to build a simpler moveable coop. Step #1 get rid of the darn goats. Step #2 go to lowes and get some pvc pipe. I chose the lighter weight 1 1/4 " 10' pipe. I need 75 feet for my project so I got 8 of them.also 8 1 1/4 t's and 8...

took the new chicks outside for some long awaited photos meeting the locals

these are the last eggs of my emus season 8 eggs in the nest one exploded in a huge froth of goo four were liquid sloshy and leaking these 3 are hatching 2 about out and one whistling I should have brought them in when the temps outside got in the high 90's but didnt bring them in until...

came home from work trying to remember how long she had been setting. I'll guess 28 days she has one out and 5 more to go.

Converted my TSC bought little giant to hold emu eggs. I simply added a fan kit an a 4" lift made out of styrofoam. I plugged it in the first week of january and the temp quickly rose to the 96.5 deg the eggs needed. It has run for a little over 3 months nonstop with not a single hiccup. 20 new...

I did it I have listed the babies on byc https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=479860

Up for local sale (you pick up) are sweet cute cuddly Ok a bit much. anyway baby emu chicks from just hatched to around month old chicks. I have 4 just hatched 3 2-3 week olds and 2 month olders They are playful curious and hungry! We will be at the Irmo tsc byc chicken meet up on april 16th...

So I went into the "Emu" room to check the 4 that are to hatch this weekend. I hear some peeping but it is not coming from the hatcher. Its coming from the bator that has 11 eggs I took from the birds nests 2 weeks back. Its not just one egg its many of them I didnt figgure them to hatch till...

Wow what a fine day sat around the yard with my six pack following close behind start with a big meal a quick dip taking time for a glamour shot a quick peck for lunch hanging out with the locals a nap. a long stroll around the house

My girl has missed her last two egg dates but she did great for her first season with 29 eggs laid. anyone else still producing in the south?

Was just looking at one of my babies up close and noticed that she has a claw on each of her "wings" anyone ever notice that before? not just a worthless wing but a claw too? I'll have to look at my adults a little closer. Oh by the way that makes 8

fearless buggers gather up and attack!!!