Arizona Chickens - Page 2621

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Originally Posted by Arizonachicken 

I am getting so anxious for chicks! I REALLY, REALLY hope those eggs hatch! I haven't candled for a long time. I'm reading about everyone putting their eggs in lockdown, but I'm not using an incubator. Do I need to do anything else? Broody lockdown?

Umm, no.  Broodies do their own thing.  I go out after dark with a flashlight and pull the eggs out one by one and candle them.  When I have a broody, I make a point of spnding a bit of time with her on her nest, and reaching under and checking her eggs.  They tend to be grouchy, but for the most part get used to it.  

I did have one slightly insane araucana cross who would scream like a banshee and run for her dear life, leaving eggs and later chicks alone until I left.   I guess she thought like quail and other ground nesting birds that if she ran away, I would chase her and leave the nest alone.  Silly girl.  She laid the prettiest Easter Egg Green egg--not a trace of brown in it (did I ever mention that the idea of olive eggers makes me shudder )   She went to live with a friend in Tucson, along with her brother, Roofus.  Guess where he liked to roost? (his name is a big clue) " rel="http://files.backyardchickens.com/img/smilies/wink.png">
 

My brown leghorn's comb is purple on the tips, and kind of floppy.  I can't find any useful information on the forums, it ranges from 'she'll be ok' to 'she's gonna die' and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.  I checked her, and didn't see any lice, mites or signs of worms.  Her vent looked good, and she was acting otherwise normal.

How awesome is that?!!!  What a tiny little cutie.   Uno is a perfect name too.

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!   I came home from being out of town for two nights to find THIS bitty PEEPER!!!!

This chick is our first chick to hatch ever, under 2 first time broodies....I kinda figured that the 3 eggs the co-broodies have been jointly sitting on would be duds but not this little one 

Daddy is Cujo, the 1 pound Serama roo, and mom is a Serama hen (But we're not sure which!)  either Squirrely or Webster

Here is Squirrely and the new chick, which we are calling Uno for now 

My brown leghorn's comb is purple on the tips, and kind of floppy.  I can't find any useful information on the forums, it ranges from 'she'll be ok' to 'she's gonna die' and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.  I checked her, and didn't see any lice, mites or signs of worms.  Her vent looked good, and she was acting otherwise normal.