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post #1581 of 2094
5/7/12 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by Wisher1000 View Post

I have chicks......Yes, with an 's'!  Well, it's just two...... but I hatched them!  MY VERY FIRST!   I guess it is a BCM since it has feathers on it's shanks, Wellies aren't featherlegged, are they?

Congratulations!!!!! clap.gif

 

And yes, it sounds like it's the BCM.

 

Deb

The difference between breakfast and chicks, is the temperature you use to "cook" the eggs!

 

What breeds do I have?  More than any sane person would own.

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The difference between breakfast and chicks, is the temperature you use to "cook" the eggs!

 

What breeds do I have?  More than any sane person would own.

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post #1582 of 2094
5/7/12 at 7:18am

The broody's eggs are hatching!  Four out, pips and zips everywhere!  Everybody, fling off those straight jackets and dance with me!  yippiechickie.gif   bun.gif   wee.gifcelebrate.gif   ya.gif   jumpy.gif   D.gif   yesss.gif

 

We-eee-eeel....
You know you make me wanna (Shout!)
Kick my heels up and (Shout!)
Throw my hands up and (Shout!)
Throw my head back and (Shout!)
Come on now (Shout!)
Don't forget to say you will
Don't forget to say, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Say you will)
....

 

 

............Sorry...........I got carried away............  tongue.png


Edited by Wisher1000 - 5/7/12 at 8:23am

 

"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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post #1583 of 2094
5/7/12 at 8:07am

Awesome Wisher! I'm dancing with you!

 

I'm happy with my hatch too. I ended up hatching 16 turkeys, though had to put one down that had a badly twisted neck. The 14 Iowa Blues are tutoring away and every one is getting along smashingly. I just love the little turkey toots and whistles love.gif I have a fuzzy little slate that follows my hand around anytime I reach in the tank.

 

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That's him in the middle. I've got a couple slate, several black and a various mottled brown ones. It will be so much fun to watch them grow!

Dark Horse Acres

NPIP 42-618

Iowa Blues and a mixed flock of a wide variety.

http://www.iowabluechickenclub.com/

 

 

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Dark Horse Acres

NPIP 42-618

Iowa Blues and a mixed flock of a wide variety.

http://www.iowabluechickenclub.com/

 

 

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post #1584 of 2094
5/7/12 at 8:21am

Go Kari, go Kari, go Kari, go Kari......    still dancing!     Breathe, Breathe, Breathe........

 

The little chickies hatching under the broody are all different colors.  They came from a mixed flock and I can't WAIT to see what they are going to look like!  The first one I saw was yellow with grayish undertones.  I was so surprised!  All the eggs were dark brown Wellie and Marans eggs.  They are in a mixed flock so it should be interesting.  I have already called the breeder and told her to make sure to come see them when they get a bit older!

 

"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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post #1585 of 2094
5/7/12 at 9:05am

CONGRATULATIONS WISHER !

 

I'm up to 3 hatched poults.

Chickens : YES!

Dogs: Siberian Husky, Schipperkee, and 2 Icelandic Sheepdogs

Goats: A small, fun herd of Nigerian Dwarf Goats

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Chickens : YES!

Dogs: Siberian Husky, Schipperkee, and 2 Icelandic Sheepdogs

Goats: A small, fun herd of Nigerian Dwarf Goats

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post #1586 of 2094
5/7/12 at 9:20am
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I have chicks......Yes, with an 's'!  Well, it's just two...... but I hatched them!  MY VERY FIRST!  One is from my friend's Wellsummers (or BCM's not sure which) and the other is from one of my favorite chickens' eggs (she is a little SLW/Campine mix.)  I still have a bunch in the bator, I'm going to leave them a while, just in case.  I still have 20 under a broody, due tomorrow, and I had another hen go broody on Friday and yesterday I gave her 25 guinea eggs!  You can't imagine how excited I am over those two chicks, I love the sound of them chirping in the other room and suspect these will stay inside in the brooder WAY longer than necessary and will be quite spoiled!  Woot!

I candled to see if I could toss any last night (ready to give up) and pulled five before I got to one with movement.  I put it back and noticed a pip.  It was 11:00pm and I went to bed.  When I woke up at 5:45am, I heard chirping and nearly didn't make it to the bathroom! LOL!  I guess it is a BCM since it has feathers on it's shanks, Wellies aren't featherlegged, are they?  It ran to my hand when I pulled them out.  The humidity was so high that they weren't drying so I put them under a light. 

Been a good week for you! Congrats!

 

It's easy to tell BCMs and Wellies apart. Think penguins and chipmunks.

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post #1587 of 2094
5/7/12 at 9:21am
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Go Kari, go Kari, go Kari, go Kari......    still dancing!     Breathe, Breathe, Breathe........

 

The little chickies hatching under the broody are all different colors.  They came from a mixed flock and I can't WAIT to see what they are going to look like!  The first one I saw was yellow with grayish undertones.  I was so surprised!  All the eggs were dark brown Wellie and Marans eggs.  They are in a mixed flock so it should be interesting.  I have already called the breeder and told her to make sure to come see them when they get a bit older!

Yeay--I'm so happy for you!!!! 

 

I love my mixed birds. Fun colors. Muffs from the EE parents, or leg feathers from the marans. So many, many colors, I rarely have two pullets alike.  Hope you enjoy your chickies just as much. love.gif

NPIP Tested Clean

 

           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

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Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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NPIP Tested Clean

 

           Eggs available:   Bourbon Red and Sweetgrass Turkeys

             Black Copper Marans, Buff Orpingtons and Speckled Sussex    

D.gif  jumpy.gifD.gif

 

Grow where you are planted. --Unknown

 

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post #1588 of 2094
5/7/12 at 10:28am
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Originally Posted by wolftracks View Post

Been a good week for you! Congrats!

 

It's easy to tell BCMs and Wellies apart. Think penguins and chipmunks.

Huh?  Which is which?  I think I just have penguins so far...

 

"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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post #1589 of 2094
5/7/12 at 10:36am

Those are BCM. Wellies have chipmunk markings.

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Huh?  Which is which?  I think I just have penguins so far...

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post #1590 of 2094
5/7/12 at 1:28pm

Thanks!

 

"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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"If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!”
                                                                                                  ― Mae West

 

I didn't know Mae knew about chicken math!  D.gif

 

 

 

 

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