WOW>..lol our town is big though...but I wanna have up to 5 00 chickens soon...that is mainly why I got my bators!!Haha yeah I know. The title of the thread is actually a play on words as the town I live in is called Summerland. If the property you live on is actually 2000+ acres like you mentioned on your thread than the whole town could almost fit inside it!!
Awesome!! Hope your incubating goes well!! I also just recently received my bators!!My incubator arrived the other day!! Its the Little Giant 9300 with egg turners. It was supposed to come with a fan installed but there was a little mixup and I was sent the wrong fan kit. They also accidentally included the IncuTherm Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer which is a HUGE bonus!
I also built new nest boxes yesterday and have been spending this morning trying to convince the RSL ladies to lay in them. Inanna had already laid by the time I went out but Lilith was still on one of the old nests and didn't protest too much when I moved her to one of the new nest boxes. When I checked again half an hour later she had moved to another one of the new nests and laid her egg there. SCORE! hopefully she lays there on her own tomorrow and the other follow suit. I'm still waiting to see if Hera and Isis are going to lay today. I might be able to convince them to lay in the new nests too.
(I filled them to the brim with shavings because I know they are gonna kick a bunch out either way)
I'm reaally excited!! Also Marcus the only little cockerel with a name crowed for the first time today!
Aww...it is soo nice to hear their first croaky crow!!!Thanks
Nice boys and gals!!!Sorry I haven't updated in a while, dunno if that many people are following along anyways. So the final count is in and out of 24 straight run chicks I've ended up with 10 pullets and 14 cockerels. Here are the lucky ladies. Lucky because they are officially permanent flock members and soon will all get names!A few have names already.
These first two are nearly identical. one has more black on her tail. Hopefully they develop noticeably different combs when they mature.
Unnamed #1
Unnamed #2.
Unnamed #3.
Unnamed #4.
Robin. She is the smallest and the lowest ranked chicken but she is very beautiful.
Unnamed #5. I call her Red for now but she will receive a goddess name soon enough.
Persephone.
Unnamed #6.
Olive.
Unnamed #7.
These 4 cockerels are the lucky guys up for potential permanent flock status. It all depends on how they behave as they mature.
Marcus Aurelius.
No name yet. Nicknamed cuddles because he loves to cuddle.
Zoroaster
No name yet.
