Recent content by KayJay13

I haven't been posting much. But, we had 27 eggs go to lock down. We have had 3 hatch, and 10 are pipped, 2 zipping so far. Eggciting night at our house tonight:) also have ten polish chicks my dad brought over as a surprise gift, lol. 4 gold lace, 3 buff lace, 2 white crested black and 1 white...

@Sally Sunshine We LOVE our animals. I swear we will never have enough. Everyone is named, and all super friendly. You can reach down and grab almost any bird on the property besides some of the turkey hens. Usually I have a Mille Fleur D'Uccle hen on my shoulder or head as I feed. She always...

WELCOME~~~~!!!!!! :frow  OMG CHICKEN ADDICTS!!!  :hugs you should have joined us LONG LONG LONG AGO!!! Where OH WHERE have you been!!!  we have been waiting for you guys!!!  get your hubs on too!!!! We have built many incubators, what have you built? ours are in the signature below! show us...

We (me and DH) are in Southern Alabama. Pike County. South of Montgomery about 40 minutes. We have Lavender Orpingtons, Lavender Ameraucanas, BBS Ameraucanas, Easter Eggers, Dominique's, Black Copper Marans, true white Araucanas (rumpless, some tufted), Bantam Cochins (frizzle and smooth), Mille...

Thanks! I used to breed show rabbits. Those were some of my show stock satin angoras and their baby. I miss my rabbits. I got out of breeding them a couple years ago. Now I'm on to chickens!

I'm in Southern Alabama, so I feel ya. Luckily it's 62 outside so finally, the air conditioner is off and the windows are open. We are enjoying it for sure!! And so are the chickens, dogs, cats and turkeys!!

That sounds like a good plan! Our eggs go into lockdown on our wedding anniversary. Almost accidentally had chicks on our anniversary! lol. We would have had to stay home. So it worked out well. I candled yesterday and had 100% fertility and all but 2 eggs had healthy veins starting to show. So...

I'd like to join! I set eggs 4 days ago. So a little sooner then the 10th! Lol. But am actually thinking about having DH build an incubator with me this weekend, or at least buy another small one (48 egg capacity). We set some barnyard mix eggs. We set 48, some are silver sebright eggs. The rest...

One of my Lav Chicks. I purchased 10 yesterday from am ABC breeder. They are beautiful. My phones pictures do not do them or their color much justice. The parents of these chicks were a beautiful even shade of lavender. I also purchased black Ameraucanas from show quality stock from a few...

I have a question. What color is my Rooster? His mom was a Blue Silkie. Father is the white silkie pictured below. I added pictures of the Roo in question. I have chicks in the same color as him, that came from the same breeding pair (blue hen/white roo). I pictured one of them so you could see...

I waited about a full 24 hours honestly. I candle at day 5. I can usually see nice veining at that point. I do not throw out any eggs though, unless I'm 100% sure they are not developing. I candle again around day 10-12. I usually bring a pencil and make a check mark on for sure developing...

All of the remaining chicks hatched. On the 8 refrigerator eggs that developed, I got 8 chicks:) I'll attach a picture of them.

I have 5 chicks and 7 for sure new pips and zips. I can't get a good look at the others. Of them 12 were the refrigerator eggs, 4 never developed and I have 3 chicks, and 3 pips and 2 zips currently of the remaining refrigerator eggs! So far it's been a marvelous turn out! :)

I'll let you know! Still pipping and zipping going on. They started a little early last night and were scheduled to start this morning! We are from Southern Alabama in a little town called Troy.

She isn't one of our pretty pure bred or rare ladies. But she sure is cute and nosey:)