I would say every chicken has the possibility. Many of my Polish are skittish, but a couple are absolute love bugs. I've got a sweet heart Ameraucana, and amazing silkie as well. Each chicken has its own personality. In my experience any chicken needing extra TLC, especially as a chick, tends to...
We had 5 successfully hatch. My shipped eggs didn't do very well and my Olive eggs I couldn't see into were non starters. Still thrilled with our new babies!
Final count, 5 babies hatched. My shipped eggs, I did get one sweet baby. Odds are its a he, white silkie, so I named him Blizzard. The others are Hennifer, Huricane (frizzled chick), Sugar Bubble, and Sparkle. Yes, the children helped with the names. Names are free and it's fun!
Got my first 2 hatchers already! 2nd one was a shipped egg! Wonderful! Great full for even one, but 6 more still viable at lock down! 😃 Easter Egger hatched first. One more pipped, the rest are quiet so far. 🤣 That's not going to last!
Most of my pictures have people in them and I don't post those. Here's one of our second coop under construction. Obviously still needing a roof, doors, dividers, fencing, etc.
We have 2 coops, divided into 7 sections with large covered runs. 😁 Hubby is a carpenter with a saw mill, so yes we are very very blessed. 😍 We have been slowly building all of this for the last 2 years.
Chicken math is going around my family, if you add everyone's up we are at 46, with a few dozen in the incubator and 2 broody hen's getting another dozen or so this week. 🙃 We currently have Ameraucana, Lavender Ameraucana, Polish, Easter Eggers, Silkies, Satins, and Frizzled Polish and Satin. I...
We're in! We already ordered hatching eggs and today is the day they go in the incubator accidentally! Silkies and Easter Eggers! So eggciting!:celebrate