Well, I had to cull one of my two babies...her little feet were so horribly curled, and her legs so bad that I could not see any quality of life for her at all. Her sister Diva has been lonely and despondent, so I went and bought a friend for her. Here is my odd couple... Diva the Modern Game...
Well, I had to cull one of my two babies...her little feet were so horribly curled, and her legs so bad that I could not see any quality of life for her at all. Her sister Diva has been lonely and despondent, so I went and bought a friend for her. Here is my odd couple... Diva the Modern Game...
I made little shoes from electrical tape for her, with luck her little feeties will be straight in a day or two. She is taking it well, rockin' her duck feet :D
Hehehehehe :D I do not in any way recommend soda for baby chicks :D I wanted my non-chicken friends on Facebook to see just how tiny these guys are, so the can is there for comparison *laughs*.
They are hyper enough *without* getting into my caffeine supply
Here are my two little screamers...err...peepers. LOL! Vocal little things, specially when they see Mommy :D
Daphne has a curled foot, but so did Diva, a day ago. Going to leave it be till they go to the brooder fulltime (I'd only put them in there for photoshoot today)...will see if it...
WOOT!!! Go little babies, go!! We will need pics when they're hatched, of course! :D
They are Modern Game Bantams from shipped eggs. The breeder has birchen and silvers...I have a feeling both of mine are going to be silver.
YAY!! Good luck!! Sooo fun!
My other egg hatched..I got paranoid and worried about it because the baby had not moved at all in about four hours, even with a decent hole in the egg...I went ahead against my brain saying "do not help!" and helped the little thing zip. It is now hatched and...
That looks totally normal for a hatching baby. They first make a pip, then a hole, then zip it around. Hatching is hard work and takes time. Being a baby chikkin is a test of stamina and will from the beginning it seems LOL!
Keep your chin up! Maybe they are just procrastinators! Sending...
Thanks everyone on the congrats on my first baby! The color has lightened a bit, so it's lost that very silvery shade...but the Diva is still cute as a bug!
And awwwwww baby Polish!! soooooooo cute!! Gah...gonna end up dying of the cute by the time everyones babies hatch :D
Baby is adorable...scared the little thing nearly to death when I took that picture...it startled and screeched O.O Poor thing. It does not like paparazzi. I think it's name is going to be Diva...the little drama queen (So it absolutely CANNOT be a little boy..that'd be a dumb name for a boy :P)
Little Modern Game Bantam, I am guessing it will be silver duckwing since the breeder has birchen and silvers. I will get a pic in a moment :D And here it is! My new baby :D
I HAS A BABY! Little light colored chick that must have hatched really recently...still stumbly and wet. I will get pics asap. SO CUTE! This is the teensiest thing EVER!! YAY! One more egg to go
LOL!! And I can see myself doing that..if I did not have work tomorrow I'd probably just stay up tonight :D Hopefully this one will be up and ready to say hi when I get up tomorrow :)
I have one pipping already! O.o This is just day 18 so I hadn't added extra water, but I think it'll be ok..I didn't even realize it had started when I opened the 'bator to candle them...Added water quickly and closed it down. Guess these guys are anxious to be hatched O.O
Yes, Modern Game Bantams :D I got 8 babies from Ideal this spring and only ended up with two for sure pullets and the rest little boys :< I love them, and still have two for sure cockerels (blue and lemon blue splash), a lavender pullet and a lemon blue splash pullet... then the blue which I'm...
Lockdown TOMORROW!!!!! GAAAHHH... the two little ones still look good, air cells look good...I think this will go well. My first hatch and these are two special babies (girls..girls..think girls) since it seems MGB are hard to come by! Goooood luck to everyone! Are we ready for those peeps??? :D
Friday is lockdown for me! The days fly by, that's for sure! I only have two little MGB eggs which look great, so I am crossing my fingers for pullets out of both. Good luck to everyone! The Peep Invasion is not far off!