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  1. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I had to take my other half to urgent care last night. He decided to "work" on one of the old coops last night that we inherited with the property to start making some space for the new kids. Stepped on a rusty nail that went through his foot. Tetinus shot time last night! I won't post...
  2. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    Three chicks from the hatch... (EE hen X Cochin Roo, Dad is the Cochin in my profile pic.) (Copper Maran) (Lavendar Copper Maran)
  3. txrobnla

    Show me EExCochin,EExBR, EExPolish or EExButtercup mutts, please????

    This is one of the EE hen/Cochin Roo chicks.
  4. txrobnla

    Show me EExCochin,EExBR, EExPolish or EExButtercup mutts, please????

    Looks like I just joined the EE/Cochin party. Had a little surprise during the Easter hatch along. Half the chicks that hatched from my EE hen have nice little fuzzy feet and half did not. So looks like we have two different baby Daddy's. LOL! I'll post some fuzzy feet chickie pics as soon...
  5. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    Well, I think all that are going to hatch have hatched... Today is day 24. I'm going to leave the remaining eggs in another day just in case. But I'm not seeing any movement or hearing anything in them. So I think I lost a number of them the last few days, but I'm trying to focus on the...
  6. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    hehe I think one of them of them already has the Zoomies! It's been chasing everything that moves. When we put our hand up to the brooder is comes running up and chases our fingers. Very cute! So we woke up to another surprise. Another late hatcher. This is day 24, so I guess it really...
  7. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    Here are the first 4 to hatch. I've learned something very important tonight... Day old chicks will not stay still to pose for pictures!
  8. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    #7 is out!!! We've got all kinds of cheeping and peeping tonight! We ended up with 4 from my EE hen that hatched. Don't know about the second two yet, but the first two... Well they have different baby daddy! LOL. One has fuzzy feet which can only mean one thing, my Cochin Roo that...
  9. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    We are on day 23 with our batch. Two more chicks just hatched. One of them was an upside down chick and we almost did not notice her zipping at the bottom of the egg because I have the eggs in an egg carton after lock down, luckily we were able to help her along once we realized what was...
  10. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    3rd chickie just hatched and we have another pip. My parents were here for my birthday that was last weekend and my Dad has been hovering over the incubator all afternoon. I think everyone has really enjoyed the hatch. Though the assisted hatch on #2 had us all a wreck, but that one seems to...
  11. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I'm also at low number right now. I had 24 in lock down and so far we have only got 2 chicks. One hatches just fine and the last one had to be an assist. It's in the incubator drying off. One other egg has pipped. But no activity on the others. Some of the eggs that I know had moving...
  12. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    First Chick pipped late yesterday afternoon and popped her little head out of the shell at 4am. Yes, I was up. LOL Happy Easter everyone!!!!
  13. txrobnla

    Broody Chicken sitting on Turkey nest?!?!?

    Well a couple of days ago I guess my turkey hen was done laying, so kicked the chicken out and took over the nest of turkey and chicken eggs. I need to candle eggs in a few more days out there. She's got at least 12 turkey eggs in the nest.
  14. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    23 eggs locked down tonight and happily placed into their little egg cartons. Let the pacing, drinking and staring at the incubator begin! Luckily I have Friday off from work so I can really obsess over it. Had 4 duds that I removed. A couple others are suspect, but I'm having trouble...
  15. txrobnla

    Broody Chicken sitting on Turkey nest?!?!?

    Has anyone ever had a broody chicken incubate a clutch of turkey eggs? We kept waiting for our turkey hen to take up the position and apparently one of the chickens was thinking the same thing. One of my EE hens has taken up to sitting on a clutch of 5 turkey eggs. Boy is she going to get a...
  16. txrobnla

    6+ Lavender Ameraucana Hatching Eggs - beautiful coloring and eggs 6/6/2016 wk - GA

    I'm on day 7, candled the eggs and have dancing embryos. Go chickies go! Can't wait to hatch some of these lovely lavender chicks!
  17. txrobnla

    The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

    I just candled the eggs and got to see little chickies moving around. My EE eggs have shells that are way too thick to candle, so no idea what is going on in them. But was able to candle the eggs from my Maran and the Ameraucana & Maran eggs that I bought. Very exciting.
  18. txrobnla

    How are your blue slates?

    I'm biased, what's not love about a handsome fella like this that is the first one to come heading over when he sees you come out of the house or get home and follows you around any chance he gets.
  19. txrobnla

    friendliest turkeys??

    I think the trick is raising the turkeys with chickens. Most of the birds in our little flock grew up together and we have never had any issues. We have never had an issue with turkey's beating up on the chickens other than putting the roosters in their place. We held our Blue Slate...
  20. txrobnla

    Heritage & Exhibition Turkey Thread

    Quote: Love love love our Blue Slates. We live in a fairly hot summer area and they do just fine. Our Tom Jasper is the ham on our little ranch. He loves getting attention and I think would follow us around everywhere if we were able to let him free range. We had friends in town from...
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