Here are some of my babies moving to Brooding Pen.
Incubator #2 has 4 pips and 3 babies we had 2 incubators because my hubbie wanted his own...lol
Will post those in a few days
Coronation Sussex
Blue Orpington
Blue Orpington
Blue Orpington
Blue Orpington
Silver Sussex
Silver...
OMG I havent been this excited since the birth of my kids. I woke up this morning to faint chirps...by 9 am I had 3 pipped out of my 15. By 1:15 the first of my Blue orps hatched...what a beauty. My dear friend loaned me her video camera which she said does stills as well. So I will post pics as...
yeah...I didn't have any intention of opening...but thank you for your words of support. I realize the first time is the hardest...I am sure they will be fine. I remember the first time I was pregnant and wanting to hurry up and see my baby boy. It feels remarkably similar lol the excitement...
I am definitely a newby when it comes to the hatching end as I always have gotten my poults as day olds. So I thought I would give it a try this year. I live in the North (North of Whitehorse Yukon Canada) and shipping eggs up was my only option. We got 24 eggs 6 coronation Sussex, 8 Blue...
I live in the Yukon and raise 25 hens (Rhode Island Red/Plymouth Barred Rock cross) and 10 turkeys (Orlopp Bronze) a year keeping 10 hens through the winter. In the summer they all love Fire Weed & Spruce Beetles. I nail cobs of raw corn to trees as treats and they don't last long...But in the...