6th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[Cynthia12]

Cutest chick photo!

 

[draye]

Excellent video. I'm gonna have to try that.

 

[LemonMeringue]

Lol! First time my baby duck did the #2 it propelled her 2 inches forward and she fell over. Laughed so hard I cried.

That is too funny!!! Oh my goodness!

 

[Peep_Show]

@Cynthia12
Thanks!
Oops has got that eyeliner and a grey racing stripe all the way down her back and feathered feet. That stinkin' cute, I cannot be too upset that she's not the BLRW she was supposed to be (hence her name of Oops. Hen came from a pen with a Brahma roo, but even after 6 weeks of isolation he was a pretty potent super dude...Seller was amazed/appalled/astounded). And, if feather-sexing works for this chick, she's a girl. But being Brahma x Wyandotte, I predict extreme broodiness. A large broody.

 

[Cynthia12]

Oooh, the larger the broody hen, the more eggs you can put under her.

 

[FuzzyHens]

Here's Oops and Solo, the only 2 out of 41


It is A LOT more quieter in the house now that the second chick is here, although on occasion Solo still sounds off with the alarm peeps. (Probably a roo)

They are so cute!! Love their names.

 

[chickwhispers]

@Peep_Show Cute chicks, nice picture! Sorry you only got the 2.

 

[houdiniduck]

@Cynthia12
Thanks!
Oops has got that eyeliner and a grey racing stripe all the way down her back and feathered feet. That stinkin' cute, I cannot be too upset that she's not the BLRW she was supposed to be (hence her name of Oops. Hen came from a pen with a Brahma roo, but even after 6 weeks of isolation he was a pretty potent super dude...Seller was amazed/appalled/astounded). And, if feather-sexing works for this chick, she's a girl. But being Brahma x Wyandotte, I predict extreme broodiness. A large broody.

Does your seller have the BLRW in a pen with the correct roo now? I am looking for those birds as hatching eggs, do you have contact info?

 

[ronott1]

Remember that tomorrow is the last day to post cute chick pictures!

 

[Peep_Show]

@Peep_Show Cute chicks, nice picture! Sorry you only got the 2.

Hatching has been a challenge, but I'm getting my flock piecemeal. And whereas hatching (heck, even embryos) was sparse this batch of eggs, I have 32 eggs in the incubator going strong. It waxes and wanes and the NYD HAL wasn't as successful as other hatches. But I am VERY pleased with the results as a lot of the eggs were longshots anyway.