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

[chickwhispers]

I have been re-reading this thread along with the Easter HAL as I do my first hatch for the Easter HAL! Thank you all for your posts, pictures and experiences. They are ALL very helpful!!! Good luck with all of your chicks through the coming year!

 

[ronott1]

I have been re-reading this thread along with the Easter HAL as I do my first hatch for the Easter HAL! Thank you all for your posts, pictures and experiences. They are ALL very helpful!!! Good luck with all of your chicks through the coming year!

That is great!

There is always so much to learn from hatch a longs.

 

[MrsBrooke]

I have been re-reading this thread along with the Easter HAL as I do my first hatch for the Easter HAL! Thank you all for your posts, pictures and experiences. They are ALL very helpful!!! Good luck with all of your chicks through the coming year!

Congrats on your first hatch! I just know you're going to do very well.

MrsB

 

[chickwhispers]

Quote: Thanks and yes - one can never learn enough.

Quote: Aww, thanks!

 

[Amberjem]

 

[gevshiba]

2 of my pullets from the NYD HAL. Pardon all the crap in the background, they're in the neighbor's shed.

 

[Peep_Show]

Here's Solo (on the right and now known as Leza) hatched on 1/1 and Oops hatched 1/3 in their grow-out pen. Soon to meet their new coop mates!



Remember when?

 

[bantambury]

my Christmas babies I had for the NYD hatch! Mandy and Monty!

 

[Roan]

@Peep_Show It's amazing how quickly they grow! My 6 are now in the starter house where they're able to free-range through the day. We ended up with 4 pullets and 2 cockerels. Our cockerels have been crowing for a couple of weeks now. They're all beautiful! I keep meaning to take pics but things are a bit crazy now. I'm hoping to post some pics of our dino-birds later this week with their Ameraucana housemates. But I have a decision to make.

I'm not sure if I'm going to keep these 10 as a separate flock or start integrating them into the main flock. The Ameraucanas should be integrated on the 31st but I just can't decide what to do.

Also, we have the 12 buff brahmas that my father surprised us with last month and they need to go outside soon as well as the 2 ducklings my mother surprised us with. And, to top that all off, our neighbor has to move and wants us to take her 7 chickens because she wants to make sure they're taken care of. So our flock is exploding!!!

With all of the new arrivals, our chicken count has gone from 32 to 61! And our lonely duck will have two new friends. Perhaps she'll finally realize that she's a duck and not a chicken! LOL Of course, the two ducklings are in with the brahmas, so they're likely to be just as confused. LOL

 

[Roan]

@bantambury wow, that one looks like a statue. LOL Awesome pics!