Arizona Chickens

[Sill]

We have bag's, just not pastic. Most are from blue sky, wait big sky, whatever?? Do they have to be plastic. No Facebook

They need to be the woven plastic. The Big Sky bags are woven on the inside but the outside is paper so I don't think they will work too well. I think my Ranchway bags will work, though the outside is not the shiny plastic, it's more of a matte finish.

I have seven live chicks! 2 olive eggers, 5 barnyard mixes, 2 of which are Brown leghorn-ameracauna crosses. My first decently successful hatch. I have one OE that has pipped for at least 12 hours. I peeled back a little shell and there is still blood, so I'll wait till morning before I do anything more. I helped one other olive egger out, but it was ready. I have three more Barnyard mixes pipped, and one without action, but I think I heard it chirping earlier.


Leghorn cross

 

[DesertChic]

I have seven live chicks! 2 olive eggers, 5 barnyard mixes, 2 of which are Brown leghorn-ameracauna crosses. My first decently successful hatch. I have one OE that has pipped for at least 12 hours. I peeled back a little shell and there is still blood, so I'll wait till morning before I do anything more. I helped one other olive egger out, but it was ready. I have three more Barnyard mixes pipped, and one without action, but I think I heard it chirping earlier.


Leghorn cross

That is so awesome!

 

[City farm]

We have bag's, just not pastic. Most are from blue sky, wait big sky, whatever?? Do they have to be plastic. No Facebook

They need to be the woven plastic. The Big Sky bags are woven on the inside but the outside is paper so I don't think they will work too well. I think my Ranchway bags will work, though the outside is not the shiny plastic, it's more of a matte finish.

I have seven live chicks! 2 olive eggers, 5 barnyard mixes, 2 of which are Brown leghorn-ameracauna crosses. My first decently successful hatch. I have one OE that has pipped for at least 12 hours. I peeled back a little shell and there is still blood, so I'll wait till morning before I do anything more. I helped one other olive egger out, but it was ready. I have three more Barnyard mixes pipped, and one without action, but I think I heard it chirping earlier. Leghorn cross

I do keep them just in someone wants compost.. Plastic is better.

 

[chicksurreal]

I have seven live chicks! 2 olive eggers, 5 barnyard mixes, 2 of which are Brown leghorn-ameracauna crosses. My first decently successful hatch. I have one OE that has pipped for at least 12 hours. I peeled back a little shell and there is still blood, so I'll wait till morning before I do anything more. I helped one other olive egger out, but it was ready. I have three more Barnyard mixes pipped, and one without action, but I think I heard it chirping earlier.


Leghorn cross

Wow! That's awesome!

 

[MrsFitzDarcy]

Wow! That's awesome!

100% hatch!
14 live chicks!
At least as of 3 pm. We went to see The Hobbit. Hope everyone's safe and sound at home.

 

[chicksurreal]

100% hatch!
14 live chicks!
At least as of 3 pm. We went to see The Hobbit. Hope everyone's safe and sound at home.

That's amazing, congratulations!

 

[City farm]

Wow! That's awesome!

100% hatch!
14 live chicks!
At least as of 3 pm. We went to see The Hobbit. Hope everyone's safe and sound at home.

Wonderful.. love the photo's

 

[chicksurreal]

MrsFitzDarcy- How was The Hobbit? I want to go see it but have to wait until next week...

 

[ChuskaMtns]

100% hatch!
14 live chicks!
At least as of 3 pm. We went to see The Hobbit. Hope everyone's safe and sound at home.

Awesome hatch! You're making me want some little ones again but I'm gonna have to be content with enjoying everyone else's. Mine seem to grow so big too fast.
I saw The Hobbit today too and thought it was the best of the 3. See it in 3D if you can.

 

[maryhysong]

well, let hatching season begin; set some eggs yesterday. This year I swear I will NOT! hatch and raise 100 chicks! Feed broke the bank last summer! So this year much smaller hatches unless someone pre-orders. Most of my girls are not laying yet anyway except a couple of pullets. One girl is so 6 of her eggs went in yesterday; I'll collect from her this week also and set again next week. Those chicks are for me, I may sell some of them later when I see how they turn out. That hen is the mother of all the cockerels I showed at state fair and Tucson. Bred to her son that placed 1st at Tucson. I have her daughter who is laying well and today she will go in with her dad, the first hatch will be for me, then some more for a couple of locals that want some. Those are all Buff Orpingtons.

I am going to experiment with a bro x sis mating and set one week's worth of eggs from her; those are Black Copper Marans. They will either turn out wonderful or be a load of manure. we shall see.

My Ameraucana pullets aren't laying big enough eggs to hatch from yet and the EE girls that I want chicks from are on strike; finishing up a very heavy molt and of course the days are too short. Hoping they kick in pretty soon, along with the older BCM girls so I can make OE>

So glad we've come to Solstice and the days will be getting longer!