August Hatch-A-Long

[jolenesdad]

I tried to get pictures of our June hatch a long chicks today. We still have the two OEs, pullet and cockerel, nearly 8 weeks old! Cockerel has a very funny little crow going... Unfortunately, they are pretty scared of me, and I didn’t manage a pic.

I did get some of Susan and her seven week old, mail order babies (the ones we ordered when her hatch failed). The salmon Favorelles pullet standing right next to her is with her all of the time; it’s adorable how close she stays! Susan is the most patient mom; I’ve never seen her act irritated with her chicks. Both other broody moms chased their babies off once they started laying at 6 weeks, but Susan is now laying and still hanging with her chicks as patiently as before. She has stopped most guarding and cluck cluck cluck-ing with them though. We were hoping that these chicks would become her new flock friends since she lost her previous ones, so fingers crossed that she doesn’t chase them off. It looks like 3/4 salmon Favorelles are pullets, with the last a very obvious boy. I still can’t tell on the blue Ameraucanas, except that the lightest one is almost certainly a pullet...

Not from the June hatch, but did get a decent pic of Peaches N Cream, 3 month old EE roo x CCL, part of 9 Ball’s clutch. Isn’t that crest adorable! All three of our X CCL pullets have crests!!! Peaches’ comb is developing so I’m hoping that she will be an early layer of blue or green eggs!

I love the roost pic!

My Two opals are developing also I’m hoping for something in the next month! They’ll be my first blue layers. I tried for a few years with Easter eggers and always got green.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I love the roost pic!

My Two opals are developing also I’m hoping for something in the next month! They’ll be my first blue layers. I tried for a few years with Easter eggers and always got green.

Thanks! How old are your opals?

 

[aliciaplus3]

Ok a few quick pics of the 2 broody moms with their 2 chicks each

3 black and one cream? The only Nn was scalped.... poor baby I dont think it will make it

oh and we are in lockdown week 2..... just 3 more to go? Looks like a few turkeys possible and some ducks and hoping for more delaware cross.... and necked necks of course

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Ok a few quick pics of the 2 broody moms with their 2 chicks eachView attachment 1878349 View attachment 1878350 View attachment 1878351 View attachment 1878348 3 black and one cream? The only Nn was scalped.... poor baby I dont think it will make itView attachment 1878352 oh and we are in lockdown week 2..... just 3 more to go? Looks like a few turkeys possible and some ducks and hoping for more delaware cross.... and necked necks of course

Awww, what cuties!!! Your black hen looks pretty fierce! I’m sorry about the scalped baby. Was it attacked?

 

[ScottyGill]

I found my first pip this morning. It's day 20 officially at 12pm. So we begin

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I tried to get pictures of our June hatch a long chicks today. We still have the two OEs, pullet and cockerel, nearly 8 weeks old! Cockerel has a very funny little crow going... Unfortunately, they are pretty scared of me, and I didn’t manage a pic.

I did get some of Susan and her seven week old, mail order babies (the ones we ordered when her hatch failed). The salmon Favorelles pullet standing right next to her is with her all of the time; it’s adorable how close she stays! Susan is the most patient mom; I’ve never seen her act irritated with her chicks. Both other broody moms chased their babies off once they started laying at 6 weeks, but Susan is now laying and still hanging with her chicks as patiently as before. She has stopped most guarding and cluck cluck cluck-ing with them though. We were hoping that these chicks would become her new flock friends since she lost her previous ones, so fingers crossed that she doesn’t chase them off. It looks like 3/4 salmon Favorelles are pullets, with the last a very obvious boy. I still can’t tell on the blue Ameraucanas, except that the lightest one is almost certainly a pullet...

Not from the June hatch, but did get a decent pic of Peaches N Cream, 3 month old EE roo x CCL, part of 9 Ball’s clutch. Isn’t that crest adorable! All three of our X CCL pullets have crests!!! Peaches’ comb is developing so I’m hoping that she will be an early layer of blue or green eggs!

Oh my goodness these pictures make me so happy!! I love Susan with all her peeps!
I too seem to have a blend of broody hens that will either allow the chicks to continue to follow them around or give them tough love and actually give them a couple pecks if they're still too clingy after they start laying again, lol.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

So, I have a staggered hatch question for everyone... I have BLRW eggs in the incubator that i started on Saturday, and i have serama eggs that i started just now, and BLRW eggs comin in tmrw, and ill probably start them on friday, and that is quite the staggered hatch... and ive never done one, AND these are shipped eggs.

Do you have a second incubator? Having a lockdown incubator is likely the easiest approach for a staggered hatch but you can also remove the turner and hand turn other eggs. It does start to get pretty gross in the incubator for extended hatches so you may want to put something down that's easy to change out for quick clean up in between hatches as well. Good luck with your hatch!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Ok a few quick pics of the 2 broody moms with their 2 chicks eachView attachment 1878349 View attachment 1878350 View attachment 1878351 View attachment 1878348 3 black and one cream? The only Nn was scalped.... poor baby I dont think it will make itView attachment 1878352 oh and we are in lockdown week 2..... just 3 more to go? Looks like a few turkeys possible and some ducks and hoping for more delaware cross.... and necked necks of course

All of those egg colors make me so happy! I hope the naked neck recovers!

I found my first pip this morning. It's day 20 officially at 12pm. So we begin

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Oh my goodness these pictures make me so happy!! I love Susan with all her peeps!
I too seem to have a blend of broody hens that will either allow the chicks to continue to follow them around or give them tough love and actually give them a couple pecks if they're still too clingy after they start laying again, lol.

I was surprised at how unpleasant both other broodies were to their babies when they “kicked them out of the nest”! They are still pretty unpleasant if their former babies get too close... I much prefer Susan’s style!!!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I found my first pip this morning. It's day 20 officially at 12pm. So we begin

Oh yeah!!! Best of luck with your hatch!!!