Blue/Black Ameraucana & Orp Chick Pics

[speckledhen]

Roped DH into holding the babies so I could get better pics of them. Here they are-all are 3 days old except the light silvery one, who was hatched yesterday. The other one didn't hatch. Even though it was still Day 21, we opened the egg and the chick was perfect, no mess, no problem, must have just died a little while before. I think it was too large for the egg and couldn't maneuver itself around to pip, even though the egg wasn't small. Anyway, here are the other cuties:
Blue (I think) Orpington:

Black Ameraucana (Charlotte's)

Blue Ameraucana (wouldn't stand for a good pic)

Blue Ameraucana (Silver's-looks just like she did)

 

[Dawn419]

Absolutely adorable!!! Thanks for sharing!

Dawn

 

[EweSheep]

AWWWWWWW cute! I want some! Sitting on my hands!

Guess what I am expecting some white Silkie mommas coming in December out in OH....Hopefully they will set the eggs on for me next year. Too cold to be having chicks right now even I lost a few chicks in the last two weeks, they got smothered by other chicks during the pileups. Luckily the orps and Amercuana Bantams are doing ok but the Hamburg Bantams didnt make it.

 

[speckledhen]

Sorry to hear about those, Robin. I have some five and three-wk olds in the outdoor nursery coop with a 125 watt and a 100 watt red flood on them. It has a lower ceiling than the rest of the shed and the sides are covered with old bedspreads. They seem fine out there, even though the temps have been in the 20's at night. The shed is double walled.

 

[chickengirlnm]

i really love the look of the little silver one - such a pretty baby.
so do you have any ideas on if they are pullets or is it way to early to tell yet?
they are such cuties !!

Julie

 

[cockadoodlemom]

You have some of the most beautiful birds I have ever seen! I Love that little Silver one and the Blue! Thanks for sharing!

 

[aran]

hehehehhe I have a bunch of them in the bator as we speak fluffing up nicely...the silver one is just amazing looking. I have 2 of the blue orps like that top pic cynthia so far...2 more I hope will have started/hatched by the time I get home. So far out of 14 eggs that developed there are 8 healthy chicks and 1 which was 1/2 way unzipped on his way out when i left for work today...thats a 65% hatch rate already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your eggs are AWESOME!

 

[speckledhen]

I'm glad you're pleased with the entire thing, Aran. I can't wait to see those little beauties when you post the pics. I honestly have no idea about the sex of these yet. I think I'll have to wait a couple of weeks for the combs on the Ameraucanas to develop some and see how the Orp baby feathers out.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Congrats on the beautiful chicks!

 

[ZuniBee]

My little Black Ameraucana from Silver looks just like yours in the picture. Can't wait to hatch some of the Blue Orps, they are so cute.