Congratulations!!! That first egg is so much fun!
In continued chicken biz. Yesterday a sweet lady in her late 70s came to me to get a cockereland a few girls to keep him company and ease the transition into her flock of older girls. I was tickled that she took that BEAUTIFUL little Ice cream bar from Lawatt and for pullets she took a NH Dorking SL, and Easter Egger from papabrooder and a NH/Australorp mystery chick who has developed like a Black SL. Solid balck at hatch then developing the gold makrings on her chest and head. NG/AL aren't supposed to create a SL at all but this little gal has black legs so she has to be from an Australorp mama. Who knows but they all have gone to their new home.
Keeping the rest of my confirmed girls and setting up camp Kenmore for my 3 Del Boys this week. They will be 16 weeks old at the end of the month.
The other younger boys will all be heading to camp once I process these 3. I am looking forward to doing a flavor comparison between the Marans and the Dorking crosses.
My youngest batch of chicks (1.5 weeks) are the so far unsexed NH/Amelia babies. The boys will feather out crele hopefully there will be a pullet or two among this group so I can get a comparison. I should be able to figure them out at about 3 weeks.
I filled my flock with broody breeds and have had 8 broodies since March. Truthfully I have loved every second of it even the logistical issues of housing 3 broodzillas in one pen and another in a pen with teenaged chicks.
I am pretty sure I am not finished...I did add two silkies after all but it is nice to be able to see my numbers decreasing instead of increasing.
Here are some pictures of my hatch. There are still a few eggs in the bator that havn't piped and it's been 24 hours since the last hatch; I'm going to leave them for 1 more day; just in case but don't expect any more.
3 Bantam Cochin (1 has splayed legs but we're trying the tape trick):
3 Crested Cream Legbars - all boys (right?)
They are all adorable! I am still looking for a new new chicks for my broody so if you decided to sell some keep me in mind. Even the boys would be fineMy lone Swedish Flower Hen
and the 3 Marans - 1 Black Copper and 2 Golden Cuckoo
Here are some pictures of my hatch. There are still a few eggs in the bator that havn't piped and it's been 24 hours since the last hatch; I'm going to leave them for 1 more day; just in case but don't expect any more.
3 Bantam Cochin (1 has splayed legs but we're trying the tape trick):
3 Crested Cream Legbars - all boys (right?)
Nice!My lone Swedish Flower Hen
and the 3 Marans - 1 Black Copper and 2 Golden Cuckoo
