California - Northern

[Kaylish]

Chicks are growing like weeds (ok some are, some aren't, the size discrepancy among the splash chicks is kinda nutty considering they're only a week apart in age; they are my biggest and my smallest chicks, including the ones that are week YOUNGER than the small splash chicks). Feathering in also ranges from nearly feathered to nothing but fuzz. Can't wait to figure out which ones are hens (*fingers crossed* for the lone black chick!). Sure are adorable

Super Cute

i appreciate the thought! If thw ovascope was closer id buy it. Needs new batteries for dark eggs. I have flashlight candlers and mario steals them >>. Hed leave that alone.

Thanks again! I picked it up and was giddy to be able to see little wiggles in my Cochin eggs!

How many is she sitting on? I usually only give a few eggs to my first timers and they are always eggs that I haven't paid money for or that I have extra of. If I were in your place and she just started sitting on them yesterday, I would only give her 8 at the most and be prepared to put them in the incubator if she deserts them. I would also go ahead and add more today if the ones that she is sitting on are fewer than 4 and only a day old. I usually don't give my broodies eggs until they have been actively broody for at least 4-5 days. I also dump them off the nest several times during the day to see if they can be distracted and not return to the proper nest. I hope that everything goes smoothly for you. I love having broody mamas with their babies!

She had 5. I pulled them last night (Thank you @ronott1 for the assurance ) and will give them back on Saturday with a few more if she's still sitting. The eggs are my bantam Cochins over 2 Cream Legbar pullets and my broody LF Cochin, same mix hatching from the incubator on Sunday My 3 hatchery girls aren't laying right now.

It's a good thing that my daughters insist on being outside if they know the chicks are in our yard! The chicks were by the pond, and one slipped and fell in My older daughter scooped the chick out immediately, and brought it in to be towel dried (we don't own a hair dryer, never have). Dried it off in the bathroom, with the heat light/fan on, then moved into my bedroom, where the little forced air heater is, to get the last dampness out before taking it back out to go under Frieda.

Good job raising a couple of great little chicken mamas! Hope the little one is doing well.

Keet update... one of them zipped out. umbilicus looks perfect! -Kathy

Pictures Please!

I always felt that north up from Bakerfield is central not North. Live in Alaska now, but grew up in California

Welcome - as we say here - California is just a state of mind

 

[PetRock]

If not, let me know 'cause I got 5 black orp pullets from eggs I hatched.
I'd love to trade for a lavender, blue or splash.
They are from Jeff (PapaBrooder) as well. They are about 9-1/2 weeks old now & growing like weeds.
This is in addition to 2 black cockerels & 3 chocolates (2 pullets, 1 cockerel) & a bunch of wild frizzled silkies.
I have one that looks like a black/white lionfish:


And then this one has freaky green eyes...

Awwww...how cute!!! I have a Pita Pinta pullet with blue eyes and she is one of my favorites!

 

[casportpony]

Another keet update... Looks like the second one is malpositioned with it's foot over it's head. Since it has not mad any progress since yesterday, I will probably peel away a little more shell.

-Kathy

 

[ronott1]

Super Cute
Thanks again! I picked it up and was giddy to be able to see little wiggles in my Cochin eggs!
She had 5. I pulled them last night (Thank you @ronott1 for the assurance ) and will give them back on Saturday with a few more if she's still sitting. The eggs are my bantam Cochins over 2 Cream Legbar pullets and my broody LF Cochin, same mix hatching from the incubator on Sunday

My 3 hatchery girls aren't laying right now.
Good job raising a couple of great little chicken mamas! Hope the little one is doing well.

I hope she stays broody!

 

[ronott1]

Another keet update... Looks like the second one is malpositioned with it's foot over it's head. Since it has not mad any progress since yesterday, I will probably peel away a little more shell.

-Kathy

I hope the little keet makes it!

Post pictures, they are very cute.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Thanks! I'm gonna try to get some pictures that show the foot over it's head as it seems to be one of the more common malpo's.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Foot over head keet:




-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Keet that hatched after I pipped for it (chick pipped an zipped on it's own):




-Kathy

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Foot over head keet:




-Kathy

Hard to start out in a rigid bubble.

 

[ronott1]

Keet that hatched after I pipped for it (chick pipped an zipped on it's own):




-Kathy

They look very nice and happy to be out of their shell!