California - Northern

[chickee]

Skipping ahead to share hatching news:

Norma is 7 for 8 and the 8th is pipped and chirping! I thought I gave her mostly CA Grey eggs but I obviously gave her more Dorking egg than I thought. She has hatched 3. They are beautiful little sex links red and yellow chipmunks. I think the red are the little girls. Got 4 black sex link babies too. two girls who are very gorgeous mottled black and red and the boys are black with a head spot. Not sure about the little guy in the shell though.

The bantams also appear to be sex linked...4 are silver and 4 are gold all are totally adorable!!! I am going to ask on the sex link thread who would be what.

Jamie Lee was apparently so devoted to Petunia and her eggs that when I put the little family in a dog crate for safety and bonding time, Jamie Lee left her nest to go hang out on the ground next to the crate. I caught her and locked her in the coop. After she had settled in on the nest again I gave her 8 Delaware eggs.

that her little foray was a sign that she wanted chicks and that she will stick to these eggs so she can get her own.

I really like that right now we are hatching our own eggs. I can not get over the cuteness. I will try to get pics soon but am having Easter lunch here tomorrow after Mass so probably it will be after that.

They are seriously darling and robust little things. I am in love with the NH/Dels in particular

Happy Easter to all who celebrate. Glorious spring to everyone else!


Sorry for the totally self-involved post. I am going to go look at what you all have going on now.

Where's the pictures? I want to see the cute little guys!

 

[tommysgirl]

Everyone had darling babies and beautiful big birds

chickee and Lual your wheatens are amazing.

I love the look of your Buffy too Debi. My girls have a hard time keeping their beards. seems everyone like to pluck them.

 

[Nikon]

Did you see the eggs before she went in? Is it possible she laid the green egg? 

Hmm. My OE was in the coop with her and some days she has speckled eggs and somedays they aren't speckled but she doesn't lay the color I green most EE's lay. I suppose it IS possible that was Ellie's egg. Ill take another look in my egg carton. I didn see them before hand because she was sitting in that box already.

 

[Audio51]

First pea egg of the season!



-Kathy

That is HUGE!!!!

Can someone here point me in the direction of someone who breeds/sells rose-combed Rhode Island Whites? Locally would be great, but I'd also take hatchery. So far I've only found Cackle carrying RIWs, and they're single-combed.

Where is local?

Skipping ahead to share hatching news:

Norma is 7 for 8 and the 8th is pipped and chirping! I thought I gave her mostly CA Grey eggs but I obviously gave her more Dorking egg than I thought. She has hatched 3. They are beautiful little sex links red and yellow chipmunks. I think the red are the little girls. Got 4 black sex link babies too. two girls who are very gorgeous mottled black and red and the boys are black with a head spot. Not sure about the little guy in the shell though.

The bantams also appear to be sex linked...4 are silver and 4 are gold all are totally adorable!!! I am going to ask on the sex link thread who would be what.

Jamie Lee was apparently so devoted to Petunia and her eggs that when I put the little family in a dog crate for safety and bonding time, Jamie Lee left her nest to go hang out on the ground next to the crate. I caught her and locked her in the coop. After she had settled in on the nest again I gave her 8 Delaware eggs.

that her little foray was a sign that she wanted chicks and that she will stick to these eggs so she can get her own.

I really like that right now we are hatching our own eggs. I can not get over the cuteness. I will try to get pics soon but am having Easter lunch here tomorrow after Mass so probably it will be after that.

They are seriously darling and robust little things. I am in love with the NH/Dels in particular

Happy Easter to all who celebrate. Glorious spring to everyone else!


Sorry for the totally self-involved post. I am going to go look at what you all have going on now.

Congrats!!!

one of the Wyandottes
one of the white cream legbars. The two Isbars and one of the normal legbars. Sooo much peeping cuteness right now, it's like a narcotic.

They are soooooo cute!!!

 

[Audio51]

I have 2 hatched and 3 pipped from my Meat bird eggs!

I started with 12 but one was clear, One is yellow and one marked similar to a BCM. They are Cornish/Rock/Wyandotte mix.


(Edited to correct the # of eggs)

 

[SpringPeeper]

Where is local?

By 'local' I meant NorCal, but specifically I am in Glenn County, near Chico.

 

[Laurieks]

Anyone interested in a flock of barnevelders? The rooster and 2 hens are 9 months and 2 more pullets are about 6 months old. 3 of the 4 girls are laying and the other should start shortly.

Are they from Trisha? I'd drive up for them next week

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Pretty close to me...I am in Paradise....

Howdy Neighbor!

Unfortunatley I don't have what you are looking for...

. Hope you are able to find some!

 

[Audio51]

One more hatched (3 now) and one more pipped!!

 

[ronott1]

My Easter hatch is still on!

Delawares are kicking butt again. They are amazing. I set 21 and moved 17 to the hatcher on day 19. 14 have hatched already. of the 3 left, one has a pip so it should hatch soon. I candled one of the two without pips and a chick is moving in it.

Dorkings had 12 moved to the hatcher on day 19 with 7 out and two more pips. If 9 make it, it will be the biggest number to hatch so far!