EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[kajira]

You know, I've been really good about not wanting to add any more breeds (I have NNs, Marans, CLs, and GNHs), but I have REALLY been wanting Black Minorcas in the worst way lately... (I like the looks of the Buttercups as well, but would be super picky about the comb and don't have the room/time to do the breeding to get that right.)
I have all large fowl, and I have a good rooster in with each group of girls as well as three additional bachelor GNH boys. Hawks are in my yard ALL THE TIME. And while I work (because, well, I'm a worrier), I have yet to see them even try to take one. Those boys really make them watch for a while before deciding that there's an easier meal elsewhere. Of course, I'm going to have to cover my paddocks anyway because of the levitating Puppy issue.

(If I had bantams, I would personally have them in a covered run/paddock.)

I need this shirt!!!

- Ant Farm

Amazon.com has it for 16 dollars, with free shipping.

 

[jwlpoultry]

I don't think I'm going to separate the colors this year as I don't have toms and hens in each color but I may try to separate them in to two groups with the specific colors I want.

what do you have for toms/hens

1 bronze hen, 1 Narrangsett hen, 1 blue slate hen, 1 royal palm hen, 1 lavender hen, 2 that are buff/sweet grass/pencilled and then I have a pair of red slates. And I am looking into getting a new tom.

 

[kajira]

1 bronze hen, 1 Narrangsett hen, 1 blue slate hen, 1 royal palm hen, 1 lavender hen, 2 that are buff/sweet grass/pencilled and then I have a pair of red slates. And I am looking into getting a new tom.

How do you tell which ones are which? I know I have 1 big male tom - but i'm not 100% sure on my red ones.

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This is my big tom - when he's relaxed, his snood hangs down WAY down his face. LOL
It's like a little weenie. He sucks it up when he's stressed, and when he's calm, it hangs down. It's the funniest thing to watch. ^.^

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TRying to find pictures of them - here, you can see our female slate hen, compared to our boy.... If I compare the red ones, they aree more "henlike" these days, but I'm not 100% sure.

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[Fire Ant Farm]

I came home early to a bunch of chicks! Four of the five OE babies had hatched, and were all dry (so hatched in the morning), and were miserable in their net bag, so even though there were a couple more pips, I quickly freed them and moved to the brooder while putting a wet sponge in the hatcher - fortunately, this hatcher comes back to temp and humidity very fast. Also, "Switch's" egg hatched, and it's fully feathers, so NOT Switch's baby. Probably Polly, the hatchery NH.

And one of Puppy's babies was also wandering around, unfettered - looks exactly like daddy.

Since I've been home, the final OE egg hatched (in the bag), I rescued the "Switch" chick in a solo bag (miserable little thing), and moved it and Puppy's baby into the brooder. All babies have colored leg bands - I'll have to check/swap out in a couple days (no time to finesse a larger diameter, so they will grow out of them a bit sooner). The last OE chick is drying off right now, and three of the four remaining Puppy eggs has pipped. I hate opening the 'bator when eggs have pipped, but these chicks were struggling in the net bags - hoping they'll be ok. (they also got rolled all over creation).

Here's the first chick to wander out to see me:

 

[jwlpoultry]

1 bronze hen, 1 Narrangsett hen, 1 blue slate hen, 1 royal palm hen, 1 lavender hen, 2 that are buff/sweet grass/pencilled and then I have a pair of red slates. And I am looking into getting a new tom.

How do you tell which ones are which? I know I have 1 big male tom - but i'm not 100% sure on my red ones.

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This is my big tom - when he's relaxed, his snood hangs down WAY down his face. LOL It's like a little weenie. He sucks it up when he's stressed, and when he's calm, it hangs down. It's the funniest thing to watch. ^.^

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TRying to find pictures of them - here, you can see our female slate hen, compared to our boy.... If I compare the red ones, they aree more "henlike" these days, but I'm not 100% sure.

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I knew I had 1 tom and then as the others got older I compare with him and pick out hens and toms. And I agree with you yours looks hen like

 

[meltel]

I had a surprisingly good goose hatch. 6/13 after they were lost in the mail for a week during the Christmas rush. The babies are are settling in and learning to eat and drink. I will take pics later when I can take them out to play tomorrow when the other pets can be contained

2 are pure sebbies and the other 4 are 75%/25% sebbie/toulouse. Can't wait to see how they grow out but love them as babies!!!

 

[kajira]

I had a surprisingly good goose hatch. 6/13 after they were lost in the mail for a week during the Christmas rush. The babies are are settling in and learning to eat and drink. I will take pics later when I can take them out to play tomorrow when the other pets can be contained

2 are pure sebbies and the other 4 are 75%/25% sebbie/toulouse. Can't wait to see how they grow out but love them as babies!!!

PICS MEL!!! I DEMAND PICS

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I had a surprisingly good goose hatch. 6/13 after they were lost in the mail for a week during the Christmas rush. The babies are are settling in and learning to eat and drink. I will take pics later when I can take them out to play tomorrow when the other pets can be contained

2 are pure sebbies and the other 4 are 75%/25% sebbie/toulouse. Can't wait to see how they grow out but love them as babies!!!

Fantastic!!!

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[meltel]

 

[meltel]

It's so cute teaching them to eat off your finger

One of them is very tiny and was shrink wrapped pretty good-hoping it makes it ok. Or maybe the others are just really fat already