We wanted one last hoorah as we go into the autumn and stop hatching until next spring. Most likely. Probably. (My husband is an enabler. We're building more coops, got an extra new brooder... 
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The naming theme is Fall/Autumn or Winter themed. (Avalanche, Flurry, Pumpkin, Samhain, Leaf, Chestnut, Eggnog, Turkey, etc.) So there's a very wide variety of possible names here!
1-2 claims a person for now to cheer on/name so there's plenty of chances in case folks join the hatchalong late please! If we get further along and there's ones without names, I'll definitely let people suggest/claim additional ones, especially if their egg didn't develop or they hadn't joined previously. I love seeing everyone's ideas!
So what do we have in these eggs? Another fun variety!
We've got Sumatras, Seramas, and Silkies! Wahoo! The Seramas and Silkies could be a huge variety of colors. Sumatras will be Blue/Black/Splash! None have been candled yet of course, so fingers crossed we get a good turnout. The Seramas were in the mail for 7 days, so I'm a LITTLE nervous about how they'll do, but we're trying regardless! As for the Silkies... one simply does not get a buy 12 get 12 free deal and not take it. )The naming theme is Fall/Autumn or Winter themed. (Avalanche, Flurry, Pumpkin, Samhain, Leaf, Chestnut, Eggnog, Turkey, etc.) So there's a very wide variety of possible names here!
1-2 claims a person for now to cheer on/name so there's plenty of chances in case folks join the hatchalong late please! If we get further along and there's ones without names, I'll definitely let people suggest/claim additional ones, especially if their egg didn't develop or they hadn't joined previously. I love seeing everyone's ideas!
So what do we have in these eggs? Another fun variety!
Forgive all the pics. Since some had already started to incubate, I didn't want to pull them out long enough to organize.
Batch A: Set 8/6, lockdown 8/21, hatch date 8/24
Batch B: Set 8/7, lockdown late 8/21, hatch date 8/24
^ (These are the Seramas so I'm giving an extra day for lockdown JUST in case) ^
Batch C: Set 8/9, lockdown 8/27, hatch date 8/30
Color marks: Batch A is purple + red, Batch B is no color/black, Batch C is blue.
- Sumatra:
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- Sumatra: Blizzard (claimed by ClickityChick123)
- Sumatra: Jack Frost (claimed by FrostRanger)
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- Serama: Ice (claimed by FrostRanger)
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- Serama: Jack-o-Lantern (Jack/Jackie) (claimed by GodLovesU)
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- Sumatra: Mistletoe (claimed by BoundlessLove)
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- Silkie: Cornucopia (claimed by BoundlessLove)
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- Silkie: Chestnut (claimed by ClickityChick123)
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The Sumatras are extra important to us. Kiddo had fallen in love with a chick who just was not growing, a black Sumatra. At a month old, he'd only grown some of his wing feathers in. Despite the vitamin regiments, extra quality food, and private feeding sessions curled up warm to make sure his crop never went empty, he passed away at a little over a month old. Kiddo was devastated to lose "Oreo." He has been so very responsible with the chickens. He's helped feed them, collect eggs (well, the daily egg), he's helped alert me when one's in need of medical attention if he notices before I do (rare that we have that issue, but it's so wonderful he keeps an eye out), he's helped change the brooders and coops, and has even helped us build our huge coops without complaining. He asked if we could get "another Sumatra" because he missed Oreo. I ran to find Sumatra eggs, and found a breeder who keeps show quality Sumatras and clearly loves his birds. It was a win-win, as we want to do our best to support breeders now that we're another foot into our chicken journey, especially ones that clearly care about their chickens and them getting the best of care. I was able to secure them, and they got here quickly and with lots of extras! So our hope is that we get at least a few of these to hatch, especially a black one, so kiddo can have "his very own" Sumatra to love on and potentially even take to shows if he gets interested.
Thanks for joining!
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How eggciting! Got y'all down!
