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[3Dchicken]

Went out this morning to get the coop ready for the nasty weather coming in, went in to gather any eggs. Didn't figure any would be out there, most are usually laid between 10-12 in the morning, well the broody was on her eggs, the big rir was in her nest sitting on her head!! Next to her my "bella" my little wy was laying her egg. The wy finally finished-hopped out. The RIR was still sitting on the other wy-broody, alice was pecking the snot out of Louise, Louise was squawking her head off. I pick up Louise, and Alice to see if Alice was sitting on any new eggs, she wasn't. Well I went ahead and put the RIR-louise back in the favorite box to finish laying. Well Alice hopped down thought she would want a bite to eat and a drink-NOPE, right back to the nest, under Louise pecking the mess out of her. So I picked up Louise and when I did-plop her egg went, but I caught it.

All the while my leghorns while holding alice and louise are fighting to get in the box, my polish are trying to find a spot in the box too. Alice coming unglued seeing others in her nest.

MAYHAM!!! Crazy girls!!! The boys are circling my legs trying to see what the fuss was about. My cochins were ticked because they didn't get any snuggles this morning, gave me the evil eye!!!

Good Gravy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XD

 

[inthesticks]

Went out this morning to get the coop ready for the nasty weather coming in, went in to gather any eggs. Didn't figure any would be out there, most are usually laid between 10-12 in the morning, well the broody was on her eggs, the big rir was in her nest sitting on her head!! Next to her my "bella" my little wy was laying her egg. The wy finally finished-hopped out. The RIR was still sitting on the other wy-broody, alice was pecking the snot out of Louise, Louise was squawking her head off. I pick up Louise, and Alice to see if Alice was sitting on any new eggs, she wasn't. Well I went ahead and put the RIR-louise back in the favorite box to finish laying. Well Alice hopped down thought she would want a bite to eat and a drink-NOPE, right back to the nest, under Louise pecking the mess out of her. So I picked up Louise and when I did-plop her egg went, but I caught it.

All the while my leghorns while holding alice and louise are fighting to get in the box, my polish are trying to find a spot in the box too. Alice coming unglued seeing others in her nest.

MAYHAM!!! Crazy girls!!! The boys are circling my legs trying to see what the fuss was about. My cochins were ticked because they didn't get any snuggles this morning, gave me the evil eye!!!

Good Gravy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Crazy egg poppers!!!! That was like the ladies this morning over here!!! 2 stuffed themselves into a milk crate a 3rd waiting right outside it- a jb & a NH stuffed into another tight nest area, 1 in the coop, 2 in a barrel & 5 chickens all standing in their feed tub squawking at each other to move!!! it's only a 20" by 10" tub silly birds. When it snowed the dang roosters tried to take over the nesting spots - that sure didn't last long.

Well, over the last 24 hours I've had 13 hatch! All silkies!

Out of those 13, 10 are catdance silkies. 3 are my own. One of them looks quite interesting, its parents are buff and black, and it hatched out black with gold around its eyes. Like eyeliner Really beautiful though!

Those catdance chicks are gorgeous! Lovely coloring. If anyone was ever thinking about getting some, do it. Their quality is not exaggerated, they are wondeful.
I will take some pictures soon, but right now some are in my brinsea hatching or just hatched, some are in my little giant drying up, and some are in the brooder. But when they are finally all together, I'm going to go nuts on pictures!

Hoooorray for silkie babies!! can't wait for those fluffy photos

 

[ceocka]

Not too much longer to wait! As soon as the rest of these eggs hatch I will be setting back up right away w/ over a dzn quail & over a dzn JB eggs. The coturnix start laying around 6 wks old too so they are fast little growers. here are the collected eggs so far - in the middle is a jb egg & one of my EEs. At least 1 of the 3 lay eggs w/ a greenish tint on the inside of the shell. They are really good w/ the laying, & they have really short molting periods!! Mine just went thru a molt & only stopped for 10days e

Beautiful eggs! So jealous

 

[ceocka]

Congrats on everyone new babies. I am on day 8 and a nice lady in town just have me 7 sea brights eggs to hatch! I am so excited

 

[3Dchicken]

Do you think this chick is a boy or girl? She's two months and a week old, and is half white leghorn, half production red.


These are the eggs I'm incubating right now! One of them I know comes from an easter egger hen, and most of them should be delawares. Some might be barred rocks, RIR, or ameraucauna eggs. The person who gave them to me said that some of them are from breeds she doesn't even know the names of. So interesting. I think all the chickens are from the same coop, so some of these are definitely mixes of these breeds. Should be interesting!


:3

they are at day three.

one egg on a shelf on the side. I candled it and it's alive!

Another egg on another shelf. it's alive too.

A shot of the inside of my incubator. The wires block off the water reservoirs from the eggs so when they go into lock down, the chicks won't drown. (I learned this from my last incubating experience.)

I put a sign on the outside saying not to candle them, because I am so easily tempted to do it. (who isn't??!!) There is a heat lamp on the outside of it because my room is quite cold 'cause there's a winter storm going on outside.

 

[3Dchicken]

Congrats on everyone new babies. I am on day 8 and a nice lady in town just have me 7 sea brights eggs to hatch! I am so excited

 

[Aschenfire]

My first baby hatched from this setting. AF Minion, the cutest ever Serama chick

 

[3Dchicken]

My first baby hatched from this setting. AF Minion, the cutest ever Serama chick

AHHHH! *dies from cuteness overload*

 

[PugBug]

Went out this morning to get the coop ready for the nasty weather coming in, went in to gather any eggs. Didn't figure any would be out there, most are usually laid between 10-12 in the morning, well the broody was on her eggs, the big rir was in her nest sitting on her head!! Next to her my "bella" my little wy was laying her egg. The wy finally finished-hopped out. The RIR was still sitting on the other wy-broody, alice was pecking the snot out of Louise, Louise was squawking her head off. I pick up Louise, and Alice to see if Alice was sitting on any new eggs, she wasn't. Well I went ahead and put the RIR-louise back in the favorite box to finish laying. Well Alice hopped down thought she would want a bite to eat and a drink-NOPE, right back to the nest, under Louise pecking the mess out of her. So I picked up Louise and when I did-plop her egg went, but I caught it.

All the while my leghorns while holding alice and louise are fighting to get in the box, my polish are trying to find a spot in the box too. Alice coming unglued seeing others in her nest.

MAYHAM!!! Crazy girls!!! The boys are circling my legs trying to see what the fuss was about. My cochins were ticked because they didn't get any snuggles this morning, gave me the evil eye!!!

Good Gravy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[PugBug]

Well, over the last 24 hours I've had 13 hatch! All silkies!

Out of those 13, 10 are catdance silkies. 3 are my own. One of them looks quite interesting, its parents are buff and black, and it hatched out black with gold around its eyes. Like eyeliner Really beautiful though!

Those catdance chicks are gorgeous! Lovely coloring. If anyone was ever thinking about getting some, do it. Their quality is not exaggerated, they are wondeful.
I will take some pictures soon, but right now some are in my brinsea hatching or just hatched, some are in my little giant drying up, and some are in the brooder. But when they are finally all together, I'm going to go nuts on pictures!

So glad your having a good hatch! I've been thinking about the catdance since I learned about them from you- waiting to see how yours turn out