february hatch along

[aliciaplus3]

I juse realized I goofed up and didn't get pics before my friend picked up the chicks and turkey poult...... I managed to hatch 11 out of 21 that went into lockdown but one chick kept turtling on me and didn't make it. I managed to help the one turkey poult out of the egg..... it was alive when my friend took it home. It was still in rest mode, it just wanted to lay there on its side, my last poult did that for over 24 hours after hatch and then it slowly came around and is fine now at 2 months.... lol

 

[gimmie birdies]

we are going to lose power again!

 

[ChxLadyCass]

we are going to lose power again!

Oh man! Have you found a solution to keep the babies warm? Maybe you just need to snuggle each one That sounds like a great way to spend the day!

 

[gimmie birdies]

The chicken bible "Hatcing &brooding your own chicks" says to let them get cold and heat them up later, going dormant is better than letting them develop at the wrong temp, she says 12 hrs w/o power will delay the hatch, and 18 hrs will play with the percentage of hatch but will not kill'm.
Luckily the power hasn't been out for very long, and is not currently out, but I do see brown outs happening. (lights flickering).

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

we are going to lose power again!

That is just harsh!!!! Sorry you are having to endure that!

 

[gimmie birdies]

Okay so far

 

[WthrLady]

Here are the babies!

View attachment 1280193 View attachment 1280194 View attachment 1280195 View attachment 1280196 View attachment 1280197 View attachment 1280199 View attachment 1280201 View attachment 1280203

French Maran babies?!

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

French Maran babies?!

Good guess, their daddy is a Blue Copper Marans! The Mom's are a Blue Ameraucana, an Olive Egger (Black Copper MaransXAmeraucana) and the last Mom is an Opringting mix?...she was a gift from my sister in law who received her for chicken sitting. She lays a pretty pink egg.

 

[gimmie birdies]

My chicks I hatched last month still think I am a gross monster, but they like the food I bring them. I guess it is like my dog, the second you set it down he forgets who gave it to him... "Grrr".

 

[9chickenwhisperer]

11 Hatched this week!!
<<this is my ee glw cross hope its a hen!!