HALLOWEEN Hatch-a-Long 2016 w/ Hosts, Mike, Sally & BantyChooks

[OneMountainAcres]

Well, I was going to hatch some CCL for the hatch a long but my girls stopped laying and today, I lost my roo I have my lavender ameraucanas seperated now. The girls are young and haven't started laying yet but combs are red and they should be starting very soon. Hopefully, with any luck, they'll start laying in the next couple weeks and maybe I'll get to hatch some for October. I'm thinking of seperating my silkies too but we'll see. Now, I need to find a new CCL roo. That will seriously teach me not to have a backup :/ He was a handsome and sweet boy and will be missed.

 

[BlueBaby]

Well, I was going to hatch some CCL for the hatch a long but my girls stopped laying and today, I lost my roo

I have my lavender ameraucanas seperated now. The girls are young and haven't started laying yet but combs are red and they should be starting very soon. Hopefully, with any luck, they'll start laying in the next couple weeks and maybe I'll get to hatch some for October. I'm thinking of seperating my silkies too but we'll see. Now, I need to find a new CCL roo. That will seriously teach me not to have a backup

He was a handsome and sweet boy and will be missed.

Sorry to hear of your loss of your roo, but maybe someone else up there in your area might have a spare roo of the breed that they might let go?

 

[BlueBaby]

Oh, my! That cup isn't big enough for that coffee. You'd better try a bucket!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Sorry to hear of your loss of your roo, but maybe someone else up there in your area might have a spare roo of the breed that they might let go?

Thank you. I did post a couple ads so we'll see what I can find.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Good morning all! I candled 25 eggs last night and it appears my roos that were hanging out in the silkie pen were not playing with the girls.... All silkie eggs seem clear. I have 1 egg, that was super old, from back when we had roosters running around, and it's developing. So, I left them all in, but I'm only expecting 1 to hatch....

oh no!!! what a bummer!!! sorry Kathy!!

SS!!

Oh yeah...totally in da

Oh my gosh!!! You guys are evil enablers!!!! EVIL I say!!!

You want me to incubate more of these cute critters???



These are just what's in my incubator this morning. (At least it looks like mostly females)
And that's not counting the 15 chickies in boxes or the ones I have in the outdoor brooder...

The logistics of the whole scheme would be almost criminal.
I'd have to overwinter. SO tempting...

BUT still considering.
I'm crazy enough to do it.

How cute!!! whut in that basket of lils?
SET ALL EGGS
SET ALL EGGS
SET ALL EGGS
SET ALL EGGS
SET ALL EGGS
SET ALL EGGS
SET ALL EGGS
or give them away to be a wonderful enabler like me muwahhahhaaa

No. I still have eggs hatching. Like right now. As we speak.
I should clean the chick fuzz out of it.

I was going to do it when I was done this batch...but now

Told my husband that you guys were telling me to set ALL THE EGGS!
He said...no, no, don't hatch all the eggs.

He's afraid I might end up with too many.
I mean, what's 200 or so chickens, right?

Ooh...wanted to say it's fantastic to see all the familiar faces and equally fantastic to see all the new people!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, I was going to hatch some CCL for the hatch a long but my girls stopped laying and today, I lost my roo

I have my lavender ameraucanas seperated now. The girls are young and haven't started laying yet but combs are red and they should be starting very soon. Hopefully, with any luck, they'll start laying in the next couple weeks and maybe I'll get to hatch some for October. I'm thinking of seperating my silkies too but we'll see. Now, I need to find a new CCL roo. That will seriously teach me not to have a backup

He was a handsome and sweet boy and will be missed.

oh no, so sorry Jess poor guy

 

[chickendreams24]

Darn just looked you're in PA wish you were closer. I'm in WI and my local Craigslist has two or three CL cockerals for sale.

 

[chickendreams24]

Our little early bird was out yesterday morning. It's super cute and was a really fast hatcher. Not sure on color and it is either not pure silkie or not good quality as it only has four toes whoch isn't a big deal to me but after hatch it had a clearly defined comb. I'm thinking boy probably. Poor baby is all alone for several days. It would be too cold in our house without a heat lamp and the cats would go nuts. It's hanging out in a large strawberry container in the bator. Hopefully the hatch will go a little early.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Well, I was going to hatch some CCL for the hatch a long but my girls stopped laying and today, I lost my roo

I have my lavender ameraucanas seperated now. The girls are young and haven't started laying yet but combs are red and they should be starting very soon. Hopefully, with any luck, they'll start laying in the next couple weeks and maybe I'll get to hatch some for October. I'm thinking of seperating my silkies too but we'll see. Now, I need to find a new CCL roo. That will seriously teach me not to have a backup

He was a handsome and sweet boy and will be missed.

sorry to hear that, he was a handsome boy

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Our little early bird was out yesterday morning. It's super cute and was a really fast hatcher. Not sure on color and it is either not pure silkie or not good quality as it only has four toes whoch isn't a big deal to me but after hatch it had a clearly defined comb. I'm thinking boy probably. Poor baby is all alone for several days. It would be too cold in our house without a heat lamp and the cats would go nuts. It's hanging out in a large strawberry container in the bator. Hopefully the hatch will go a little early.

hopefully its cheeping will encourage the others