Hi! New chicken family here!

[Spaeth-chicks]

Hello, I’m new to actually joining this site, but I’ve been reading some of the forums for a while now. My son and I just recently hatched 7 out of 12 eggs in our homemade incubator on May 1st. They’re adorable fluffy little mixed breed chicks that we hatched from eggs given to us from our friends flock. We’re loving the experience so far. Here are some photos of a few of them.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Best Wishes!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Chat with other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Make yourself at home and enjoy the forums.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Congratulations on the successful hatch! What are your plans for the cockerels?

 

[drumstick diva]

So glad you joined us at Backyard Chickens. Hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

 

[featherhead007]

 

[Spaeth-chicks]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Congratulations on the successful hatch! What are your plans for the cockerels?

I’m not sure yet how many out of the 7 chicks are cockerels. I’m anxiously waiting to find out. We are 99% sure of one of them, and I suspect two others. I have a friend that will take one for their flock. I think as long as they get along, I would happily keep two, and we’ll have to get some more girls to balance things out. If we end up with more than three we’ll have to find nice homes for the rest. We’re growing so attached to all of them, that part is going to be really hard. They will be our pets. We won’t be eating any of them

 

[Kale the Quail]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[sourland]

Congratulations on the hatch, and welcome to BYC.

 

[N F C]

Congrats on the hatch and thanks for sharing pictures!