Hobbit town is waiting for baby chicks in 9 days?!

[LadiesAndJane]

Do you have photos? I like to see them.

Do I have photos? You are asking the right person, I have more photos of my chickens than I do of my children.

 

[Flat Earth]

I think the reason for more photos of chicks, is the kids are camera shy? Wow impressive bunch of chicks! My yard is a swamp, so i have to keep birds that can handle wet and muddy, and birds with feather legs, i wanted a silkie mix with a blue egger.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I think the reason for more photos of chicks, is the kids are camera shy? Wow impressive bunch of chicks! My yard is a swamp, so i have to keep birds that can handle wet and muddy, and birds with feather legs, i wanted a silkie mix with a blue egger.

The little dark colored chick is an olive egger/silkie cross. Hoping she lays green eggs like her mama.

 

[Flat Earth]

The little dark colored chick is an olive egger/silkie cross. Hoping she lays green eggs like her mama.

I was thinking you had a mix silkie!

 

[Sheepheart]

I see you have times written on some of your eggs as well as numbers, I’m very intrigued, is the time to help keep track of where it is on rotation?

 

[Flat Earth]

I see you have times written on some of your eggs as well as numbers, I’m very intrigued, is the time to help keep track of where it is on rotation?

Time of when i placed in the incubator, and what side the chick started. Then i be able to place the eggs, when i start the lock down.

 

[Sheepheart]

Time of when i placed in the incubator, and what side the chick started. Then i be able to place the eggs, when i start the lock down.

Ahh, i see! That would make things easier to keep track of.

 

[Flat Earth]

Today the 10th, 4 eggs are now in lock down.
2nd incubator of 19 eggs will lock down on the 15th
3rd Incubator with 7 eggs will be on lock down on the 20th.

At this time of 30 eggs, they are all alive.

 

[Flat Earth]

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[UThobbyfarmer]

Yes, chickens can get expensive, if you have too many. I have 12 right now and seems to be a good number, always have eggs and not too many to remember all their names!

That's my sweet spot as well. 12-15 adult birds. +/- a pen of grow outs or meat birds but everyone knows those don't count.