INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[runt325]

yep healthy birds

 

[BullChick]

O no,no! The BIOLOGICAL parents! The actual is YOU!

Thanks Kathy! It hurts only to look on them!

I think most of my chicks are progressing at a decent rate, though I can't help but wonder if the two little ones will ever catch up. Not that it matters, since they're two of five cockerels. I have 3 pullets from each of the two families, so I should be able to come up with a minimum of a breeding pair (per family) in the spring. I'd love to get two sets of trios, or even quads for breeding, but only time will tell how many will be selected for breeding. I have a good bit of time to see how they turn out, and they'll only be 11 weeks old in 3 days, but I'm bored so I'm going to post pics anyway...




"Runt"...


Runt's cockerel cousins tower over him. It doesn't bother him, though. What he lacks in size, he makes up for in spunk. He'll take on both of them at once...
He's not likely to ever catch up, and I have someone asking for a "rooster" to throw in with their barnyard birds.


Of course, no photo session would ever be complete without MC (Abi.) taking a siesta on my knee...



Any and all comments are welcome. I know they're young, but feel free to critique my birds... just to make sure I'm not wearing blinders and missing something.

I can't believe you let them play in your sandbox!

I have a dilemma, I leave to go out of town tomorrow but my chickens are on day 21 today. My question is if they hatch will they be okay in the incubator until Thursday or if its okay to transport the incubator to someone's house willing to look after them hatching until I come back Thursday? Advice please...

If you lower the temperature to 95* I believe it can be okay. The eggs should finish hatching okay, and the chicks will survive. BUT you would have to have plenty of water (with marbles to prevent drowning) and food inside. Honestly, it is better to bring the whole thing to a friend's house.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

She is on vacation so it may be awhile before she responds.You could try a PM.

Oh, thanks for informing me!

 

[shauntell79]

Oh, thanks for informing me!

I can't believe you let them play in your sandbox!


If you lower the temperature to 95* I believe it can be okay. The eggs should finish hatching okay, and the chicks will survive. BUT you would have to have plenty of water (with marbles to prevent drowning) and food inside. Honestly, it is better to bring the whole thing to a friend's house.

Well, I haven't begin to pip yet. Some blogs I've read said sometimes it takes up to 25 days for the the eggs to start to hatch. So I wasn't sure if I should just leave them. Thanks for the advice. This is my first time hatching eggs so don't want do something wrong. I wouldn't go on this trip but my son is homesick and ready to come home.

 

[hippiestink]

Replaced the broken waterer with two smaller ones. Also bought new food bowls for the birds. Today's been a good chicken day.

 

[BullChick]

Replaced the broken waterer with two smaller ones. Also bought new food bowls for the birds. Today's been a good chicken day.

 

[casportpony]

http://metro.co.uk/2011/06/08/the-goose-who-wears-a-pair-of-sandals-38149/

-Kathy

 

[runt325]

what did i miss

 

[BullChick]

 

[kwhites634]

Don't all talk at once