INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[vickichicki]

I just realized that I won't have eggs to sit in my incubator for a while.  I have a couple of different sets of eggs in an incubator the last of which will hopefully hatch by July 11th.  Then it is looking like it will be at least the middle of September before I have a rooster that will produce fertile eggs.   

I guess now is the time to start planning how many chickens I want to keep for winter and when to hatch out the chicks I want to start laying next spring.   

Does this meani can rent space in your incubator? Haha

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Yesterday I put eggs in the incubator.BBS bantam ameraucana eggs that I got from littleameraucanamom(thanks again). They should hatch somewhere around the 13-14th of july. I wish I would of set some eggs so that they would hatch on july 4th so that I could of had 4th of july babies.O well.

And I have a question.Has anyone ever had an incubator catch on fire or start a fire?I have mine plugged into a surge protector.I havent had one catch on fire and mine works just fine, it is just something I have kind of always worried about.

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

Yesterday I put eggs in the incubator.BBS bantam ameraucana eggs that I got from littleameraucanamom(thanks again). They should hatch somewhere around the 13-14th of july. I wish I would of set some eggs so that they would hatch on july 4th so that I could of had 4th of july babies.O well.

And I have a question.Has anyone ever had an incubator catch on fire or start a fire?I have mine plugged into a surge protector.I havent had one catch on fire and mine works just fine, it is just something I have kind of always worried about.

Never heard of one catching fire before. But mine are plugged into surges also.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Never heard of one catching fire before. But mine are plugged into surges also.

Ok.I havent either, but a family member brought it to my attention and every since they mentioned I have worried about it.I will try to worry less lol.

 

[amwchickin]

Is anyone close to Dubois County (Southern Indiana) that is willing to give away / sell chicks yet? I had a horrific week of racoons getting most of my flock and I am down to 6 chickens. This is just not enough!! PM me with any info! Thanks!

 

[HouseKat]

Yesterday I put eggs in the incubator.BBS bantam ameraucana eggs that I got from littleameraucanamom(thanks again). They should hatch somewhere around the 13-14th of july. I wish I would of set some eggs so that they would hatch on july 4th so that I could of had 4th of july babies.O well.

FWIW, July 14th is Bastille Day, the French equivalent to our 4th of July.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

FWIW, July 14th is Bastille Day, the French equivalent to our 4th of July.

Cool, I will have some french 4th of july babies then!I never new that, I dont really research foreign holidays, but I am a history buff.

 

[hogster160]

Any ideas anyone? Been a rough day here.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/797079/pullet-limping-open-mouth-breathing#post_11497118

Thanks!

Deb

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Is anyone close to Dubois County (Southern Indiana) that is willing to give away / sell chicks yet? I had a horrific week of racoons getting most of my flock and I am down to 6 chickens. This is just not enough!! PM me with any info! Thanks!

Sorry about your loss.I hope you find someone selling chicks.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Day 2 of building is done--just 4 more cinderblocks and the bottom layer is done! I can already picture what it's going to look like!

Oh, and my babies are 6 weeks old as of yesterday!

Hika Ma the Easter-egger bantam:

Huka the silver Lakenvelder:

Ihi the golden Campine:

Marama the Egyptian Fayoumi:

Po baby the black Cochin bantam:

Rangi the Ancona:

Roha the Exchequer Leghorn:

Tiwhiri the light brown Leghorn: