JANUARY 2015 Hatch-A-Long

[Renee572]

Oh Renee...I am sooooo sad for you.    That really sucks that  she cooked the babies.  That's why I bought that brinsea ecobrooder because I think I cooked my first chick with that heat lamp too...     

You know this means you need to get hatching again!

thanks. I think if she had them in the house the heat lamp wouldn't have killed them but with the heat lamp and the warm day it was just too much. I'm not sure I will hatch again for a while. At least not until I am fully set up to handle a large amount of chicks. I'd rather them stay at my house the entire time next time.

I am Sorry Renee that this happen. Once the "Milk" is spilt or the Jar is broken---there is nothing you can do but Learn and Go Forward. For about $10 and a few minutes, the heat light thing would  not have happened. I am Glad you are looking on the Bright side!!

Thanks. Yup lesson learned, the hard way but it was learned. It wasn't a total lose so I'm moving forward.

That is terribly sad! I'm so sorry! I cry for days when I lose one chick. So sorry. Many hugs! Many hugs for your neighbor, too.

thanks. My neighbors daughter is actually taking it the hardest I think. She has such a sweet heart and she didn't want to give up on that 6th one.

Good luck with the remaining 5 Renee. Do you have access to more Sicilian Buttercup eggs to incubate? I have one, a roo and he is currently ill, but he has been such a nice roo.I would like more Buttercups.

yes I could probably get some more Sicilian buttercup eggs. I don't know that I'll hatch again for a while though. Maybe I'll wait and see what these 5 chicks turn out to be. If they are all roosters then maybe we'll try again.

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

thanks. I think if she had them in the house the heat lamp wouldn't have killed them but with the heat lamp and the warm day it was just too much. I'm not sure I will hatch again for a while. At least not until I am fully set up to handle a large amount of chicks. I'd rather them stay at my house the entire time next time.
Thanks. Yup lesson learned, the hard way but it was learned. It wasn't a total lose so I'm moving forward.
thanks. My neighbors daughter is actually taking it the hardest I think. She has such a sweet heart and she didn't want to give up on that 6th one.

yes I could probably get some more Sicilian buttercup eggs. I don't know that I'll hatch again for a while though. Maybe I'll wait and see what these 5 chicks turn out to be. If they are all roosters then maybe we'll try again.

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

Your welcome honey, enjoy the 5 little ones you have and you will know when you are ready for more. Give the little girl next door a extra hug for me, bless her little heart.

 

[Renee572]

Here's my fantastic 5 enjoying their freedom and my huge weeds!

My poor babies though, see their purple backs (4 out of 5).

How cool is this one though...

And my one remaining polish/silkie

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Here's my fantastic 5 enjoying their freedom and my huge weeds!

My poor babies though, see their purple backs (4 out of 5).

How cool is this one though...

And my one remaining polish/silkie

Love your chick picture enjoying the outdoors. I would love to see some green weeds. Even though we have had a light winter, it just seems really long for me this year.

 

[Purpletie3]

Those are great pics Renee! I am glad that they are enjoying their environment! So sorry about your other lil ones. How's hubby doing with your new coop?

 

[Renee572]

Those are great pics Renee! I am glad that they are enjoying their environment!  So sorry about your  other lil ones.  How's hubby doing with your new coop?

They loved the little time they got outside, they were dust bathing and eating away at the weeds. They have already ventured further in my yard than the 2 bigger chicks have. We have the frame done and the back on. It's coming along, it's tough to work on it during the week since hubby works all day but hopefully we can have it finished on Saturday and move the chicks in. They aren't using the heat lamp during the day anymore since Sunday so I think they will be fine in the coop and then we'll have the heat lamp on them at night.

I'm anxious to have them in my backyard now so I hope we can get it done Saturday. Plus I'm sure the 2 bigger chicks would love the extra space, they are getting too big for that dog crate. I have been letting them free range in the morning then I put them in the cage and let the big girls out. I'm not sure the big girls are happy with the situation but they will survive!

How are your babies doing? Any more crowing?

 

[Renee572]

Love your chick picture enjoying the outdoors. I would love to see some green weeds. Even though we have had a light winter, it just seems really long for me this year.

thanks. They were loving it, I wish I had more time to let them explore longer today but I don't trust just letting them roam without me being right there. Don't wanna lose these 5.

I'm not sure what a long winter is like, honestly we probably had about a week of a "winter". We have LONG summers. It's already in the 80s here, I'm not complaining because in a couple months we will probably be in the 100s and I'll have to freeze water bottles to keep my girls cool.

How are your babies doing?

 

[Purpletie3]

 

[Purpletie3]

Thought I would cool you down a lil... Here's my driveway...our snowpile is almost as high as the truck...and my hutch has about a foot of snow on the outside of it. Forget about the run...

Everyone is doing ok. I did lose 3 chicks from my silkie/orp hatch. I had another hatch last week and it went well...little beliums and hamburg and some auction chicks. Very cute lil bunch...like 12. They are all looking healthy and good!

I have a whole litter due on Valentine's Day and then the ones I am most excited about are due next week...some Svart Hona chicks. First round the post office got me the overnight package in 3 days instead of one and the eggs just near froze. Very very sad.

So, things are very busy here...I am back at school teaching two classes this semester and taking one. So much for retirement.

I am glad your chicks are doing well. Is their back healing now? Could it have been from being too hot too? Was it mostly those chicks that survived?

 

[HerbGir1972]

We posted our 2 picks to keep from our January hatch. And our December hatch keeper at our page
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