July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

[Vantic]

The father is a Dominique and the mother a Production Blue. So 'silver' is technically not in their genes I suppose. But still pretty!

Interesting, must be mom's non-dominate gene. Thanks for sharing. Are production blues a blue egg layer? Maybe made an Easter egger...

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Interesting, must be mom's non-dominate gene. Thanks for sharing. Are production blues a blue egg layer? Maybe made an Easter egger...

Production Blues lay light brown eggs, so unfortunately nothing interesting here. The chick when she grows up (if she is a she), will lay light brown eggs as well.

 

[Amyloo]

Yay I have duckies!!!
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had one that internally pipped, and then instead of externally pipping, shoved itself into the air cell and died. but these 5 are ok, with just the magpie egg left in the incubator working on hatching. The one blue with its mouth open looks like it has a malformed, blind eye, but all things considered, I’m counting this hatch a success so far. 7/7 made it to lockdown, and looks like 6/7 will hatch, so...

Glad to see im not the only one that takes photos of her chicks/ducklings on the bed lo, my friends think I'm nuts!

 

[Trisseh]

Glad to see im not the only one that takes photos of her chicks/ducklings on the bed lo, my friends think I'm nuts!

Haha, the first thing I get from family when I show pictures like these is “they’re going to poop on there!” xD
But my brooder is in my bedroom, pretty much beside my bed so it’s the logical place for their photoshoot, in my mind. I also find they panic less when I set them there to take pics of them. Don’t know why.

 

[FortCluck]

Haha, the first thing I get from family when I show pictures like these is “they’re going to poop on there!” xD
But my brooder is in my bedroom, pretty much beside my bed so it’s the logical place for their photoshoot, in my mind. I also find they panic less when I set them there to take pics of them. Don’t know why.

My quail would book it if I put them on the bed crazy little monsters

 

[kelseyk]

This morning: 1 little bantam still absorbing veins, still nothing from the last 2 bantam eggs. 2 Blue Birchen Marans externally pipped.

 

[Trisseh]

My quail would book it if I put them on the bed crazy little monsters

Lol, mine didn’t go too crazy, they just climbed the mountain of throw pillows and hid behind them. xD I find the ducklings are the worst for flinging themselves in any direction at any time. Lol.
Speaking of ducklings... my magpie finally hatched!

 

[CindyinSD]

Lol, mine didn’t go too crazy, they just climbed the mountain of throw pillows and hid behind them. xD I find the ducklings are the worst for flinging themselves in any direction at any time. Lol.
Speaking of ducklings... my magpie finally hatched!View attachment 2271882

Are you gonna teach it to talk? Or do you need some special permit to keep it?

 

[Oldhallchicks]

Lol, mine didn’t go too crazy, they just climbed the mountain of throw pillows and hid behind them. xD I find the ducklings are the worst for flinging themselves in any direction at any time. Lol.
Speaking of ducklings... my magpie finally hatched!View attachment 2271882

cute! What were the other breeds? We’re hatching runners in August!

 

[kelseyk]

5/6 assorted bantams. #6 is still absorbing veins....it's been like 30 hours or so.

2 Mille Fleur d'Uccle

1 Olandsk Dwarf

1 Duckwing Phoenix

1 Pyncheon