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

[Oldhallchicks]

Well it happened. I just happened to be in the area of a cute little duck hut/run and two 6 week old white campbell ducklings.

and SOMEHOW, ended up with 6 Indian runner duck eggs in the incubator.

I have a problem.

 

[FortCluck]

Well it happened. I just happened to be in the area of a cute little duck hut/run and two 6 week old white campbell ducklings.

and SOMEHOW, ended up with 6 Indian runner duck eggs in the incubator.

I have a problem.
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Do you have pics of that coop? It’s awesome!!!!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

I can't believe it's almost hatch day! Day 18 for shipped eggs (top of photo) and day 16 for local eggs (bottom of picture). I'll be waiting on lockdown until tomorrow. Since it's a slightly staggered hatch.

I've already pre culled these in my mind. From the brown local eggs I only want lavender chicks and no Ayam Cemani mixes (which most will be). I'll see what hatches from the specked olive eggs and possibly keep 1 of those.
From the shipped eggs I'll grow out all Silverudd's. They're my reason for this hatch. Then a few female chicks from the other breeds (55 Flowery, Marans, Barnevelder).

 

[FortCluck]

I have an internally pipped quail from my homegrown eggs! I cannot wait to see what it looks like!

 

[kelseyk]

Pretty sure the first 3 CCL to hatch are all cockerels...and boy are they getting rowdy in the hatcher. 1 more has hatched and another is zipping. I sure hope I get some pullets in this hatch. (Out of 9 you think I should...but 3 cockerels right off the bat. )

 

[kelseyk]

I had to take them out to the brooder. They were pecking at the new chicks too much.

 

[FortCluck]

I had to take them out to the brooder. They were pecking at the new chicks too much.
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Bad chicks they need a time out

 

[kelseyk]

While I was out at my broody house, I decided to take a pic of my older chicks from the July hatch. 3 blue silkies, 1 buff silkie, 1 salmon favorelle, and 2 speckled sussex.

I also took a pic of my sweet boy Elvis - he is a 1 year old Tolbunt Polish. He has the prettiest purple shimmer (more purple than green) to his black feathers!

 

[Oldhallchicks]

Do you have pics of that coop? It’s awesome!!!!

https://blog.homedepot.com/free-plans-for-an-awesome-chicken-coop/

The one in the picture is actually our chicken coop. My husband built it and it houses up to 12 chickens. He got the plans from Home Depot website! It’s really good and easy to clean, but we probably should have made the pop door slightly larger, but the front side drops down totally for cleaning.

I wanted a separate one with the ducks in the same run, so I picked up this one today (this pic is from the ad) and got the ducklings with it. I’m not putting the covered run on though. The ducks will just free range with the chickens.

Though I found one of my hens in there at bedtime.

 

[ShrekDawg]

There’s 4 babies now!! So precious! mama has her wings full though... she’s already got one slight wanderer and the others latching onto her eye lids