June hatch-a-long!

[Ms Biddy]

I kind of figured from hatching, but I'm even more sure now, lol. Pretty sure I've got 7 frizzles and 3 smooth Seramas. The wing feathers are insane on some of them lol.

Like this one:
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Also, I've been keeping an eye on temperment and all and I'm thinking I've got at least 3 boys. That would leave 7 females. I am hoping to build a small coop/run village of sorts with a central run that's a bit bigger than the others so I can alternate which group gets to be out in the big run each day, but they'll have room in their own run to move around as I want the coops on stilts. Hoping I won't have to get rid of any of them, especially because there are no Serama breeders anywhere near me (closest one, where I got these, is 3 hour drive from me) and it'd be difficult to add to my flock as soon as I'd like.

One chick I am almost 100% positive is a boy. It has to have the best spots, puts the others in their places, is the bravest, and keeps a watchful eye out. Not to mention its comb already has a red tinge creeping up it (though I know sometimes females can have red combs earlier than others). This one is my full yellow one with a hint of gray in the feathers. I'm wondering if it will have some blue characteristics as some pictures from the breeder I got them from she had ones she called blues and the chicks were yellow with a gray tinge to the feathers and they grew up to have beautiful gray/blue feathers.

Anyway, I'm just rambling.

Congratulations, I can see why you're in love with your new babies!

 

[theuglyduckling]

I hope the first fatality was a mistake on her part and she does better with the new one. Going okay?

yes i think so far its going better than yesterday i havent gone back out to check because i want to let her do her thing but i might go check soon again.

 

[theuglyduckling]

 

[KittyCat13]

I candled my wyandotte eggs last night and 5 out of the 6 are fertile! Lost one of the warren eggs but the other 2 and the dorking egg are doing well and should hatch next Saturday all being well.

Sadly my cockerel, who is the chicks dad, is poorly at the moment he's got a really bad eye infection.

I took him to the vets yesterday and he had a long acting antibiotic injection, painkiller and has antibiotic eye drops so fingers crossed he gets better, he seems perkier today

 

[theuglyduckling]

I candled my wyandotte eggs last night and 5 out of the 6 are fertile! Lost one of the warren eggs but the other 2 and the dorking egg are doing well and should hatch next Saturday all being well.

Sadly my cockerel, who is the chicks dad, is poorly at the moment he's got a really bad eye infection.

I took him to the vets yesterday and he had a long acting antibiotic injection, painkiller and has antibiotic eye drops so fingers crossed he gets better, he seems perkier today

I bet he'll get better, chickens are strong creatures

 

[MadChickenMama]

Congratulations, I can see why you're in love with your new babies!

I'm so excited to see their colors as they get older. My all black one with the white dot on its head has little white spots on its wing feathers coming in. Guessing it'll be the black and white mottled color, which I love.

 

[Ms Biddy]

OMG!

 

[theuglyduckling]

I see a pip theres gonna be another hatch! Yay lol i now understand peoples excitement with hatching chicks

 

[Ms Biddy]

I didn't post this on hatch day but look what I found on my photo roll.

 

[theuglyduckling]

I didn't post this on hatch day but look what I found on my photo roll. View attachment 1439282

Awww i like the red one in the back