June Hatch a Long

[el pollo rey]

Woke up this morning and brooder room door was left open all night. ( son forgot to close it ) missing about 30 chicks and one turkey. Ugh. I am so upset. Why me?

. What ? Where on earth have they gone ?

 

[Amykins]

Woke up this morning and brooder room door was left open all night. ( son forgot to close it ) missing about 30 chicks and one turkey. Ugh. I am so upset. Why me?

WHAT?! How does someone forget to close that? That's horrible! Oh Ceo, I'm so sorry...what did your son have to say for himself?

 

[el pollo rey]

WELL ,,,,, how long ya gonna keep us hangin jac , what did you decide to go with the suspense is killing me down here lol

 

[el pollo rey]

WHAT?!  How does someone forget to close that? That's horrible! Oh Ceo, I'm so sorry...what did your son have to say for himself?

Kids ya gotta luv um !

 

[chickydee64]

Good old Chicken Math.

I started with 5 cornish chicks this March. 4 of the 5 were boys. Rehomed the boys, kept the girl.

I hatched 8 chicks the last week of March. 6 of the 8 were boys. I kept one boy and 1 girl. I rehomed the rest.

I got 5 Light Sussex. 4 out of 5 are boys...again. Im going to make meat out of 3 of the boys, keep one boy and one girl.

I got 6 australorp chicks. 2 out of 6 were boys. 2 of the girls were so neurotic i gave up trying to tame them and rehomed them with one of the boys. Now I have 3 Australorp chicks.

I got 5 Buff Orpingtons....Judging the shape of the bodies (4 are long and narrow, one is short and round), 4 are boys, 1 is a girl. I still havent decided what to do with the boys yet...they are so friendly!!.

I ordered and received 10 meat birds and 2 brown egg layers.

Im now at 31 chickens, 3 of which are adults.

I have 4 eggs in the incubator set to hatch Monday.

Is there a cure for Chicken Math?

Is there a cure for chickens math????????????? NO!!!!!!!!!!

 

[hokankai]

And here's the end result! A beautiful silver drake!!!



And his parents

 

[Alibabe]

to those that have lost chicks, eggs and had a bad hatch.

I am now on day 7 and need to candle my eggs. I just have to wait until it gets a bit darker so I can see better

Question - do you have to candle or can you just leave them till day 21, just curious.

 

[Alibabe]

And here's the end result! A beautiful silver drake!!!



And his parents

They are beautiful, definite eye candy, congrats on the new baby

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

Ceo Had the same thing happen about 2 weeks back. Luckily all my birds stayed in the breeding/brooding house. Or really close to it. And its rather open aired. Any come back or could something have gotten them once outside?

JNJ will prolly tell us AFTER they hatch EL LOL

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Checked Mama guinea again today.Still no pip action. But calmed down when I candled those 9 in bator. Theres 2 really active eggs in bator yet so its not really time to worry. 1 early guy is out and about, just a little unsteady on his feet yet. Looks like he was a 3 day scout at least.

Did my location swaps last nite. Only 1 BO hen was cranky and she calmed down. So next week I will have BR and BO crossed with SLC to add to bator. A project me and oldest daughter planning for her FFA/AG class. Bring on the broody babies.

Other eggs due later this month all look to be progressing well. Now to count out hatch date for newest duck setting. Is there a july hatch yet? JNJ will see you there LOL

 

[misschickenlittle]

WHAT?!  How does someone forget to close that? That's horrible! Oh Ceo, I'm so sorry...what did your son have to say for himself?

I've done it myself... Get busy and busy them go to bed only to realize I gorgot to lock up the night before...

Or come home from work to find the ones I let out have been joined by the ones I didn't (or I thought I didn't) let out... Faulty brains I guess.