June Hatch a Long

[monita]

woo hoo

yall have chicks popping out everywhere

congrats to all of you with new babies and don't forget we all wanna see pics.

 

[Alibabe]

Apparently my sweet little lavender orpingtons are homicidal!!!
I put them all in a brooder in my master bath til we're ready to put them outside, and I go in to the bathroom and my 2 blue copper marans are facedown in the waterer with lav orps standing on the back of their heads!!! I pulled them out real quick, but it was too late, both had no heartbeat and were getting cold.

so sorry, that is heart breaking

 

[Sonia]

Been in lockdown for 12 hours now. Nothing yet....waiting camera in hand lol. Ill get picks next to an OEGB chick and a standard sized mutt chick to show y'all how tiny these lil ones are 22 eggs went to lockdown, shipped eggs, any bets as to how many hatch? (Can y'all tell I'm bored?)

 

[sharol]

My two little ones this morning:



They are in the brooder, and the darker one did a big poop. Yeah!! They have Chicksaver water and baby food and are learning about their new environment.

Last night I found this at 3 a.m.:



No, she isn't dead. sleeping on her back, evidently. I took this picture about 7 when I got up, and she was doing it again. When I panicked and opened the window on the bator to check on her last night she jumped up and started running around. Anybody have any experience with this? She had a tough time getting out of the shell -- helped after 36 hours, but other than this weird sleeping position, she seems fine. She hatched about 24 hours ago.

 

[1stTimeChikMama]

My two little ones this morning:



They are in the brooder, and the darker one did a big poop. Yeah!! They have Chicksaver water and baby food and are learning about their new environment.

Last night I found this at 3 a.m.:



No, she isn't dead. sleeping on her back, evidently. I took this picture about 7 when I got up, and she was doing it again. When I panicked and opened the window on the bator to check on her last night she jumped up and started running around. Anybody have any experience with this? She had a tough time getting out of the shell -- helped after 36 hours, but other than this weird sleeping position, she seems fine. She hatched about 24 hours ago.

Beautiful! And all mine throw themselves over and lay odd That is one of my favorite things about chicks!!!

Been in lockdown for 12 hours now. Nothing yet....waiting camera in hand lol. Ill get picks next to an OEGB chick and a standard sized mutt chick to show y'all how tiny these lil ones are 22 eggs went to lockdown, shipped eggs, any bets as to how many hatch? (Can y'all tell I'm bored?)

Pshhhhhh all 22 of course!!!

woo hoo

yall have chicks popping out everywhere

congrats to all of you with new babies and don't forget we all wanna see pics.

Here is a pic of the first ones I moved over!


Interestingly they all look to be black with different white and yellow markings on them (except for the lavenders). It's funny since they come from 7 different hens of completely different breeds and colors!

 

[monita]

Beautiful! And all mine throw themselves over and lay odd That is one of my favorite things about chicks!!!



Pshhhhhh all 22 of course!!!

Here is a pic of the first ones I moved over!


Interestingly they all look to be black with different white and yellow markings on them (except for the lavenders). It's funny since they come from 7 different hens of completely different breeds and colors!

awww..... too cute.......... is it just the pic or are they really that tiny?????? what breed are they again?????

 

[1stTimeChikMama]

awww..... too cute.......... is it just the pic or are they really that tiny?????? what breed are they again?????

They seem pretty normal size to me That box is 4ft by 4ft, so it's big... it makes them look much smaller. The roo is a LF Lavender Ameraucana and the hens the chicks come from are EE's, a lavender, barred rock, buff orpingtons, and rhode island reds.

 

[ceocka]

OOH-RAH!!!!

Is he off to boot camp yet?  Did he get Parris Island or San Diego?
I bet you're super proud, congrats!!!

He still has one more year of school. He is a senior. He will be leaving on July 7 2014. To San Diego! We are excited. We have never been there. I want to see the ocean! So much to plan and do. 15 months is going to go by fast!

 

[ceocka]

Apparently my sweet little lavender orpingtons are homicidal!!! I put them all in a brooder in my master bath til we're ready to put them outside, and I go in to the bathroom and my 2 blue copper marans are facedown in the waterer with lav orps standing on the back of their heads!!! I pulled them out real quick, but it was too late, both had no heartbeat and were getting cold.

Oh no. So sorry

 

[Shellz]

I had put some mutt eggs (in a separate bin) in with the Malines to help with the hatch rate. I heard a full bator helps. Just over 24 hours into lockdown & 2 mutt eggs have pipped & chirped. One Malines egg has pipped, but on the other side of air cell. I almost missed the pip because its facing the floor.

I love chicks that sleep on their backs! Too cute! Mine have never done it, but maybe one from this hatch might.

Oh yeah, having a blueberry & lemonade vodka cooler right now. That should get me thru most of the day now!