Mahonri's 2nd Annual BYC EASTER HATCH. Post pics of your chicks!

[LarryPQ]

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Steve-- do you think the dark cornish would do well in the AZ heat? I LOVE the look of them, but I highly suspect they'd croak as soon as it hit 100 degrees. Thoughts?

 

[SteveH]

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Thank you....................
........................................ and sorry you were disappointed with your lavs.

 

[ChooksChick]

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hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

 

[SteveH]

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Steve-- do you think the dark cornish would do well in the AZ heat? I LOVE the look of them, but I highly suspect they'd croak as soon as it hit 100 degrees. Thoughts?

I'm not sure; but believe they're better suited to the heat than the cold. The hatchery sourced Cornish have done well in both extreems; but these two SQ struggled with subzero nights. The older bird is bigger framed, and he lost two toe tips at the joint on his large feet. [But they came from a pampered-for-showing home to an open faced coop in late Dec.]

 

[Chickhick]

I told my husband that I bid on some eggs today, and he said, "You might as well say the sky is blue and water is wet."

 

[Chickhick]

My husband is a roll tonight with chicken humor... when I said we might be assessed a "restocking fee" for cancelling an egg order, he asked, "What? Are they putting the eggs back in the chicken?"

 

[thebirdguy]

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Not a job I would want to have...

 

[debilorrah]

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Steve-- do you think the dark cornish would do well in the AZ heat? I LOVE the look of them, but I highly suspect they'd croak as soon as it hit 100 degrees. Thoughts?

I have quite a few dark birds, LF and bantam and they can all handle 115 degrees. We have little mini dugouts all over the coop for shade for them.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

BROODIES!!



Hi my name is SuperChemicalGirl and I've just been outmaneuvered by two fresh broodies.

I've got broody banty (the spawn of satan) right now on 3 eggs that are due to hatch Monday.

When I just went out to the coop tonight to lock everyone up and do the nightly headcount I was missing 2 chickens... GLW and Runty the Phoenix. Both found in separate nesting boxes. Easy enough, take them out, put them on roost. They sit on the roost for a minute then jump down and head back to the nesting boxes. They see each other then have to grandstand with hackles up and a lot of growling before they decide who gets what nesting box. Repeat cycle 5 times before giving up. And yes, it's mostly dark. So you have to watch them fumble around in the dark trying to get in the nesting boxes. Heaven forbid those golf balls get cold.

Funny thing is Runty is at the bottom of the pecking order, was even below the chicks when they were about 7 weeks old (1 week in the coop). She's so timid. It's strange to watch her be aggressive.

How come they don't realize the Inn is (over) full?! GLW even hatched chicks out in December/January (mostly sub-zero)!! I know that crazy hen is serious!

 

[babymakes6]

Laree and Birdguy (sorry it's late)!

I am going into lockdown tonight with some Silkies and the first eggs from my Black Orpington hen and Splash rooster I hatched from corancher last summer. He was the only chick to develop, but I am tickled with him!

I lost 3 of my Silkies a few weeks ago when my dog dug out of his pen.

I got 14 Silkie eggs (B/B/S-shipped) and 2 were cracked. Seven have developed, so I need to candle again tonight and see how they are doing.