November/December "Hatch-a-Long"

[DeannaA]

It takes a really long time to wrap presents when Max is helping. He helps a little, then eats the wrapping paper. Wraps a little and then another bite. Wrap, bite, wrap, bite.

My friends hatch is going so well. 1 chick stuck to the shell half way thru zipping.

But 9 hatched and the last 2 are working on it. I am so happy my chicks are hatching so well and healthy. The colors are so different than the parents were as chicks. There is one that is such a pretty silver color.

 

[Heidisgran]

It takes a really long time to wrap presents when Max is helping. He helps a little, then eats the wrapping paper. Wraps a little and then another bite. Wrap, bite, wrap, bite.

My friends hatch is going so well. 1 chick stuck to the shell half way thru zipping.

But 9 hatched and the last 2 are working on it. I am so happy my chicks are hatching so well and healthy. The colors are so different than the parents were as chicks. There is one that is such a pretty silver color.

it's so exciting!!
my first grandchick is due 1/4/2014...frizzle

and now another girl has started laying

the guineas flew into the dogs enclosure....I knew they needed their wings clipped, I let myself get lax about doing it....I feel responsible their lives are in my hands and I failed them

 

[Heidisgran]

 

[Heidisgran]

Merry Christmas Max and Deanna
Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[gimmie birdies]

George.

 

[gardenmist216]

I have 4 duck eggs that have been rocking for 3 days now. We might just wind up with a different kind of Christmas duck.

 

[Farmer Viola]

I ended up with 1 Ameraucana and 1 Wyandotte baby. The others look to have died between day 16-19 I think... bleh. Can only do better next time I guess.
So thankful I at least have 2 so they have each other
Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[Heidisgran]

I ended up with 1 Ameraucana and 1 Wyandotte baby. The others look to have died between day 16-19 I think... bleh. Can only do better next time I guess.
So thankful I at least have 2 so they have each other
Merry Christmas everyone!

my hatch rate this last month hasn't been the greatest either...I honestly believe usps just got too busy to notice what they were tossing around. I have Marans due next week, doesn't look great but my frizzles eggs look wonderful!!!!!

 

[DeannaA]

Merry Christmas Max and Deanna
Merry Christmas everyone!

Merry Christmas from the Christmas Turkey.

it's so exciting!!
my first grandchick is due 1/4/2014...frizzle

and now another girl has started laying

the guineas flew into the dogs enclosure....I knew they needed their wings clipped, I let myself get lax about doing it....I feel responsible their lives are in my hands and I failed them

I had a healthy Greenfire chick die yesterday. I made a large pen in the middle of my livingroom, 2 heat lamps even though they don't need them any more, plenty of room to move away from the heat and one still died in a chick pile. Sometimes everything is still not enough. Sorry about your guineas.

 

[DeannaA]

Final count on my grandbabies- one resealed while pipping, otherwise healthy

, the other 11, fluffy happy babies. All eggs develpoed, the resealed chick id the only egg that didn't make it. I have super chickens. After all of my attemps to hatch shipped and local eggs, never getting more than 50% (counting all eggs), store incubators, homemade incbators, 3 gauges in each, my friend got almost 100% with my Easter eggers with her first try.