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[NanaKat]

Quote: Cute name for a late chick...congrats.

 

[Kassaundra]

Wow, editing out the background really made those blocks pop!
Kass are you going to leave the arrangement the way it is (graduating from green to blue) or will you mingle the blues and greens. It's a great example of the variety you can get from a friendly swap. Nice job.

That is the lay out, I am working on the crocheted borders right now, they are the same off white as the quilting yarn. It is really coming together I think, here is a pic of how far I've gotten w/ it

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Wow that quilt looks fantastic!

Had just about given up hope on our hatch of EEs that was due Tuesday- I have been fighting humidity and temp since I locked them down! But just before bed last night I heard cheeping coming from the eggs- and we have 3 out so far today! Phew! Wonder how many of the poor little guys will make it! I swear this is the LAST batch I hatch out in the styrofoam incubator until spring- LOVING the Sportsman 1502 I just got, transferred all the eggs from the LG incubators over to it today!

Rinda

 

[erinszoo]

Our new baby was named Gussy today and it is a fiesty one. It's decided it likes to sleep under my chin the best. It's walking around pretty well and starting to drink but I think I need to give it a bath. It's still got egg gunk stuck on its back. It's fluffed out everywhere else. Will it eventually be okay or do I need to bathe it and if I bathe it, how do I do it? Should I just wet a rag and wipe it down or actually put it in a small bowl of warm water?

Here's a new pic.

 

[erinszoo]

Erin congrats on the late hatch. Hopefully you have some friends waiting for him some where. I was just telling kids we need to start keeping an eye out for eggs from our 4 ducks.

We are going to try our best to take advantage of the warm weather & clean a few pens hopefully.

Thanks! Unfortunately the ones closest in age are over 6 weeks old now so I guess I'm it for a while. We have duck eggs in the bator still but even though they should only be a week behind, they seem to be developing very slowly. I think they're at least two weeks out still based on candling. Good luck on the pen cleaning.

 

[NanaKat]

Do not bathe it. all you need is a soft tooth brush to gently fluff the feathers. It will stay much warmer if the down is fluffy. It can chill if you wet it this early in the game.

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Hi every one ... Bird's are doing great injoyd reading all you peep's story's

 

[NanaKat]

Okay here is a story I would not have believed If I had not seen it and I luckily had my camera to take pictures for another breed thread.

Delilah lost her 5 week old black chick earlier today. Red brought it's dead little body to me earlier this afternoon. Delilah would have nothing to do with her remaining CW chick and it was chirping for it's mom.
The chick tried to join Annabelle and her chicks but got no encouragement from Annabelle.
Sweet Sally who has never been broody decided the chick was to be hers.
So here are the photos to prove it
The chick calling for Mom obviously getting cold with the drawing evening. Sally is the hen off to the right.


Sweet Sally calls the chick by clucking to it


Then she encourages it to come closer even trying to rake it under her like an egg.


She opens her wings for the chick cooing continuously in encouragement


The chick is under her now, she fluffs up and settles in and Sweet Sally is one happy foster mom


She did this several times in 15 minutes and growled at other hens that came around her. She called the chick to follow her into the hen house. She got up in the nest box, but the chick couldn't follow her. She called and cooed and the chick chirped in response. I picked it up and held it at the opening of the nest cubby. Sweet Sally cooed the baby in under her and I left both purring to each other. They are bonding nicely.
I'll check on them a little later and if need be will move the pair into a box in a floor pen.

Here is Annabelle with her three chicks getting settled for the evening. Her chicks are 4 weeks old now.


Never knew that a hen would adopt another hen's chicks without ever being broody....Gotta love her!

 

[Kassaundra]

What an awesome experience.

 

[NanaKat]

Yes it has been an enlightening experience.

I've posted some pictures of my Birchen Wyandotte project along with the Black and Blue hens for comments from the Wyandotte experts. Here is the link if you want to comment also. Scroll down to post 6315 Thanks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/279470/the-wyandotte-thread/6315