September Hatch-A-Long

[lauraschicks]

Are these the Cream Legbars?   If so, I'm thinking the other way around as the white spot on top of the head indicates boychick.   

Yeah I must agree. If they are Legbars, the boys each have a white spot on top of their head, and the girls do the chipmunk stripes thing. I have a bunch in the brooder now growing tiny little crests, and outgrowing their spots. They are so cute. I'd upload a pic but haven't been able to get any to upload.

 

[LBurt6]

Are these the Cream Legbars?   If so, I'm thinking the other way around as the white spot on top of the head indicates boychick.   yeah I went back to look at more photos of CLs and I'm starting to think your right 3boys and 1 girl. Bummer. I was hoping for at least two hens from this batch.






edited for spellin'

 

[lauraschicks]

Don't despair. You have a pair.
And seems now two to spare.
Now's the time for some fun
Twixt a Cream Legbar and an Orpington.

Lauraschicks

 

[LBurt6]

lol lauraschick, I was just telling my DH that I guess we need to try to incubate some since I'm only getting one hen.

I do what an Orpington is on my list of wants and a frizzle.

 

[LBurt6]

Told my kids it was my turn to name a bird so we are naming the new chicks: Mable (the 1 pullet) then the cockerels will be Nugget, Tender, & Teriyaki. yum!

 

[JekkaLynn]

My three year old daughter watched me tap an egg while candling to show her how the baby inside moves. She then started randomly coming over to me throughout the day and tapping me. When I asked her why she was doing it she replied by tapping me then gasping and saying "Look! You hatching!"

 

[Peep_Show]

Cute!

 

[lauraschicks]

My brother keeps trying to name all the chicks"nugget"and"tender"

Told my kids it was my turn to name a bird so we are naming the new chicks: Mable (the 1 pullet) then the cockerels will be Nugget, Tender, & Teriyaki. yum! 

his favorite is tender nugget"

 

[AmericanMom]

Finished day ten candling.. 37 eggs going strong, removed a couple that we questionable and are now confirmed quitters.... personally I think starting with 56 was to much, there were some I know were fertile that were non starters and I wonder if they were to far away from the heat, ( I have a still air).... amazingly and hopefully I am not jinxing it) all the EE eggs are going strong... I think their are 17 of those.....

set 12 under the new broody this evening, 9 of those are EE eggs

 

[darkbluespace]

What a night!! I had 13 eggs in lockdown and it looks like I might end up with 9 chicks

I had 3 DIS, two never pipped internally, one ran out of air.

I had 4 pip the wrong end or the middle of the egg but all look pretty good. 4 chicks in the brooder, 3 more fully hatched in the incubator and 2 more resting up in partial shell. I am hoping for a Serama hatch someday with less assisting but glad the chicks are doing well.

Out of 28 eggs it is not what I was hoping for, but they were shipped and there were 7 clears and a bunch of quitters. I might get more eggs from the woman I got my first 7 from... those chicks are really beautiful and I got a great variety of colors.

I still have 6 serama eggs in another bator and 2 under my broody : )