Set 42 eggs - hatch date 2/25!

[chickenlady81]

I set my Bator today and they will be due the 26th! I filled it! Cant wait!!! I got blrw and some mix in there! these Babies are adorable..

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Oh my goodness, they are adorable. I love BCM babies. And the blue puffy cheeks... But they all sweet.

OK though, how on earth do you get the little bands on their legs? I have them and can't get them on without almost breaking their legs they keep wiggling around.

 

[alicefelldown]

I have no idea if I'm doing it right, but I kind of 'un-spiral' the leg band so I can wrap it around the leg. Then push it back into a circle / spiral shape. When they get older, if we still need to tell them apart I'm just going to get the tiny colored zip-ties from the hardware store. Easier!

 

[alicefelldown]

I don't know how you all do it - take pictures that have no poop in them.

A few days late - here are week 2 progress pictures!

Pure BCM from OnTheSpot: (the orange legband is OnTheSpot's Pure BCM grandchick)

Blue Olive Eggers from OnTheSpot:

White/Splash Ameraucanas from OnTheSpot:

Strange Feather Ameraucana from Jubaby:

Olive layer from Heidi (Blue Ameraucana roo/Wheaten Penedesenca) x Pure BCM:

EE (Privett Hatchery) x Pure BCM:

 

[aussieheelr]

your "strange feathered" I believe may be a silkied Ameraucana they turn out SO cute

 

[alicefelldown]

The strange feather chick is from Jubaby, part of an experimental breeding project of hers. What's wrong with their feathers? by Jubaby

At this point, Jubaby is working on a test breed of her strange feathered ameraucanas with some silkies to see if they hatch true silkied chicks. It looks like they might be a silkie/amera (now an ee) mix (their leg color and lack of the ameraucana features their parents had are concerning) but there's a chance they are pure ameraucana that have a 'defective' (defective in the sense that it inhibits normal feather growth) gene - either h (hookless, the one silkies have) or fr (fray, which is a much more serious defect, which can cause large sections of 'missing feathers' and has been linked to a decrease in hatching egg viability.)

 

[averytds]

OnTheSpot's Grandson sure is a handsome fellow. Forget about the poo, I'm thrilled if I manage to even get a bird in my pics with my slow camera.

The White/Splash Ameraucanas are adorable.

I see a dozen or so you could send my way if you need the room. Just let me know.

 

[alicefelldown]

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You wouldn't happen to be interested in the Blue Olive Egger and BCM/EE males would you?

 

[averytds]

With the new straight runs we're getting, the hopefully successful hatches and my usual roo/pullet ratio I'll probably have to make a trip to the processor inside the next 6 mnths. My basement isn't that big, my DH isn't that understanding and I don't have that many accommodating friends.