Thats cool stuff right thereW4W you are so right! the little peep is nestled in the straw to the right of Mama, the little dark spot!
Peach let me have a peek so you all could have a peek too!!!
OHHHH so exciting!!!!!!LOVED the Owl and Cat video! that was incredible!
all right... I have the day off... to make a long story short... I was supposed to take old BH to a doc appt in NYC today, made the arrangements 6 months ago, never took it back, so here is the day... and I don't have to go anywhere! good thing, we got about 8" of snow so far, and it's still coming down.
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NOW, for the morning's huge news! I'm up, been out to take care of the 2 gangs... and had just sat down with a cup of coffee and Good Morning America... when Peach starts up the alarm! she's making a racket like I haven't heard in weeks and weeks! So, I dash off to the back room. she's up, bokking... and her eggs are PEEPING! all 3 eggs are chirping away! tremendous! I am the most stoked ever! (I missed out on the egg hatching in school, I got strepp throat and was out for a week, of course, that's when the eggs hatched... and by the time I got back to school, all the chicks were already rehomed)
she ate and drank, and is back on her eggs. I worried for a minute that the movement and chirping had freaked her out and she might not get back on them... of course... I'm a knucklehead... she maybe was celebrating...? oh man... I am just so happy!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to see the chicks! 2 are BRx and one is RIRx
OK ~it's so awesome... I'm so proud of Peach. I should send a message to the lady I got her from........
and congrats on all the eggs!! that's extremely awesome as well!!!
I really like the broody way. For sure the way I would like to go about getting new chicks.OK ~it's so awesome... I'm so proud of Peach. I should send a message to the lady I got her from........
and congrats on all the eggs!! that's extremely awesome as well!!!
Let's see. You have 8 laying, I have 16. In 5 days I have had 69. That means you have me beat by 1/2 an egg. At least that I can remember. I had a broken one I fed right back to the girls one day. And I did find that broken one today...PERFECTPERFECT......For The Third Time In Five Days.......WE ARE PERFECT
8+8+7+4+8= 35.......Best Five Days Ever. PIE For Breakfast.........My Girls Are Awesome
WOHOO!!! THEY ROCK!PERFECTPERFECT......For The Third Time In Five Days.......WE ARE PERFECT
8+8+7+4+8= 35.......Best Five Days Ever. PIE For Breakfast.........My Girls Are Awesome
Thats awesome MC, its like my breezeway/porch I keep the older babies in until they can be outside. It has the dog run with a 6 ft fence, and concrete floors.only thing in there is some storage totes and the freezers. The egg colors, I am seeing that too with my EE, hers went from olive, to blue and now bluish green! The GLW and BR are still pinkish or tan/brown.I am still waiting for a broody. Maybe by the end of Summer. The girls are only 8-months-old. I need to be patient ... And buy an incubator.
Beautiful day here. It was in the 40's. We finally got some snow last night, but only about a 1/2 inch. All gone already. I got some things done today. I cleaned the new quarantine where the new gang had stayed for a couple days. It was pretty easy. I did find the remains of another egg on the steps. Darn concrete!I don't know if I said before, but it is an outdoor access to the basement. There is a light, a window, and 3 landings. There is also a door to keep them out of the basement area. When I was cleaning, I was looking at the other 2 rooms that have doors and windows/ventilation. Not easy to clean, but if there were a hurricane that made me bring the birds in, I would be all set!
13 eggs total today. I am getting confused. I know that whatever color a bird lays, THAT is the color of the eggs, and they will only get lighter as the laying season goes on. Then get dark again after a molt.
Now the question. How am I getting blue eggs now when I KNOW the first few were all green? I think one day I got 2 blue, mostly now I get a blue and a green on the same day. The girls are sisters from the same hatch. They didn't free range, so just one rooster fathered them.
Second, I swear the Marans eggs are getting darker. I will take a picture of today's later. The pint is that I know they are not supposed to change like that. The woman is even willing to replace the girls! I know she just wants to get rid of some more to make room for her hatches.
