"Springing in the Chicks" 2016 April Hatch-a-Long Hosted by Mike & Sally

[OneMountainAcres]

This past weekend's hatch OE, EE, Ameraucanas

 

[ToddQ]

So 28 in lockdown. 17 ameraucana, 2 EE, and 9 RIR. Should start the hatch tomorrow afternoon.

I have a hen that has been on broody on golfballs for a week. Think I can swap a few eggs for the golfballs?

 

[slordaz]

Grats, I don't wanna know what my count will be in 9 days for new chicks lol, Didn't think that BR first time broody would do so well, and that evil LG that gave me so much trouble last year is down to 9 days with only 7 questionable

 

[slordaz]

So 28 in lockdown. 17 ameraucana, 2 EE, and 9 RIR. Should start the hatch tomorrow afternoon.

I have a hen that has been on broody on golfballs for a week. Think I can swap a few eggs for the golfballs?

Yeah I would think you can, have never done a swap like that though, I can tell when my hens go broody cause the roosters hide, even the mean one

 

[jnr005]

Hello, please correct me if I'm wrong, I've never been very good at math.  Anyways, I had 6 hens and a rooster.  The idea was to add 3 more hens to my existing coop (4x6 interior with an attached 4x11 completely predator proof run that they had 24 hour access to).  Alright, need to buy 3 new pullets.  :yiipchick

Went to Rural King.  They had a large LARGE selection, how was I suppose to choose????  So, I brought home a couple of pullets from this breed, one of those, three of those.  So, I brought home 6 new babies... Unfortunately, I lost one to an on-going battle with pasty butt.  Therefore, replacement chick. 

Not quite a week later we go back for the replacement.  They didn't have any more of the Rhode Islands...  but they did have a lot of new and different breeds!!  So, we brought home 16 new babies, cause you know, straight run.

Two weeks later, we made a quick trip to Tractor Supply, and they had Cornish X and RIR.  So I pick up 4 of each.

Meanwhile, our rooster (Fabio), who was always very mild was developing a particular dislike of my mother and even trapped her in the house one day.  We decided to invite him to dinner and started collecting eggs for the incubator.  (19 were collected, 17 hatched)

Went to Tractor Supply for supplies, THEY HAD A TURKEN!!!!  Only one.  Know the manager really well at this point, he lets me get a minimum of two.  I grab the newly dubbed "Pickles" and a strange breed that even Google never heard of, the Aquilla (Oggie).

Well, my aunt and uncle called me and they were wondering if I could help them start a flock.  SURE!! How many do you want?  30, with some roosters... No problem, 23 more eggs in the incubator cooking, afterall, straight run chicks are usually half roosters and we need 30 hens.  (as of this morning, 20 fluffballs hatched)


Meanwhile, back at Rural King, they had something called Rainbow Rangers.  We got 6, because, at this point, why the heck not. 

Also, did I mention that this particular aunt and uncle know how bonkers I am for turkens that they left a box in my foyer containing a surprise of one turken mix and 5 other fluffballs?  Turns out they are all silkie mixes but without the silkie feathers (from what I could tell).

So, that's how many?  86 total chickens?   
Yeah, we got our new (much larger) coop a couple weeks ago and just finished the new 9,600 sq ft chicken yard for them.  :cd    I never knew that chickens were a gateway drug to more chickens!!!

Sounds about right. I started out wanting 1 silkie and 4-5 colored egg layers. I put 19 silkies and 53 mixed colored egg layers in the bator. (White only silkies). Saw an ad on CL for silkies and got 7 mixed (blues, black, buff and splash). Same lady had 3 more black hatch this week and since we can only keep hens...picked them up to so as to increase our odds. So with clears and all, currently I have 10 live baby silkies and 47 viable eggs ready to go on lock down. Looks like we will be building a seperate silkie pen....

 

[ToddQ]

Lol I did the swap on the easter hal and it worked well, but that hen had been sitting on golfballs for 2 weeks. Im going to swap a few when they start pipping. Hopefully it goes well.

 

[generaldsherman]

Saw a zip in progress when I got home. 2 hours later it was stopped half way, no progress. Pulled (remembered hearing it should be 90 min or less) and carefully removed top. Noticed it was really sticky. Poor little ducky what causes sticky chicks? Hope it makes it. Looks like a blue runner duck.

 

[Saris]

Lock down is tomorrow!!!! Gahhhh!!!! Excited much is me!!!!!!!!!!

Still at 13 Am eggs and 8 Bieles

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Day 14 chicken eggs.

 

[cree57i]

Aor 19, 7:24 am - 21, 8:17 pm. In the sign of Libra so the babies should be extra pretty.

Is anytime tomorrow between 7:24 and 8:17 is ok? Maybe that's why I haven't gotten these eggs in the incubator. I was subconsciously waiting for the moon date. Thanks for the info!

BTW, I've got to see pictures of your SFH's. I've sold every one of those chicks I've hatched and not seen how they turn out.

Please keep me updated!

I'm excited for you!