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

[Sally Sunshine]

Well I have been having a time with the incubators and lost the first 2 batches due to temp spikes so when I saw my 10 mo. old silki sitting on her egg I stuck eggs under her that had been laid the same day. We had a cold spell for 2 days and one night it dropped into the upper 20's. I did not expect to see what I saw this morning.

My 5 year old granddaughter and I happened to walk out the basement door to see momma silki out of the dog. carrier and these three beauties with her. I am sooooo excited. This girl is a keeper! So this might be my only hatch for April but I have more in the incubator and 3 more under momma silki.

Quote: awesome!!! cant wait to see the spitz? silvers??

Three days till lockdown on the chicken eggs

Quote: interesting!!! thanks for this post!!

Quote: congrats on the duckies!! good luck with the rest!!

Quote: x2 awesome!!! PARTY TIME!!!!

Quote: They ate well. Itty bitty made it thru the night not sure about her leg and wing gave her some electrolytes.



awwww poor baby glad she is showing a bit of improvement

 

[Chaos18]

After the money I spent on it, and still not using for the last two hatches, I need to use it or lose it.

Good point. Well good luck with hatching your coffee

 

[butterfliesdoku]

14 EEs so far! And 1 Gamefowl!
Will get a picture of our Gamefowl chick soon, as soon as he's somewhat fluffed!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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No kidding!

I finally got momma up to eat a little food so i could see what was going on under her. Two are hatched the rest aren't too far behind. The one chick is an Americana/Phoenix cross the other is Fibro/Phoenix cross. I am beyond thrilled with these chicks!







Americana/Phoenix cross



Phoenix/Fibro cross

awwwww what pretty chicks!!

Since we are talking goats, I have this one I think might be pregnant. She is due May 3rd.



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OMG not again!!! poor momma goat!! she is burping babies !!!

Success! I had both eggs hatch this morning between 3 AM and 7 AM. Two new Icelandic chicks in the world!

I don't have a picture of the 2nd one yet but she looks like she has a mask over her eyes. It's not very Nordic but I'll call her Bandit. Any suggestions for this one?

I dont do names so yer out of luck with me!! you know all I would say is smokey lol

Hatch day

Well I left 7 EEs and 2 OEs that were rocking around to go to work... No pips yet but boy they were rockin n Rollin. I just wanna watch them hatch and who knows if they will wait for me to get home or not. I was gonna put the chick camera on them so I could check from my phone but I have a Mastiff who is gonna have puppies any day now. The chicks can hatch without help, but the doggy has to have an assistant. Too bad I can't put the dog and the incubator in the same room.

Some of our new babies

squeeeeeelllllzzzzz what a cutie pie

Both merlerault have pipped!

OHHHH great news!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

We were supposed to have company tomorrow night, a friend who likes to makes comments about my (lack of) housekeeping. But he's not coming! So I can keep my nose on the bator glass!

I am coming over clean quick!

So, what is this rare breed auction I keep hearing about?

a group on fb

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14 EEs so far! And 1 Gamefowl!
Will get a picture of our Gamefowl chick soon, as soon as he's somewhat fluffed!

congrats!

 

[mlm Mike]

Mike my new goats!!! Just got done giving them a water trough and a feed bin. Plus got them some high fiber hay. They were in a 1000 square foot area from the guy I got them from. Now there on 8 acres. How do they look? I'm new to goats.

In the photos they look healthy.

 

[ShrekDawg]

   No kidding!
awwwww what pretty chicks!!

OMG not again!!!  poor momma goat!!  she is burping babies !!!

e   I dont do names so yer out of luck with me!!   you know all I would say is smokey lol

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squeeeeeelllllzzzzz  what a cutie pie

OHHHH great news!!!!

Kids seem so playful and adorable

 

[generaldsherman]

Ok. I love hovabators. Last two hatches- 100% on local eggs and 72% hatch for shipped eggs.

 

[DannBlyth]

I have lots of action in my hovabator tonight came home from work and had one australorp walking around during supper another hatched. Just watched the third hatch and a lot of pips. The ameraucanas are taking there time though only one is pipped that I can see

 

[harrellkd]

NOTHER ONE!!!!!! Two babies!!!! Go chicks go!