Surviving Minnesota!

[MNChickMom]

Good Morning a balmy +10 here in Central MN. Looking forward to some above freezing weather to get rid of the ice. A co-working slipped and broke her ankle in 2 places. UGGGG!

 

[duluthralphie]

I am so ready for winter to end.........

 

[jerryse]

I am so ready for winter to end.........

12 more days until spring . Except in Mn .

 

[holm25]

This Pullet finally started laying so she is going to be put in the Toad 2.0 pen... I’m excited for my first Toad babies... I think I have two in this first batch of eggs that will go into lockdown on Tuesday.... if it weren’t for the few light colored feathers by the tail I would use her for PB breeding... I wish she would show of that tail a little more but she doesn’t when she’s outside... Stinkin birds... Looking at this pic there is no way she will ever go to the Buckeye breeding pen.. She has a terrible head on her... And that’s a deal breaker for me... Buckeyes need a BIG solid head...

 

[jerryse]

There’s that...

 

[duluthralphie]

I have placed my last chicken eggs of the year into the incubator.
185 eggs 62 Legbars, 2 Olive eggers and the rest are either Dom's, PC or a few SS.

Some of the eggs are a tad old.....because of the cold winter it took this long to get enough to incubate.

 

[BantyChooks]

There’s that...

Months would be more accurate.

 

[MNChickMom]

I have placed my last chicken eggs of the year into the incubator.
185 eggs 62 Legbars, 2 Olive eggers and the rest are either Dom's, PC or a few SS.

Some of the eggs are a tad old.....because of the cold winter it took this long to get enough to incubate.

Hoping for an Easter hatch are we?

I set eggs today as well. Only 48 though. Last batch except for cream legbars.

I removed these guys from the Hatcher today. Don’t tell the other half they are in the house though....I could get the heat mats to work out in the coop. I am not that skilled in attaching a heat lamp securely without tons of 4 letter words so I improvised and said screw it. There are only 20 some. Toss them in a house brooder until tomorrow when I can get some help.

 

[duluthralphie]

Baby Chickies belong in the house....Just ask me.....NOT JUDY!! me...

 

[holm25]

I have 54 eggs in the incubator... Some Dom, Buckeye, Orp, EE and a project... Not really a project but just a for fun breeding...

My first eggs go into lockdown on Tuesday but I have my grandpas funeral Tuesday so I’ll probably put them in on Monday evening...