The 10th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!!!!!

[chicken4prez]

I put the shade in one spot and have some old pallets around for the chickens to hide under The trick for hawks is to break up the area so they do not have a nice path to swoop down and attack the flock.

It helps that I have big chickens too! The hawks here like to go after smaller prey

That's a good idea, thanks! I read that crows can help with shooing away hawks too but I'm not sure if that's accurate or not.

Yeah I imagine. I'm starting to get more bantams in my flock so that might be a bit more of a problem. They're so addicting though because they're so little and cute! I love the d'uccles when they crow.

 

[pjnbill22]

We went to Arkansas to spend Easter with our oldest son. We came home to find a few new chicks! Looks like 4 chicks so far, 2 are camera shy. The lavender is an Orpington, the others are LO over Blue/Black Cochin. There are still a few Cream Legbars x White Leghorn, EE, CLB to hatch, and a couple of Silkies that we almost tossed, but we’re glad we didn’t. Seems like such a staggered hatch, but not all of our broodies (mostly EEs) got serious at the same time, so we had to do some switching.

 

[Matieus27]

Well I have internal pips

 

[ronott1]

View attachment 1754055 We went to Arkansas to spend Easter with our oldest son. We came home to find a few new chicks! Looks like 4 chicks so far, 2 are camera shy. The lavender is an Orpington, the others are LO over Blue/Black Cochin. There are still a few Cream Legbars x White Leghorn, EE, CLB to hatch, and a couple of Silkies that we almost tossed, but we’re glad we didn’t. Seems like such a staggered hatch, but not all of our broodies (mostly EEs) got serious at the same time, so we had to do some switching.

Broodies and Their babies are so cute!

 

[pennyJo1960]

picked the birds up this morning at 9:30 am boy that was the tough part we do not have to get moving real early often good reason IBS here so we were about 10 minutes late she was alright understood
thankfully these are not day old but 2 to 5 weeks

 

[Matieus27]

I’ve got an external pip

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Here are my EHAL Easter-egger babies today, about a week old. The Silkie mixes:







And my surprise Cochin mix:






And... because she's irresistible. My poofy-faced baby out of the hatchery Easter-eggers I got 'just in case'. I'm just in love with that little beard!

 

[pennyJo1960]

all adorable congratulations

 

[Matieus27]

I’ve got two pips

 

[pjnbill22]

But wait, there’s more! Went for a drive (and bought a “new” car.) Came home to find 9 new chicks from the Legbar x Legbar, Leghorn, EE, etc.! (And one more that didn’t make it )
So, that’s 14 total. Happy dance!