The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[Sally Sunshine]

Are You My Mom?

awwwww

 

[misskeeter]

I'm sorry, but congrats on the babies that made it. How strange that there was no mother. Obviously she sat on them long enough for them to develop and hatch. You will not regret the Brinsea bator.
I'm sorry.


Also sorry for the member that lost Cleo. There are always the special ones that melt our hearts.

Yep... I got attached to one from my classroom hatch last year. My husband told me from the beginning that I could NOT keep ANY... this one was so sweet and loving and adorable that even he gave in, which is how I now have my two backyard hens that I ADORE...

Little Cleo (Short for Cleopatra because of her Egyptian eye liner) was one of those that just melted my heart. I'm a softie deluxe, so when she was "different," I knew I had to take care of her. I believe my daughter with Down syndrome was given to me for that very reason. Soft heartedness is part of my very being... I really thought I was given Cleo for the same reason. I'm just glad I could give her a loving home and spoil her rotten for the week that I had her... She was happy and perky until this morning... I'm glad she didn't suffer... Once I knew she was going down for sure, it was only an hr before she was gone. She was looking at me and cheeping lovingly until the very end. She knew I adored her, and her last hour was loved and comforted...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

BLACK Betty update, picked her up she growled, stayed flat as a pancake too!

I looked at 4 eggs while holding her and saw notta! she was due to give birth today.
I forgot to tell her she is only allowed 21 days!

CONGRATS QUIRKY!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

We all love our chicks!!









(I had to hold her, she wouldn't stop trying to jump on my leg!)
Thanks! Enjoy!
Chickenbaby9194

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I love them!!! yes and that striped chick in the last pic!

 

[chickenbaby9194]

You gotta love her! haha!

 

[Razadia]

BLACK Betty update, picked her up she growled, stayed flat as a pancake too!

I looked at 4 eggs while holding her and saw notta! she was due to give birth today.
I forgot to tell her she is only allowed 21 days!

CONGRATS QUIRKY!!!

That reminds me, I have two broodies I need to go check on and take eggs out from under. Fox is going to try to take my arm off, I just know it!

 

[Cynthia12]

For those keeping track, I'm pretty sure my sweet Cleo is on the way out.

Nobody can say I haven't done everything I could for her.... I'm devastated... Been crying for the last hour...,

Oh no..so sorry.

 

[ThaiDye]

"I'm sorry, but congrats on the babies that made it. How strange that there was no mother. Obviously she sat on them long enough for them to develop and hatch. You will not regret the Brinsea bator"

I don't regret it at all. I absolutely love it! Got the Brinsea spot check too.

As for the mom, who knows. There are sooooo many predators here. We live right smack dab in the middle of a game trail. These were my neighbors chooks cuz he lets them free range. Mine are in a pen safe (hopefully) from predators.
Those 3 babies look like his ganoi chooks. There breast is bare like a Shamo. I'll get pix later this week.

 

[myfivegirls]

Quote:
I have a bunch of striped "chipmunk" ones and they are my favorites! I also have quite a few with adorable muffs.


Here's some more photos for you all to enjoy!

The first chick to hatch was a chipmunk, and I thought it had a "blue" hue to some of his stripes. Sure enough, it's little wing tips are blue & brown!
I can't image what it'll look like once feathered out!




Chick on left is a "blue" and yellow - it's wing tips look a lavender chick!
The one in the middle is I think a Partridge Rock/Golden Laced Wyandotte mix
The one on the right is the same chick as above



Here is Daisy with a bunch of the chicks; Lydia is under the hover brooder with the others




I just love this photo!



Daisy moved, and these chicks were left behind!



These last two photos were the ones I entered in the Easter chick photo contest: