The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ShelbyCoral]

When I was young we always had a flock of 100 layers and an occasional batch of meaties. We also had some pheasant, cattle, hogs and horses. I didn't start breeding birds till about 2010 so I'm a fair newbie when it comes to breeding. I never know how many birds I have. I have anywhere from 7-12 flocks. When someone asks me how many I have, I have to ponder the birds in each flock and get out the abacus.

Oh my, Chicken galore! I would love to see you place!

 

[ShelbyCoral]

Pixie is just so adorable! She gets attention all to herself! Since she is the only one... Such a sweet heart to!

 

[luvmypets]

Pixie is just so adorable! She gets attention all to herself! Since she is the only one... Such a sweet heart to!

sounds like our chicky...thats what we call it cause gender is unknown

 

[ShelbyCoral]

sounds like our chicky...thats what we call it cause gender is unknown

AWH! PICTURE!?

 

[luvmypets]

Okie

 

[2chick]

can i coome? where is it?

 

[winteree]

Yes me too. We plan to trap the fox and also stand guard every night. I will protect whats left of my fox! I infested in a few new guns and shoes for running! xD We put posts in the ground yesterday and are getting fencing sometime this week. Using telephone polls for the posts. Ill post what it will look like. NOTHING PRETTY but if theyre safe im happy.

thats good to hear

 

[winteree]

Okie

awww so cute

 

[luvmypets]

Thanks

 

[czoellner]

 
My broody Olive egger pullet was switching nests too.  I gave her 11 eggs and she has stayed on one nest now.  I wouldn't give them just 1 egg in case it doesn't hatch, then they have to sit for another 3 weeks.  Give them each 2-3, then if one doesn't get a chick, you can pull an egg from the others.

1 Hive - I lost the hive the first winter, replaced last spring and kept them alive through winter.  So this will be my first honey extraction.  I plan to get another hive, in case I need to do a split next year.  I've got to get the Langsroth down before I try another.

So glad you got something good after all of your losses.

So sorry about your cat.  Are you sure its a fox?  Foxes usually take their prey with them.

You are already a chicken math pro!  I started with 7 and now am somewhere over 50. (I'm not counting)

lol's thanks *takes bow* i try

I know I sure don't count either.... my chicken math sure got to my dh! He talked me into getting 20 hens march last year. Then he built this grand coop for them.... so much empty space! then one of our pullets turned out to be a roo! We decided to keep him, for now, and see.... he was fine, so we kept him. Then we decided that we'd get a few more this year.... but no one was selling yet... so I just ever so casually suggested that instead of buying 20 clicks at $3+ a piece we could spend $80 and get an incubator and turner and hatch them ourselves... for free.... so we did. And then did it again when someone wanted to buy ours.... then my sons kindergarten class hatched Cornish cross so we took those.... so... if my math is right... . ... then I have 49 in the coop, 7 four week olds, 5 one week olds, 30 hatching as we speak "type" and 8 more trying to hatch. Although those 38 are sold. . Gotta love chicken math!