Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Evelle]

I have a broody RIR.

And I have 2 hawks eyeing my little Eddie.

BRB

i wonder if banging two pans together would scare them away...????

 

[Wulfandwyn]

YEAH! one of my ducks just started last week! this seems to have inspired one of my chickens cause she laid an egg too

They laid an egg!

My ducks laid an egg!

They laid a green egg!

sorry im slightly excited.
they laid it today or lastnight. it wasnt there yesterday

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

My sister had a hawk take down a full grown rooster yesterday. He was a big boy and it just kept attacking him with it's claws untill it got the best of him. He tried to run even with bloody gashes, but that thing was on him and got him. They took care of the hawk problem

won't say more just in case they did something illegal by getting rid of it.

I have a broody RIR.

And I have 2 hawks eyeing my little Eddie.

BRB

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

My ameraucana laid her first egg yesterday too

it was a beautiful greenish blue egg and she did it again this morning.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

Ok, well... thinking about getting some cheap eggs to put under this RIR. She'd probably be flaky. They're not the best moms. I'd like to see what happens though.

It's cool to see how much instinct duck babies can have. Eddie saw the hawks before me. I could tell because he hid under the lip of the pool.

My big duck Rosalee tried to hurt Little Eddie. She's a mean ole' thing.

And, Bunsen's head is more green today and overnight he's developing the white collar. I got a pic, to see if it shows up.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

There's a whole bunch this year. And they are HUGE. I actually saw an OWL in broad daylight trying to get into my coop. It was scary and amazing all at once.

My sister had a hawk take down a full grown rooster yesterday. He was a big boy and it just kept attacking him with it's claws untill it got the best of him. He tried to run even with bloody gashes, but that thing was on him and got him. They took care of the hawk problem

won't say more just in case they did something illegal by getting rid of it.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

My ameraucana laid her first egg yesterday too

it was a beautiful greenish blue egg and she did it again this morning.

Do you like the Ameracauna's? (sp) What are they like?

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

Update on the Ancona duck eggs I have hatching - There was a total of 19 eggs that made it to lockdown.
2- hatched (adorable little ducklings)
8- currently pipped
9- still waiting on.....

 

[Evelle]

(you know they should have one eatting broccolie or something... im on a diet and that smiley is tonting me with its popcorn sitting there smiling... GRRR i hate you smiley

)

Ok, well... thinking about getting some cheap eggs to put under this RIR. She'd probably be flaky. They're not the best moms. I'd like to see what happens though.

It's cool to see how much instinct duck babies can have. Eddie saw the hawks before me. I could tell because he hid under the lip of the pool.

My big duck Rosalee tried to hurt Little Eddie. She's a mean ole' thing.

And, Bunsen's head is more green today and overnight he's developing the white collar. I got a pic, to see if it shows up.

 

[Evelle]

Update on the Ancona duck eggs I have hatching - There was a total of 19 eggs that made it to lockdown.
2- hatched (adorable little ducklings)
8- currently pipped
9- still waiting on.....

oh that is just GREAT NEW!!!!!
got my fingers crossed with you!!!