Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Marty1876]

Hiya Celtic! Happy to hear your next lot is coming along well.

 

[stillmecle]

Evening all. Moved the most recent Sebbie and the African that hatched with it out to the brooder house today.

As of tonight we have two grey Toulouse hatched and drying, 3 more pipped large and resting.

2 Sebbie eggs and 2 African eggs set for lockdown this weekend. Just waiting for air cells to drop enough in them to get pips.

Ducklings are in various stages of hatching. Buff, Rouen, khaki and silver Appleyards. Most will leave Monday for the feed store.

Hubby would like to build the Khaki flock and the SA flock up to ten ducks each with 2-3 drakes per flock.

Buff saddleback Pomeranian goose eggs arrived today. 4 out of 5 have perfect aircells, 1 has a 2mm wobble. Great shipping and packing on them.

How much would it cost to ship me 2 female SA?

 

[Iain Utah]

SM, the magpie seller can send 6 eggs at a time. I would highly recommend her.

 

[Iain Utah]

Celtic, congrats on all of the babies hatching! Can't wait for those Toulouse baby pics!!!

 

[stillmecle]

Hello everybody!!!!

 

[Marty1876]

SM, the magpie seller can send 6 eggs at a time. I would highly recommend her.

No room! No room! NO ROOM!

Hello everybody!!!!

Always great to see you SM! Whats new? You gonna get some more eggies?? Hows the new brand of bator you were gonna try? Did you get it??

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Still, as day olds I can't ship two, too rough of a trip. I could most likely do 4 as new babies. Or two as juveniles. But the box fee and shipping is high. Box will be between 25-30 and shipping will be atleast 40,

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Hey Marty, love the new profile pic. Poor UNO all alone. Will you set more turkey eggs soon?

 

[Marty1876]

Do you still think you'll have any colored sebs this fall? I assume I can keep them w/the other sebs I may get. Is 1/2 an acre private garden & grass enough space for 4-6 sebs? If I get a pair of matched shipped from you, I'll certainly isolate them for breeding purposes. (What colors are likely possible?)

 

[bakingintherain]

The Silver Appleyards... Thought I had 2 boys and 2 girls. Now I'm not so sure...




Fiona and the babies. She is still VERY tame and will follow me everywhere. I hope that continues!



I suspect the girls are wanting to lay in this bush. This was Rosalee's favorite spot last year.

SO PRETTY!! and Fiona looks so sweet

She died. I think she had problems with her brain. She was twitching and shaking all the time.

sorry

OH! And I got 2 eggs from they layers this morning. I guess they are happy again!

YAY!

mine have been getting a lot happier too, we have gotten 6-7 the last couple days out of 8 hens

It rained all day yesterday! Urg lol. Its nice and sunny today

it has been beautiful almost all week, except today! tomorrow and sunday are suppose to be beautiful again

Here's another pic from the cayuga seller, for those who like magpies. This is her magpie breeding pair.

ahhhhh i need more room!

Just found two dead babies out in the coop. They both hatched on the same day (March 9th). No blood, just looks like they laid down and died I guess? What could have happened??

sorry

I have two pekin/buff eggs to hatch next Tuesday. I am so nervous. They are our first eggs hatched on our farm. We are also hatching chickens tomorrow. Whew, I can hardly wait

. This is our first time to use this incubator. So exciting.

Tracy

yay for you! this group is definatly the best for advice and support!

Ev - RED laced BLUE Wyandottes??? Can't wait to see pics. Wow. Never seen that colour before.

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Hey everyone!
Just popping in to say that there was a note from hubby in my purse that a brand new hovabator 1588 and turner are on their way to me!!!
Don't know why he's being such a darn enabler. First hatching eggs, now somehwere to put them? I wonder if he realizes that he's just set himeself up to build a huge brooder?
He also put an eggs for sale ad on craigslist. Now I've got a woman wanting hatching eggs and I don't even know fertility yet.
Love my hon, but he makes me want to scream. If I managed to avoid buying the saxony hatching eggs, he could have held off on the mallard runners. I have this terrible fear of hundreds of ducklings and no homes for them.

nice new present

I just took some pics. Its getting tough, becasue the quail kept flying out of my 14" cake pan!! Poor Uno, he thinks hes a quail. LOL


Four quail and one turkey (looks like the tuxedos are kinda corturnix brown and black with white tummys and faces

Here is one tuxedo


and finally, Uno the hippy turkey (who thinks he's a quail)

cuties!

But if I catch him smoking behind a tree with his buddies, he's in trouble!

LMBO!

I was reviewing my hatching calendar... and realized my goslings turned 3 weeks old today. I thought I'd share a couple of pics to celebrate the occasion.

They are soooooo cute! they don't try to jump out of the brooder?

Awsome JOB!

Hey guys -

DO you know someone who is nice?

Knowledgable about any/all birds/fowl?

Is a great combination of both?

Please consider nominating them for BYC friend, educator, or spirit. I've nominated a very kind person, and a very knowledgable person. Lets all go recognize the folks who make us glad we come here.

Here is the link https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/483359/byc-recognition-awards-february-winners-announced

Lets show whos got that BYC spirit

thank-you i will definatly do this!

Squishy and ducky friends 1st swim



Squishy and a buff




my new bator/hatcher we're building... holds 2 egg turners and a bottom for hatching

love seeing all th pics of duckies swimming! love the bator do you think there is any way you guys would be willing to share the plans, pretty please with a cherry on top!

Hello everybody!!!!