Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[Kevin565]

Hello all! Here is a run-down on what I have hatched. Kind of funny...got 5 silkies and 5 Calls. That must be my lucky number, lol.
Silkies:
1 splash
1 blue
3 buffs

Calls:
1 grey
1 blue fawn
3 butterscotch

Two of the butters are tiny, and I still have one with the egg attached to it's rear. It should have been totally out this morning. I think it was Bakin that mentioned how orderly my hatcher was? Well it isn't now...looks like something out of horror movie in there! LOL

 

[country_girl011]

Hi Celtic....I thought that, was just suprised. I remember reading somewhere about taking a grey to BF and getting 50/50 offspring.

Thanks Utah! Bout time is right! Definitely using broodies is the way to go with the Calls. Maybe next year will be a better year.

Thanks!

No babies in the house?! What's that?

You couldn't find the tracking number?

You got bleeped!!!

Kind of a stupid thing to bleep....

You can stick them in with the naughty kids at your zoo!

Are they pastels? They appear to look like the 3 or 4 that I had die around hatch time, and they were out of pure pastel ducks.

nope couldnt find the paper. im guessing the cat shredded it and someone downstairs threw it away .


and i dont think they are pastels.
when my pastel hen was a chick she didnt have the dark overlay color.
but i guess they could be.
idk its a mystery =)

 

[JulieNKC]

Hi Celtic....I thought that, was just suprised. I remember reading somewhere about taking a grey to BF and getting 50/50 offspring.

Thanks Utah! Bout time is right! Definitely using broodies is the way to go with the Calls. Maybe next year will be a better year.

Thanks!

No babies in the house?! What's that?

You couldn't find the tracking number?

You got bleeped!!!

Kind of a stupid thing to bleep....

You can stick them in with the naughty kids at your zoo!

Are they pastels? They appear to look like the 3 or 4 that I had die around hatch time, and they were out of pure pastel ducks.

Congrats on all your call babies!
And I have no baby chicks inside. Do have half a dozen of them in their shells cooking in the bator though if you count them, and a half grown psycho duck killing wildcat in one brooder (dog kennel I use for the big chicks when it's cold) and spoiled brat squirrel in another, so brooder space is at a premium at the moment.

Especially since the outside brooder is full of turkeys, ducklings, chicks, and a gosling for a few more weeks at least.

nope couldnt find the paper. im guessing the cat shredded it and someone downstairs threw it away .


and i dont think they are pastels.
when my pastel hen was a chick she didnt have the dark overlay color.
but i guess they could be.
idk its a mystery =)

 

[Marty1876]

Hi all.

Nice new babies!

I've been cleaning all morning. I havn't done any for two weeks now, and frankly, the smell of the toilet alone was sufficient to motivate me. Girls weren't too excited, but I make them help anyway. DH took a nap! (He's the neat freak, so when he fell asleep, I got the girls and we tried to do the quick clean so we didn't have to clean with him)

I've got 8 baby bourben red turkeys going on lockdown in a couple of days. This time I've set them last, so they don't have to change bators for lockdown. I'm just going to turn off the turner when its upright, and wish them good luck this time.

I can't believe how much the americaunas, BCMs, turkey, silkies, ducks, and other assorted geese have grown in two short weeks. I'll try to get first picks of some today, even though they are about 2 weeks old. Of couse, the sebbies from Celitic are a month and 6 weeks, and the newbies are only a week.

Got to go make new fences today, too.

Hi Kevin!

 

[Iain Utah]

Dutch, it is so worth it. But, I'm glad to be done hatching after this last cayuga egg on day 21 does its thing.

Time to start culling. My best friend's sis-in-law (who I love!) asked if she could have a cayuga drake to go with the two ancona ducks I gave my best friend a couple of months ago (and then she immediately stole them from my best friend). It makes me very happy to find the perfect home for my extra cayuga drake.

And I talked to the owner of my local feed store today. He is pretty sure he can find homes for some (if not all) of my excess ancona drakes. I also told him that if he knew someone who wanted pet barnyard toulouse and who would take excellent care of them, I would be willing to rehome them. He thinks he does. We'll see what happens.

 

[Kevin565]

Hey Marty!

Hi all.

Nice new babies!

I've been cleaning all morning. I havn't done any for two weeks now, and frankly, the smell of the toilet alone was sufficient to motivate me. Girls weren't too excited, but I make them help anyway. DH took a nap! (He's the neat freak, so when he fell asleep, I got the girls and we tried to do the quick clean so we didn't have to clean with him)

I've got 8 baby bourben red turkeys going on lockdown in a couple of days. This time I've set them last, so they don't have to change bators for lockdown. I'm just going to turn off the turner when its upright, and wish them good luck this time.

I can't believe how much the americaunas, BCMs, turkey, silkies, ducks, and other assorted geese have grown in two short weeks. I'll try to get first picks of some today, even though they are about 2 weeks old. Of couse, the sebbies from Celitic are a month and 6 weeks, and the newbies are only a week.

Got to go make new fences today, too.

Hi Kevin!

 

[Marty1876]

Busy Assp Saturday, but I love getting stuff done! Glad to be happy to do it again.

 

[Kevin565]

Busy Assp Saturday, but I love getting stuff done! Glad to be happy to do it again.

. Glad your getting some stuff done! I need to but I feel like crud so I'll get it done tomorrow

 

[country_girl011]

pied chick

 

[Kevin565]

pied chick