Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JazminesZoo]

Celt I did my best to capture it.... IT REALLY is this iridescent purplish blue, reminds me of lacing on chickens. In the sun it is amazing. I have no idea what it will look like as an adult!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Jaz, 11th picture down in the wing shots, do you have a full body picture of that goose?

 

[Iain Utah]

My ONE legged goose ! J/K


My wing pics (these are not all the same goose!)

this picture especially! Also think your mystery bird's colors are amazing!! Thanks for the cuteness overload!

 

[DutchChic]

Jaz......I agree with Utah....that one photo is awesome! Love the wing photos.....takes a lot of clicks to capture such cool pics, lol. It also appears that you like head shots, as well. I can't hazzard a guess on your mystery geese, as I don't have experience with those breeds, but the one with the purplish color is really striking. Wonderful pics, and wonderful birds, Jaz!!

 

[DutchChic]

Sebbie pictures, the third one down has a gorgeous head on it. Will be interesting to watch it grow.
Dutch... Too true on growing out into something different, but for now that grey is darling. Let's hope it stays that way.

Yep...just as ones you don't think will turn out nice, do. I will retain it for now, no matter the sex. If it stays really nice, it will go with a blue fawn mate. I do believe that bigger duckling in the pic with Butters is a pastel, rather than a butterscotch. The bill and feet don't look like butterscotch, and since I had a mix of butters and BF eggs in that batch, that's a real possibility. My pencil markings wore off while they were sitting on the eggs.

 

[JazminesZoo]

Jaz, 11th picture down in the wing shots, do you have a full body picture of that goose?

I don't know which one your thinking of?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

This one

http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/3/3b/3bd858f9_P5231762450x338.jpeg

On my iPad so can't re-embed it.

 

[JulieNKC]

My computer has been acting weird the last few days! Finally get to catch up.

Just watching ebay & I swear some people are on crack! Why would it cost $23 to ship 3 chicken eggs???

update of whats going on with us.... got the stuff to build the coop for the seabrights and new rabbit pens for the breeders. along with roof and legs for the grow out rabbit cages.

Steep loss of quail... we're down to 20-30 from over 50 hatching. Didn't realize they needed so much room and are really brutal little things. On the other hand "Survival of the fittest" so we will design and build new brooders before we hatch any more of the little buggers,lol

9 days till Fred hatches what she's sitting on. we've only seen her off the nest twice but she looks good so she's eatting and drinking. Will it disturb her if I gt her off the nest to candle the eggs or should I just watch and see what happens? I'm more interested in what kind of mom she's gong to be then getting a good hatch.

Quail are mean little things. I wanted bobwhites originally, but since they are supposedly about 10x worse than the coturnix I'm really glad I didn't even try.

Hey Fergie, my Sebbie from Lisa, has her little feathers coming in and the ones on her tail and a couple on her wings are purple.

thoughts on that Celtic?

Purple?

ok, smarty pants. I said purple because I didn't know what the right color word was. It's darker so I'd say more lavender than lilac. If that sounds right.

I'll get a pic, but it's be a minute. I have to run for feed right quick.

Aww, I wanted to see a purple goose.

As promised.... when I took Barley & co. out to their side yard this morning, I brought my camera. Got a fun sequence of shots. The ONLY thing Barley is not scared of are my cats, and my cats don't get it because they like Barley & co. But Barley always chases the cats away whenever they get too close. First shot is Barley announcing that cat came into yard... then Barley chases it back through window (ie cat door) and marches back all proud of herself for taking care of the cat.

He's getting huge! Great pics!

Babies are at PO!!!

Yay!

Ok...the Call ducklings continue to amaze me with their tenacious desire to survive. I went to pull out the container holding what I thought would be a dead duckling, and found it was fully alive, sitting with it's head up and eyes open, looking at me. I can't believe it!!! This baby was so listless last night, I find it hard to believe this is the same baby. I put it in with the other two, without being in a container, and it's motoring around with them and even flipped itself back over when it got excited and flipped. I'm just sitting here in disbelief

Great news!

Got my babies! They are so cute! I'm in love! Yes, I know this is against every rule out there, but I connot post pics till later! Gotta finish baby playpen! Oh, and celtic, don't see any care sheet lol.

 

[JazminesZoo]

Okay time for CHEEZ

I love having animals, they are a joy & a privelege to have, but what I enjoy more than having them, IS seeing them happy.... (warned you!)






& the last pic for those of you who likes a nice tail !

 

[JazminesZoo]

This one
http://cdn.backyardchickens.com/3/3b/3bd858f9_P5231762450x338.jpeg
On my iPad so can't re-embed it.

I will have to snap a head shot. I can't tell which head shot goes with each goose ~ X-specially the white ones!