Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[CluckNDoodle]

What's the R stand for?

Rocket, I named a few of the undesirable eggs, lol. Rocket just hatched as a matter of fact! First peep out and it looks blue!!

 

[FortCluck]

Giving away some of the last hatched chicks I did with the free eggs, my eggs, and other farms eggs. They're going to the same home as the duckling. That'll bring my chick count down half or so.

 

[FortCluck]

Rocket, I named a few of the undesirable eggs, lol. Rocket just hatched as a matter of fact! First peep out and it looks blue!!

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Looks like the same colors as my ducklings

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Giving away some of the last hatched chicks I did with the free eggs, my eggs, and other farms eggs. They're going to the same home as the duckling. That'll bring my chick count down half or so.

That's what I did last week with my Feb chicks (cull to manageable number). They're now 4 weeks old this week and got moved outside 2 nights ago. Still cold (60s day/30s night) but it's been my experience that they do fine if protected and supported. Especially when there's 15 together.

 

[FortCluck]

There are 3 eggs that have movement, but the ducklings don't seem as big. I don't know what else to do besides hold onto them. I'm not sure what's going on with them. They were 3 questionable ones but there's movement. So I'll see what happens

 

[AusHen]

Rocket, I named a few of the undesirable eggs, lol. Rocket just hatched as a matter of fact! First peep out and it looks blue!!

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YAY, well done Rocket! this gives me hope that my own long egg will hatch, especially since it's my only Marans thats still going good

 

[FortCluck]

That's what I did last week with my Feb chicks (cull to manageable number). They're now 4 weeks old this week and got moved outside 2 nights ago. Still cold (60s day/30s night) but it's been my experience that they do fine if protected and supported. Especially when there's 15 together.

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The ones that I'm keeping some will be for meat and selling. I put three of them with my layer flock because I like the looks of them, but I am not sure if they are female yet. If not they'll be meat too and I'll look for perfect females in my next hatch.

 

[julskinka]

Rocket, I named a few of the undesirable eggs, lol. Rocket just hatched as a matter of fact! First peep out and it looks blue!!

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Ohhhhh! I forgot about Rocket. I asked because I have green eggs with an R on top of them but that's because they came from a Rhodebar. Go Rocket! Submit to the hatching chick photo contest!

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

The ones that I'm keeping some will be for meat and selling. I put three of them with my layer flock because I like the looks of them, but I am not sure if they are female yet. If not they'll be meat too and I'll look for perfect females in my next hatch.

Good plan.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Rocket is killing me with cuteness! Another peep joined the party! I can't wait to tell my friend about the colors! She's been hatching all black chicks and 1 blue in like 50 chicks, lol. I think this light one must be splash! I'm over the moon!