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

[gimmie birdies]

Is it only Mar. 3rd? Bouncing off walls.... Hubby keeps wanting to travel, I just say March is to cold every where, April is spring breakers, May is nice here, I will come up for some June excuse....

 

[FortCluck]

Is it only Mar. 3rd? Bouncing off walls.... Hubby keeps wanting to travel, I just say March is to cold every where, April is spring breakers, May is nice here, I will come up for some June excuse....

We go on vacation in august

 

[hysop]

Sorry been busy with company and cooking and kids and newly hatched chicks.

When I collected the olive eggs they were free ranging but I only ever saw the OE rooster mounting them, but I guess that WL roo was sneaking around somehow.

Yes, they’re all white except one. There’s a second one that’s not white, but still lighter than an olive egger should be.

Here’s the only OE that looks like an OE. Mind my makeshift brooder. It’s only temporary my really good one is out in the shop with the 6 1-week old chicks

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Sorry been busy with company and cooking and kids and newly hatched chicks.

When I collected the olive eggs they were free ranging but I only ever saw the OE rooster mounting them, but I guess that WL roo was sneaking around somehow.

Yes, they’re all white except one. There’s a second one that’s not white, but still lighter than an olive egger should be.

Here’s the only OE that looks like an OE. Mind my makeshift brooder. It’s only temporary my really good one is out in the shop with the 6 1-week old chicks
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So cute!! Maybe the cross will give you some interesting eggs colors? If nothing else I bet it will increase egg production!

 

[baby-blue]

Oh my heavens. I am overrun by eggs.

After just ONE neighbor - not even our hay supplier! - brought his eggs over, I am at over 80 eggs. I couldn’t tell him no because he’d just spent the half hour collecting them! It’s a mix of duck and chicken eggs, and I have way more duck eggs than I ever anticipated. I hardly know a thing about ducks, let alone about incubating them! I’ll be making a thread about that soon - I’ll be needing some tips. But the incubator is just about full... I’ll have to turn down anyone else who brings eggs, because Lord knows I can’t handle so many fluffy nuggets. I’m gonna need a bigger brooder!

 

[hysop]

So cute!! Maybe the cross will give you some interesting eggs colors? If nothing else I bet it will increase egg production!

That’s what I was thinking. For sure the olive eggs I set on the 21st will be OE from both sides. Hopefully my husband’s aunt will want to buy some of the ones we hatch then. Since I won’t have room for anymore after this.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I do have an insulated storage/parking area, so if I get too many chicks (I hope) I can put them in there, it is heated. And ALL mine!

 

[gimmie birdies]

My name is gimmie birdies!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Oh my heavens. I am overrun by eggs.

After just ONE neighbor - not even our hay supplier! - brought his eggs over, I am at over 80 eggs. I couldn’t tell him no because he’d just spent the half hour collecting them! It’s a mix of duck and chicken eggs, and I have way more duck eggs than I ever anticipated. I hardly know a thing about ducks, let alone about incubating them! I’ll be making a thread about that soon - I’ll be needing some tips. But the incubator is just about full... I’ll have to turn down anyone else who brings eggs, because Lord knows I can’t handle so many fluffy nuggets. I’m gonna need a bigger brooder!

What a fun problem to have!! Lol

 

[hysop]

There’s one chick that keeps opening it’s beak and like looking up. Is that something that needs attention or normal? I’ve put its beak in water but it’s not thirsty