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[Pork Pie]

Very cute chicks, Miss Am!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

WV, that's neat that so many are hatching from the older eggs! Ravyn, you better take care of yourself!!! Let your poor old muscles mend up kiddo!

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Very cute chicks, Miss Am!

Thanks Chris! Don't the little Sebrights just have the prettiest little feathers! I lost my #1 girl indirectly to that stupid fox so I'm so happy I was able to get my hands on 6! Not including the little tiny one that didn't make it!
I knew she was week and I was taking a chance! Sebrights are just so scarce out here!
My DH says it's like buying a fish that's swimming upside down!

 

[WVduckchick]

Adorable chicks MissAm! Getting any better indication on the OEGB sexes?

And the older eggs, I just filled the Bator with the best looking eggs that I had at the time, so a few ended up being older ones. Good experiment though!

 

[lucysducks11]

You sure you should be sharing information like that ? 

He did, it not me

 

[Ravynscroft]

Eek! Yes, not good. I haven't smacked you in a very long time. Don't make me do it now...

The other possible egg of hers is zipping now. I just had to rescue one that zipped but didn't tear the membrane. :/

Oh, and I figured out the slow ones are all older eggs! 13-15 days old at set. But all except 2 have pipped now.

Odd... I forgot in all the commotion, I put eggs in lockdown yesterday... as I picked up the last AC egg, also the oldest, it screamed peeping at me... forgot about it, then check last night... it had pipped, zipped and hatched out perfect... all the other eggs hadno't even started drawdown yet...

Last pic is of my wellsummer girl with the injured wing/ foot. She's gotten so much better ! She has designated herself as little mamma

Sorry, Rav   I'd say you would be safer being bedridden for a few months 

Stellar idea, my man! When will you be here to cover all the chores for me???

 

[dan26552]

See my dwarf duckling? It's the same age as the others but like a fourth the size

 

[Pork Pie]

Odd... I forgot in all the commotion, I put eggs in lockdown yesterday... as I picked up the last AC egg, also the oldest, it screamed peeping at me... forgot about it, then check last night... it had pipped, zipped and hatched out perfect... all the other eggs hadno't even started drawdown yet...

Stellar idea, my man! When will you be here to cover all the chores for me???

I'll send one of my usual cheques, so you can hire someone

 

[Pork Pie]

See my dwarf duckling? It's the same age as the others but like a fourth the size

Looks like it has a huge, green chicken foot! You wanna cull that one, Dan

 

[Miss Ameraucana]

Adorable chicks MissAm! Getting any better indication on the OEGB sexes?

And the older eggs, I just filled the Bator with the best looking eggs that I had at the time, so a few ended up being older ones. Good experiment though!

I think I've got two bb red boys, and one silver boy! Which I'm glad cause I'm planning if all goes well to keep a silver and a bb red boy depending on how they grow out. The one is super light, I picked "him"(I think) just in case he's a different color! But the sweetest of all the old English is a little SDW female she's pictured. I just love their little doe eyes, but she's just super sweet and not afraid at all, very trusting! So, I think I've got 2 bb red females, 2 SDW females, 2 bb red males, 1 SDW male. Roughly. And the little Sebrights, some are darker than others, don't know what that means, but I reckon I'll find out pretty quick. I think I heard any pink in the combs at all indicates abbot since the females are usually really dark, almost a deep purple. If I'm right, need to research that yet, and depending I may keep a Sebright male too, if they get along with my old English!