- Feb 25, 2011
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am so proud of our little fizzle precious..Her name is precious..she started to be broody in the hen house on the RIR hens eggs, that night I scooped her and her eggs up and put her in the little pen we have seperated for such as this awsome event..at the same time I took 2 Buff Orp. eggs and added to her little nest,now she has 7 eggs...April 5th right on time she hatched 4 RIRs and 1 buff orp...was at the feed store and saw 3 little black astrolorpe (we have l hen, didn't want her to be lonely Ha) at 9:30 pm. (very dark out) put the 3 little black chicks under her( she never moved)- I would have loved to see her this am...they are under her wing sleeping with the others, they all are eating out of the feeder as if they were "blood sisters" Ha. it is so funny ... so precious is now mother to 8 chicks and doing such a beautiful job....my first time hatching anything here but sure hope it won't be the last...will buy a digital camera (someone said that is what you need to post pics)...I have 3 first year layers (BO) hope some one goes broody...5 RIR, 1 Astrolorpe,1 americana, 1 game hen, 1 ee I think, very colorful and wonderful egg layer, 1 fizzle (Precious) 1 RIR huge roo, 1 Buff Orp. huge roo.
41 eggs in incubator (first time hatcher) - 18 chicks in brooder 3 wks old....fell in love with chickening Ha...love it, love it.. I used to laugh with the saying " do the chicken math " wow
41 eggs in incubator (first time hatcher) - 18 chicks in brooder 3 wks old....fell in love with chickening Ha...love it, love it.. I used to laugh with the saying " do the chicken math " wow