Posted by Suzanne McMinn on April 29, 2008 @ 5:05 am
Chickens, The Old Barn
The total on my little flock looks to be 12. After the overheating disaster with the first dozen eggs, only Lucky survived. Out of the second batch of 30 eggs, 12 hatched. (I’ll update today if there are any unexpected late hatchings!) Out of that 12 from the second batch, one died late last night shortly after hatching. It seemed to have had an easy hatching, so I was caught by surprise. (Sadness!) All the rest seem healthy and happy. I’ve got them divided up in two boxes right now, but will have to make new arrangements soon as they are growing quickly. And while they’re not so active the first day, they sure get rowdy after that!
See hatch days one and two if you missed the action!
I have to confess that I helped one baby out of its shell. I know, I know, you’re not supposed to do that! But this poor baby had its head all the way out of its shell for so long. How could it peck out like that? It had its head stuck out! It got to looking so weary, I thought-if it’s going to die, I might as well try to help it. So I helped. And out it came.
It seems to be doing well now, running around like all the others. Maybe it didn’t even need my help. It’s so hard not to help when they look like they’re in trouble! (And the one that really was in trouble never showed any sign of it!)
This photo just cracks me up. That same little baby, soon after it hatched, on its back, kinda like a bug that can’t turn over. (I helped it again.)
I can see already that chickens are going to be a lot of fun. And my chicken adventure has just begun!
Cross your fingers they’re not all roosters…..
5:31
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Good morning chickies :flying:Yes I agree that sometimes the human assist is apprapo. As long as it’s not the norm. You did fine and so glad that the peeps are happy in their little abodes. All baby things are cute/sweet/adorable/soft and sometimes fuzzy/fluffy.
5:35
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by the way I love the calico look. What breed is that one?
6:09
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Have their names been chosen yet?
I suppose the cats are interested in all the activity.
The babies are so cute and I don’t blame you for wanting to help crack the shell.
Amelia in Oklahoma
7:24
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I like the speckled one! …but they’re all pretty darn cute.
7:26
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I think, based on what my chicken lady had on her farm and what the pictures of chicks look like in the Murray McMurray catalog, that the two little banties are Old English Game bantams-so that one with the stripes will be a gorgeous chicken!
7:42
am
Congrads!
Glad your chicks hatched with out any major disasters thats awesome. And hopefully you get more hens then roosters!
8:04
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Good morning….two years ago we had 54 chickens and 41 of them were roosters!!!
I hope you have better luck..although it is very comical when they are start practicing their crow. Kind of sounds like they are dieing or something.
8:08
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Congradulations,chicken farmer people!
So sorry about the one that didn’t make it!
I would have helped the one out of the shell, too!
8:30
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My son loves the pictures of the baby chicks. Wish I could hang out longer but he is begging to go on Disney.com. See you tomorrow.
8:51
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The babies are fabulous, congratulations! I hope most of them are hens, too. Has Princess named more of them yet?
8:53
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Congratulations on the chicks! Hurrah! I love those dark, multi-coloured ones the best.
Yes, they’ll all need names, once their sex has been determined.
-Kim
9:01
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I’ve just loved watching the hatching of all the baby chicks. I do hope they are not all roosters for you. They are comical to listen to when learning to crow.
9:02
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growing up I had a black Banty rooster and I named him Champ…he was the best pal…he would run up to me when I went to the chicken yard (I know this sounds NUTS) when I would squat down he would sit on my knee and cluck and we would chat…mainly wanting the back of his neck scratched….you can become EXTREMELY attached to these guys!
your babies are ADORABLE! it is so cute too when they start learning to run and really stretch their legs and they will flap their little wings so hard….man oh man I am jealous…gotta get B out of the city and onto some dirt!
Tresh in Oklahoma!