incubator and eggs ... daily update

[HayleyB]

Inspired idea Lynda, the playpen is a cracker, never in a million years would I have thought of that.

Lovely little babies though Cleo is definitely anticipating dinner

[lynda66]

10 eggs in ...... 6 babies ..... one egg leaked, the others not sure,as yet, but no signs of hatching ...... 3 of the hatched ones had really dark brown eggs, one of which was very small, one of the light eggs was very small too, the others were normal sized..... their parents are ..... silkys, polish, leghorns, warrens, ixworth, stars and marans.

have been looking at chicks, and pingu looks like a maran, buttercup could be a leghorn or an ixworth, there were 3 of the 6 dark brown eggs hatched, so i'm guessing the mums were marans, and the dads could be anything lol as they don't look just like marans, and one from a light tiny egg so probably a maran daddy ..... and phoenix, i have no idea lol ..... don't think theres any polish, as there arent any with hats ..... but really have no idea lol ..... (nowt new there then)

still waiting for number 3 and number 4 's definite names

[lynda66]

Inspired idea Lynda, the playpen is a cracker, never in a million years would I have thought of that.

Lovely little babies though Cleo is definitely anticipating dinner

i got a dust sheet and some of those elastic straps with hooks on to go round the top just in case any norty cats try to get in ..... its pretty secure, though i'm still chucking the cats out every time i leave the room for more than a couple of minutes. and the best bit is ..... it was nearly free (had to give sons mate petrol money) ....... i looked at allsorts before i had the idea, and the playpen was the most secure ...... and definitely cheapest, and gived them much more room to run round than a traditional brooder, though for now they are going in the brooder (plastic storage crate) at night, as i don't want them to get cold when the fire is off

they do look very happy running round

[lottie dolly]

thems great lynda,re-post 1028,1st picture,is the lighter chick in the middle pheonix,

[lynda66]

thems great lynda,re-post 1028,1st picture,is the lighter chick in the middle pheonix,

yep cute isn't she thats her in 3 of those four pics

[Glutton4...]

Oh Lynda, they look so lovely.

I showed the first few pics to my OH - he admitted they were really cute, then just looked at me with that strange look... You know the one, a mixture of;

Aren't they sweet...
Glad we haven't got any that small...
Oh my god, that's what she'll wanna do next...
and, Oh h*ell, what's the use - she'll do it anyway, so I'm keeping schtum!

He knows me well!

[lottie dolly]

awe bless,you might not know the parentage,yet,but she is sooooo cute,and lovely markings taboot

[lynda66]

Oh Lynda, they look so lovely.

I showed the first few pics to my OH - he admitted they were really cute, then just looked at me with that strange look... You know the one, a mixture of;

Aren't they sweet...
Glad we haven't got any that small...
Oh my god, that's what she'll wanna do next...
and, Oh h*ell, what's the use - she'll do it anyway, so I'm keeping schtum!

He knows me well!

lol how exciting .... more babies

[Glutton4...]

LOL - don't get excited yet!

My permanent chook run (scheduled for the spring, when it's warmer) is in quite an exposed site, so I won't be thinking about hatching any till it warms up a bit. We haven't got room in here.

Somehow I've got to make it rabbit/fox/muntjac proof first before I'll dare leave them out there.

But, yes - I think it's on the cards...

[BrideXIII]

Loving all the pics Lynda66 , almost makes up for not naming one I hope the others might hatch for you too.

never mind, I'll try for one of the duckilings when you get them

[lynda66]

well they can't go out for 12-14 weeks lol and 3 weeks to hatch .... plenty of time

[lynda66]

ok, just so you know, 2 eggs were bad ....... one had a tiny few day old embryo in, and the last one had a fully grown chick but it is dead ..... but i do reckon 8 fertile eggs out of 10 is pretty good, and getting 6 live chicks out ...... i'm so chuffed with

[BrideXIII]

very good indeed. can't wait till they have grown a bit, they are so adorable.

[bluemoon]

Congrayulations. I'm totally in love with Pingu.

[Nicos]

Congrayulations. I'm totally in love with Pingu.

....me too!!!