incubator and eggs ... daily update

[Westcoast]

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

Fantastic result, just new you could do it, mummy Lynda.

MG

[Finedon.Dandy]

Sorry for the delay in naming my chick, not been feeling too good but thats another story!

I have asked Bride to help me make the final choice between the names on my shortlist, as I knew how disappointed she was not to be able to name one . I like the name Jasper (as you also expressed a preferance in Lynda) but we decided not to give it a boys name as we so hope she is a little girl . Therefore we have decided on:

Neva

which means "snow" which with all the wintery weather we have been having is quite appropriate!

Do so hope you all approve.

Tammy

[Snadger]

Maybe Pingu could become the GrapeVine, Rule the Roost mascott???

[MaureenHall]

Good idea Snadger, then if she turns out to be a boy Lynda can't eat him! She'll have to hire him out for "services"

[Nicos]

Oh YES!!!! ...and if we eat our guy...perhaps he'd like to have a holiday over here???

[lynda66]

lol, that's so cute he really has so much more character than the others (or maybe i just notice him more cos he was the first born) ..... he's definitely the norty one ....... i so hope he's a girl lol ...... *wonders what the law is on smuggling chickens to france ....... if he is a boy, i'm gonna do my absoulte best to keep him, or find him a home ....... but if he's a girl he's staying lol

[lynda66]

Therefore we have decided on:

Neva

thats lovely, thanks Tammy and Bride

ok names are now

1 pingu
2 phoenix
3 Elvira ?? (i think lol)
4 neva
5 buttercup
6 coco

[lynda66]

new piccies ....... they are getting bigger by the minute ....... they have all started getting their wing feathers today, little stubbly things, it's so cute lyndachicks - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

poppy is soooooooooo not impressed

[tricky]

Im really pleased youve done it lynda
only discovered this thread yesterday well done

[MaureenHall]

If they're getting their wing feathers already, watch for the tail feathers - the girls get them first (that's what someone else said on here). hope they're all girls The pictures are so cute!!!

[lynda66]

thanks tricky

yeah had a good root for tail feathers ...... none yet ...... they are getting much better at posing though aren't they

[lottie dolly]

thankx for sharing the happy events lynda,and letting some of us name them,

[Westcoast]

Poor poppy not at all impressed, chicks adorable, many thanks for pics, keep them coming.
Going to see my babies to-morrow (3wyandott-white) 5 weeks old also need to speak to him about getting some marans.
Ill have a word about sexing chicks and get back to you.

MG

[Snadger]

thats lovely, thanks Tammy and Bride

ok names are now

1 pingu
2 phoenix
3 Elvira ?? (i think lol)
4 neva
5 buttercup
6 coco

Try what may........I can't make an anagrammed word out of the first letters of there names.........Something christmassy would be nice.........but no, it ain't to be!

[SarzWix]

Try what may........I can't make an anagrammed word out of the first letters of there names.........Something christmassy would be nice.........but no, it ain't to be!

5 consonants & 1 vowel... They'd struggle with that on Countdown

If it's ok with you Lynda, stick with Elvira? (Elvis if male!) If it's too much of a mouthful when calling her for tea, I don't object to abbreviations