Baby chicks

Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

I had some chicken (32 eggs) and turkey (10 eggs) in my incubator. They started hatching today. Except the turkey eggs Tom seems to have some fertilizing issues. :shock:

I have 4 new baby chicks and looks like 5 more are working on 'pipping' their way out of the shell yet. I have read to be happy with a 50% hatch will keep my fingers crossed so I get more. I have some baby chicks I bought and recieved 2 weeks ago for laying hens and meat chickens in a hut outside now. I got them incase I was not successful at hatching these out. So I have pictures of them in the incubator yet and one just hatched I thought i would share.

Liana

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sun May 15, 2011 10:02 pm **(#2)**

Looks like a busy place. Hope you take some pictures a little farther down the line.

Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

Here are pictures of my chicks I got the 2nd of May.

Liana

Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

Ohh.. I should have checked my pic size they are huge!! LOL

@ O. I will take some more pictures.

Liana

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sun May 15, 2011 10:09 pm **(#5)**

Thank you. They're so cute when they're all fuzzy and beady-eyed. :mrgreen:

I think the bottom one should be our next Gimp Game image.

Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

our welcome O. I wished the picture was a little clearer. I used the little Olymous digital camera I have not as good as my other cameras but they use 35mm film not sure if I can get that locally anymore. I will work on it a bit.

Liana

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16200

awwwww so cute!

mikethedj4 · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 2:27 pm **(#8)**

That's cool, can't have that kind of stuff out here though.

Willy · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 2:58 pm **(#9)**

Very cool little chicks Liana

I really like that bottom white chick

Jolie · **Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 4:26 pm **(#10)**

Awww so cute. Don't think I'll be eating eggs any more any time soon.

Lianam · **Joined:** Feb 06, 2011 **Posts:** 342

Update: I have 11 chicks so far and all are black at this point even from my other colored hens. So I guess on a genetics level black must be a dominate color in chickens too.

8 are in the bunny cage with food and water. The other 3 hatched today so I will wait until tomorrow to move them out. I lost one chick :cry

it never finished getting out of egg and something seemed weird so I took it out and it never peeped at me. I have 20 eggs left and I will waita few days to see what happens.

It helps I live on a farm to beable to have chicks.

@ Jolie

I still eat eggs. yum!! Plus not all the eggs get fertilized.

I will post new pics tomorrow the older chicks are moving around more and getting fluffier as they dry.

Liana