Eggcitement!!!!

Fingers crossed (and my toes too) one of the eggs under our broody hen has activity.... today we might have our very first chick!   I am told to resist the urge to "help"......  apparently, good old Momma Nature can handle it!  Wouldn't you know it, it's COLD again!

It is pipping! I know it is old news for most of you but this is my first one ever!

It's always exciting it never gets old! Just walk away and check again tomorrow and I bet you will have a bunch yellow fluff balls!

First hatch is always the best one!

One baby buff is out and another is working hard on it!

fuzzylittlefriend wrote:It's always exciting it never gets old!  Just walk away and check again tomorrow and I bet you will have a bunch yellow fluff balls!

Yeah right its her first time. She will be glued to the bator. LOL
    

Not a bator, a mumma hen! The best.
And yes, ABSOLUTELY resist the urge to "help".

No incubator at our house.... we are kicking it old school and letting the hens do the work

That's freakin awesome   

Good luck, let us know how many hatch, if it is a buff orpington, bet your bottom dollar you got a good mamma there . have a wonderful day, CynthiaM.

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Thought I would share some of the cuteness. Of the 9 eggs she started only these 2 made it. 2 were clear and the rest had stopped developing at various stages. One other egg made it to the pipping stage and then stopped. That was heart breaking. Poor little thing   

this is very cool for me, I am unlikely to raise chicks this year so vicarious experience much appreciated :-).

Well nothing says SPRING like cute fuzzbutts! Congratulations on the cuteness. Thanks for sharing.

It's so sad, and so hard to understand, why some make it all the way to the pipping stage, and then. . . die.
I've had that happen many times, and always feel awful. But that's the way it is. Rejoice in the ones who survive.

Cuteness continues.
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Echo 1 WHAT is that green stuff. We have too much white, I've just been wishing to see green grass again. Love the cute little yellow chicks in the green grass. Very cute

Me too those pics are cute!!

Ah beautiful, well at least there are 2, one would be lonely. The chicks in the grass are beautiful. It looks like wheat grass growing or some kind of grain growing, very pretty against the buff. I used to love to see my buffs in the alfalfa field when it was short, buff and green are beautiful together. have a wonderful day, CynthiaM.

We have TOO much snow also....WAY TOO MUCH.... so tired of winter! The green stuff is sprouted grain.  My chicken crazy daughter put together  a fodder system so the birds have fresh sprouted grains all winter, she also has a meal worm farm on the go so they have fresh bugs.  We have very happy chickens!

Echo 1 wrote:We have TOO much snow also....WAY TOO MUCH.... so tired of winter! The green stuff is sprouted grain.  My chicken crazy daughter put together  a fodder system so the birds have fresh sprouted grains all winter, she also has a meal worm farm on the go so they have fresh bugs.  We have very happy chickens!

That's amazing    Smart cookies you gals. You struck a true cord with lots of us green and fuzzybums. Way to warm the hearts. considering its a whole -27 in my neck of the woods

Ok...that is a ridiculously cute picture in the sprouts! Meal worm farm...interesting... I've bought meal worms that turned to beetles before...but how do you get the beetles to lay eggs and have them hatch to complete the cycle? My chickens would love that!!

Farmer Bob, I have no idea how she does it. My job is to smile an indulgent smile and make a little more room in the basement.    I know they like to be in the dark and quite warm. They eat carrots, bran and oatmeal. There are lots of great how to videos on youtube.

Farmer Bob wrote:Ok...that is a ridiculously cute picture in the sprouts!  Meal worm farm...interesting...  I've bought meal worms that turned to beetles before...but how do you get the beetles to lay eggs and have them hatch to complete the cycle?   My chickens would love that!!

I am pretty sure there is a member called Wolfbird(??) on here who knows a lot about mealworms. Sounded very switched on about them.

Wolfbird is mostly on ACE. I do believe he knows a lot about growing mealworms.

freaken cute!