Sanibel Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 How about Henny Penny...after all, they ARE coppers! sapphire and LFG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 OK, I'm making a list: DooBwa Landy Sue Fluffy Butt Ky-Lee I like them all! Last year my grandkids named them and obviously they were hungry. Oreo Peaches Buttercup I can't remember the rooster's name? He was replaced by Penny. I was obviously thinking of money! Gotta say, my personal favorite is DooBwa. Has a certain je ne c'est quois steelnut and sapphire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WMJ77 Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 kfc LFG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Pompeii Posted May 21, 2017 Administrators Share Posted May 21, 2017 Here you go Pettee ... Final Tally of eggs..... Egg sizes 52017.pdf Sanibel, LFG and steelnut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Petee, all of DooBwa and part of upstate SC are waiting to see your chicks. I'll give you until tomorrow to produce, or I'll start posting pics of their brothers and sisters Vader, WMJ77, bass100 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Petee, all of DooBwa and part of upstate SC are waiting to see your chicks. I'll give you until tomorrow to produce, or I'll start posting pics of their brothers and sisters So it all comes down to this...it seems all you're after are "chick pics". BWAHAHAHAHAHA bass100, Sanibel, hipower and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 I just got their bracelets this morning and I need a hand to get them ready for their pictures. Hubby is away at a VFW meeting and I'm waiting for his help. Be patient although they are cute as bugs. bass100, sapphire, Vader and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 So it all comes down to this...it seems all you're after are "chick pics". BWAHAHAHAHAHA I have been accused of far more insidious motives here hipower, sapphire, bass100 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 They seem to be very comfortable. My last chicks slept all huddled up in a ball. These kids just stretch out and go to sleep. Bon, Sanibel, sapphire and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I tried the ankle bracelets but even the small ones are too big. Then I tried a little magic marker on the surface of the down on their bellies. I'll see if it lasts long enough to be worthwhile. If my opinion the flight feathers is accurate then I have 4 pullets (females) and 3 cockerels (males) Yellow, orange and black are cockerels Blue, green, pink and no color are pullets. We did take pictures but it was very hard. Any secrets to getting them to pose? sapphire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanibel Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 How about a stripe of your granddaughter's nail polish on a toenail? A friend of mine did that with her twins when they were infants until they could tell them apart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 It was suggested not to do that since the chicks might try to peck it off and either ingest the polish or peck each other. First I tried spiraled plastic twist ties but they immediately started messing with them and I was afraid they would swallow one. LFG and Sanibel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 It was suggested not to do that since the chicks might try to peck it off and either ingest the polish or peck each other. First I tried spiraled plastic twist ties but they immediately started messing with them and I was afraid they would swallow one. I use tiny little colored rubber bands, but I think I ordered them from Amazon. They might have them at Rural King, I don't know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 I tried the ankle bracelets but even the small ones are too big. Then I tried a little magic marker on the surface of the down on their bellies. I'll see if it lasts long enough to be worthwhile. If my opinion the flight feathers is accurate then I have 4 pullets (females) and 3 cockerels (males) Yellow, orange and black are cockerels Blue, green, pink and no color are pullets. We did take pictures but it was very hard. Any secrets to getting them to pose? a lot of times just putting the camera right in front of them will make them pose. They will get curious and start checking it out, and you can get some good up-close shots Bon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipower Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 a lot of times just putting the camera right in front of them will make them pose. They will get curious and start checking it out, and you can get some good up-close shots Sounds like another business opportunity. "STEALTH CHICKEN PHOTOGRAPHER FOR HIRE" Have camera will travel. Low rates, works for chicken feed. Bon and LFG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 How about a stripe of your granddaughter's nail polish on a toenail? A friend of mine did that with her twins when they were infants until they could tell them apart! That's a good idea, but what Petee said is right. Odd colors like that encourage pecking. When I am hatching chicks from multiple pens of the same breeds, I toe punch. It's not as bad as it sounds, and the marks last forever. It's like a tiny hole punch that clips the webbing between their toes. You can mark birds from several pens and roosters using a combination of left foot/right foot and first or second web. I wouldn't recommend that for just identifying a small number of birds, but it's great for breeding. When the chicks are sold, the buyer and I can track the lineage and base future breeding matches on what has worked in the past Sanibel, hipower and Bon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipower Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 That's a good idea, but what Petee said is right. Odd colors like that encourage pecking. When I am hatching chicks from multiple pens of the same breeds, I toe punch. It's not as bad as it sounds, and the marks last forever. It's like a tiny hole punch that clips the webbing between their toes. You can mark birds from several pens and roosters using a combination of left foot/right foot and first or second web. I wouldn't recommend that for just identifying a small number of birds, but it's great for breeding. When the chicks are sold, the buyer and I can track the lineage and base future breeding matches on what has worked in the past The chicken version of ear tags for cattle. To most people a cow is just a cow. To a farmer they know which cow is which. Having spent much of my youth working on dairy farms I was always amazed at how farmers knew which cow went into which stall to be milked and when one was out of place. Obviously I was too dumb and naive to pay enough attention to this because to me a cow is still just a cow. Maybe that's why I'm not a farmer, or even a gardener. Bon, LFG, steelnut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The chicken version of ear tags for cattle. To most people a cow is just a cow. To a farmer they know which cow is which. Having spent much of my youth working on dairy farms I was always amazed at how farmers knew which cow went into which stall to be milked and when one was out of place. Obviously I was too dumb and naive to pay enough attention to this because to me a cow is still just a cow. Maybe that's why I'm not a farmer, or even a gardener. I hope you knew the difference between a cow & a bull in your younger years!!! steelnut, BigT, hipower and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 I hope you knew the difference between a cow & a bull in your younger years!!! Have you ever seen the movie "Kingpin"? steelnut, Bon and Vader 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vader Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 "It took a little while to get her warmed up. She sure is a stubborn one, and then POW all at once." LFG, steelnut and Bon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 Some died early in the shell and some died fully formed and apparently perfect. I have another batch due to hatch Wednesday-Thursday. Almost always, there are a few fully formed chicks that never hatch. Early on it was because my incubation humidity was too high, and the chicks would drown after the internal pip. Like you, my formed chicks looked perfect, but never broke through. One of them had even pipped, but never progressed any further. It could be any number of things, including just not being strong enough to hatch, but I have always wondered if the soccer match that ensues after the first few dry off disrupts the actions of chicks that would have otherwise hatched healthy. I'm going to try something different this hatch that I have read about, but never tried. I'm going to put the eggs in Styrofoam cartons and hatch them upright. I know they will hatch upright, I've seen it happen when the incubator is packed, but after a few hatch the rest fall over, then can be rolled around. You cut the bottoms out of the cups to provide air flow, then leave the cartons in all through lockdown. This will be a good experience for me to know if it works, and may be interesting to you guys to see the results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipower Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I hope you knew the difference between a cow & a bull in your younger years!!! And a steer too. I wasn't completely oblivious. Although I was in heat a lot back then. Bon and steelnut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 22, 2017 Author Share Posted May 22, 2017 And a steer too. I wasn't completely oblivious. Although I was in heat a lot back then. Add "the" before we all fall down the rabbit hole Vader and steelnut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I have another batch due to hatch Wednesday-Thursday. Almost always, there are a few fully formed chicks that never hatch. Early on it was because my incubation humidity was too high, and the chicks would drown after the internal pip. Like you, my formed chicks looked perfect, but never broke through. One of them had even pipped, but never progressed any further. It could be any number of things, including just not being strong enough to hatch, but I have always wondered if the soccer match that ensues after the first few dry off disrupts the actions of chicks that would have otherwise hatched healthy. I'm going to try something different this hatch that I have read about, but never tried. I'm going to put the eggs in Styrofoam cartons and hatch them upright. I know they will hatch upright, I've seen it happen when the incubator is packed, but after a few hatch the rest fall over, then can be rolled around. You cut the bottoms out of the cups to provide air flow, then leave the cartons in all through lockdown. This will be a good experience for me to know if it works, and may be interesting to you guys to see the results Friends and I have been enjoying the Chickolympics. They suddenly run full speed across the tote and almost crash into the other side. Then everyone follows. Bon, steelnut, Jay and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFG Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Friends and I have been enjoying the Chickolympics. They suddenly run full speed across the tote and almost crash into the other side. Then everyone follows. I moved mine from the tote to the big brooder last night. I converted one of those small pre-fab coops from TS, built a platform to bring the chicks up to eye level. There's a ramp that goes up to a second level that they start climbing and diving off of at about a week old. I'm so happy with these chicks, all are so vigorous and I love the colors. I have a pic, but I want Petee to post hers first steelnut and Bon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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