The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  We have pip-off! (now with pics esp. for Lisa! ;) ) Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Lisa Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 3237 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:24 pm    Post subject: Ah... so sweet - thank you (PS My welsummer is still a noisy bird ) Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8807 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:54 pm    Post subject: gorgeous hope they all got there OK Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:59 pm    Post subject: One dumpie egg is cracked, the rest look fine thanks. Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 9:15 am    Post subject: How many now ? and what was in your egg delivery ?? Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 11:27 am    Post subject: Questions, questions! We now have 4 chicks, I helped one last night that had made a hole in the middle of the egg and made it bigger, but not managed to get to around the egg, the membrane was dry and sticking to it so I moistened it a bit and chipped away a bit of egg - it looked like the air sac was more to the side of the egg than the end. It pushed itself out eventually with some help from the other chicks. There is still an egg cheeping in the incubator, but no sign of pipping in it yet. My egg delivery contained Scots Dumpy eggs, Appenzeller eggs (what colour hens we wonder?), light sussex eggs and pekin cross eggs. All the way from the Western Isles. I have 21 eggs (1 scots dumpy and one appenzeller were cracked) to set and we are going to put some in the school incubator for the kids to see them hatch. Just need to persuade the chick in my bator to hatch first! Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8807 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 11:30 am    Post subject: the dumpy's are black appenzellers are silver hens with a gold roo, the 2 I hatched came out gold. The pekins are a mottled roo with a mottled hen, a blue silke cross and a black silkie x Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 11:36 am    Post subject: Eggcellent - shall look forward to the next hatch! Back to top HeatherBB Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 154 Location: Chelmsford Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 3:44 pm    Post subject: gorgeous!! must admit i go all gooeyy at the sight of chicks!! just got some vorwerk eggs ready to pop under a broody tomorrow!! Back to top Fleata Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 9 Location: tamworth Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 4:00 pm    Post subject: so cute. i so defiantly want chicks. cute little bundles of fluff Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 6:10 pm    Post subject: No 5 has just hatched. Well pleased with my babies. Question - should welsummers have feathered legs? One has little feather bits down it's leg. Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16087 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 12:33 am    Post subject: Don't think they should have feathered legs, but correct me if I am wrong. Any more pics? Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5118 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:03 pm    Post subject: OMG! What happened? 5 sleepy chicks: Click on the thumbnails for a bigger pic Last edited by jaydee67 on Sun May 21, 2006 2:19 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top Lisa Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 3237 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 2:07 pm    Post subject: Ahhhhhh...... Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 8:34 am    Post subject: awh aint they cute ! Back to top bird_babe Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 473 Location: wales Posted: Mon May 22, 2006 9:13 am    Post subject: lovely pics, well done Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next Page 2 of 4 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group