Bigger Babies

These are the same chickens as in the previous post in the box.  One is missing but he is just out of the picture below the pillow.  They love sitting on that pillow.  It's funny.

New babies

Getting ready for the night.  They decided that that would be their bed for the night.  It was sweet.  The two larger babies are americaunas, the two light/yellow ones are light brahmas, and the other three are the babies from hatching...blue laced red wyandottes.

Here are the new ones. 
(2) yellow ones are salmon faverolles
(2) russian orloffs
1 barnevelder
1 mottled java (bumblebee looking one)
1 polish
1 welsummer

10%...is that good? phsh!

I did not have good luck with any of the breeds.  None of the lavender orps, lemon cuckoo orps, or swedish flower chicks hatched and only 3 of the BLRW (blue laced red wyandottes) hatched...BUT I knew it was a gamble and I learned quite a bit.  I don't think I'll order from ebay again.  The BLRW were from Lehi (local) and only 3 of 9 hatched from that batch. 

 The above pictures are of the third baby.

So here are the cuties...

Hopeful!!

I asked for an incubator for Christmas and I got it and all the fixins for it too.  The egg turner and the automatic fan.  This is the top of the incubator.  Not knowing what to expect I thought it would be made out something more durable than just styrofoam but that is what it was.  And we are super careful around it.  The eggs inside right now in the picture are lavender orpington.    But I will have all the following breeds inside.

 Lavender Orpington

Lemon Cuckoo Orpington

Swedish Flower Hens

Blue Laced Red Wyandottes (BLRW)

I'm expecting a 50% hatch rate from what I have.  Which will mean about 15 babies.  We'll see, especially since this is my first adventure.  They will hatch around Valentines Day.  How appropriate.  Three of the breeds I have ordered through ebay and the other blrw I recieved from a local farm.

Sleep tight Amy and Marshmallow

All these guys have died except Ruby the darker chicken in the last picture.  Not sure the life span of but these guys were about 3-4 years old.  Marshmallow died an early sad death.  Amy is the americauna, our eagle looking birdie.  She was super sweet.  All of them were.

Bossy Bessy

• Buff Brahma
• lays light brown small eggs
• won't lay in the nesting closet with all the other chickens
• lays in the garage in her own spot
• paid extra to make sure she was a girl (10 buckeroos)
• fiesty (even though every description I've read about this breed is they are super nice and sweet) I have to sneak up and catch her and she allows me to hold her nicely, but then when I put her down again...if any body part of mine is close to her she'll attack it..No it doesn't hurt.
• Marshmallow picks on her
• Bessy picks on Barry and Shirley Schroom

Mama

• Buff Orpington
• sweetest mock mother
• very very docile
• lays light brown eggs
• still mother to Barry when they are roosting he still tries to get under her wing