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01/31/2010 07:29:40 PM · #1 |
About 4 weeks ago I bought 4 dozen Trader Joe's fertile eggs and put them into an incubator. Now, I had read about another person doing this and getting one chick out of a dozen eggs. So I expected I may get 4-5 chicks out of the 42 that I set in the incubator.
Well...
I ended up with 32 hatching last Tuesday and Wednesday... I so did not expect that!!
Here is a picture I took today... I only put a few into the light tent :)
I am absolutely DYING FROM THE CUTENESS!!
I will post more as I edit them...
Anyone want some baby chicks?
    
Message edited by author 2010-01-31 20:53:11. |
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01/31/2010 07:39:37 PM · #2 |
| OOOOOOOOOOOOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG how cute are they!!!!!!!!!!!!! What are you going to do with them all????????????????? |
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01/31/2010 07:44:41 PM · #3 |
| Hmmm, I think it's time for the "chickens" challenge. |
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01/31/2010 08:16:06 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by JulietNN:
OOOOOOOOOOOOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG how cute are they!!!!!!!!!!!!! What are you going to do with them all????????????????? |
I'd gather she will raise them and then eat them. That is the logical thing to do. :D
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01/31/2010 08:18:28 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by JulietNN:
OOOOOOOOOOOOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG how cute are they!!!!!!!!!!!!! What are you going to do with them all????????????????? |
I'd gather she will raise them and then eat them. That is the logical thing to do. :D
Matt |
And/or keep several for an ongoing supply of fresh eggs ... |
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01/31/2010 08:18:37 PM · #6 |
arent they just the best?:) i love my ickens, of course i dont have them anymore, but theyre still the best:) |
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01/31/2010 08:22:30 PM · #7 |
And we all thought herding cats was tough.
Cat herders are wimps! |
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01/31/2010 08:22:37 PM · #8 |
| FWIW my grandfather used to be a chicken rancher -- as a little kid I remember going into a chickenhouse about 15x40 feet with the floor almost solidly covered with two-day old chicks. |
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01/31/2010 08:55:54 PM · #9 |
These are poor eating because they are bred for egg production so very small body size. I am keeping two hens, giving a friend 10 hens and 3 roos but the rest of the roos... Not sure yet...
Kinda sad I can't keep them but that's the way it goes...
Hatching eggs is SO MUCH FUN!!!
Live chick cam is on sporadically
Live Chick Cam |
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01/31/2010 09:35:27 PM · #10 |
| wow, so cute (for now). you might want to find homes for them soon though (while they're still cute). soon you'll need to be buying chicken feed by the 50 lb sacks, and need a pretty decent sized pen with a top, and some poop shovels. they will be laying eggs of their own in approx. 18-20 weeks. Lotsa fun and rewarding, if you have the space. |
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01/31/2010 09:49:26 PM · #11 |
Love the Live Chick Cam. They remind me of people, running around earnestly with such determenation and purpose in there every action. I think you should get each one a cellphone, then they could truly be self important!
Looks like a lot of fun, thanks for posting.
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02/01/2010 06:13:06 PM · #12 |
| love them cam! i should have set one of those up in my coup. now that would have been entertaining lol! |
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02/01/2010 06:19:04 PM · #13 |
Enjoyed the live chick cam! Cool pics too! It's hard to believe people box those babies up and ship them through the US mail. They say it's OK to do that but I would think it could be a rough ride.
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02/01/2010 07:11:54 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by MattO:
Originally posted by JulietNN:
OOOOOOOOOOOOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG how cute are they!!!!!!!!!!!!! What are you going to do with them all????????????????? |
I'd gather she will raise them and then eat them. That is the logical thing to do. :D
Matt |
And/or keep several for an ongoing supply of fresh eggs ... |
Well it depends on if they're meat birds or layers. Meat birds don't lay many eggs.
I'd have to agree that they are really cute though.
Message edited by author 2010-02-01 19:13:19. |
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02/01/2010 07:27:21 PM · #15 |
Since they hatched from eggs which were for commercial sale, I'd have to guess that their moms (at least) were of the layer variety ...
Photoshop joke: What do you call a chiropractor chicken? An adjustment layer ... |
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