kimbo_frog Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 (edited) Its typical.... Im off out for the day today as made plans to be at home for sunday because that was day chickies are due to hatch! Gone to feed n water the girls today and I can hear tweeting!!!... Such amazing timing too as hutch was delivered yesterday and everything was ready last nite.... Hopefully when I get home we will have some picture moments... I told my 5 year old last nite that the eggs were going to hatch soon....it was kept from her just in case it didnt work... She is so excited as can hear the noises and doesnt want to move from the hutch!! update later... Kim.xxx >>>>>>UPDATE<<<<<< Just arrived home after day out to find a very loud chickie!! Sooo cute...but very wet still...so must have been recent hatch as OH checked about 430 and nothing... It came from one of the blue eggs (the lightest one) and cant remember what it could be LOL.... I was also so excited I forgot to take pics...doh!! Edited June 28, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 How exciting - don't forget the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 aww how lovely 1 of mine just hatched today im so excited cant wait to see your pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 27, 2009 Author Share Posted June 27, 2009 #1 arrived....see update above.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 #1 arrived....see update above.... Congrats Go back and get some photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurmurf Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 congratulations Kimbo_Frog! Fingers crossed for more happy, healthy chickie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsallen08 Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Yay! But we want pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 congratulations on your how many more do you have, PICTURES PLEASE!!!!!! I need an awwwwww moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Congratulations! I hope ts a girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 UPDATE#3 another chick!!...from one of the brown eggies... It looks very similar to the first chick but I think I see a small comb... Having problems posting piccies so heres the link to the pictures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 UPDATE#3. Another chick!!...from one of the brown eggies... Congratulations, all looking really great so far, keep the pictures coming! Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teri Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 just had a peep at your photos and just wanted to shout snap!!!! i think my chick (two days old here) is identical to yours what breed do you have? this is the same chick at two weeks what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Went shopping for a couple of hours and came home to find chick #3 hatched!! small comb visable on chick so poss another male... No signs from #4 Fingers crossed will find something soon...couldnt candle it at all!!... My daughter is telling the world that we have chicks...so proud of her mummy chook... Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hi teri!! yes they do look very similar!! I just got a mixture of 6 blue eggs and 2 brown from the farm... Ended up wuth 2 duff blue ones and 2 of each left The chick #1 came from a blue egg, so im thinking Legbar or Araucana Chick #2 came from a brown egg and looks similar but slighly lighter and small comb Chick #3 came from brown egg and looks slightly grey than others but is still wet... I know they had several breeds at the farm including Wyandott, Legbars, Welsummer, Marans, Araucana Im leaning towards the probability that the unhatched egg is the Araucana as its quite a green/blue so that would make the chick poss a Legbar??... trying to find the website that has photos of chicken breeds with their eggs and chicks to have a better guess lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Had a better look now... 2 chicks #2 and #3 look like they have small combs, both from brown eggs both also look very alike pattern wise...full white stripes along back #1 no visable comb...from blue egg...white stripes but broken egg #4 might be a duff see here http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=47860 Just need to find out exactly what they are lol.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I'd say chick 1 is a cream legbar and chick 2 is a welsummer as my welsummer was nearly exactly lke chick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 Thanks Redwing... I think Im def in agreement!!....chick 3 looks like chick 2...so poss both are Welsummers They both have combs, so is this typical of the breed or is it because they are both boys? Theres nothing at all on chick 1.... I was wondering if they were going to different breeds from the brown eggs, as if you look in the pics one was quite dark compared to the other lighter speckled one... removed egg 4, smelly and "sloshing" Kim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 removed egg 4, smelly and "sloshing" Did you crack it open and see if it was developing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 removed egg 4, smelly and "sloshing" Did you crack it open and see if it was developing? It did smell quite bad...I grabbed one of the hatched empty shells and gave it a sniff... But it was nothing like the smelly one...The sloshing noise was very aparent too!! I was actually scared to crack it open....euw...but when I did...YUK!! Nothing at all in there...so was a no go from the start.... Poor dustmen will have a shock if they lift the lid Tuesday....blurghh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 They do stink don't they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo_frog Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 They do stink don't they! I must have looked so funny...outside my front door...wheelie bin open...rubber gloves on... t-shirt pulled up over mouth and nose...poised with a knife...waiting for the explosion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
