Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Martin B]

 

4 eggs pipped, and very load chicks inside!

 

More later!

[bronze]

well that one has star written on it. what else you got in there?

I'm jealous mine arent due til wednesday 3 weeks is such a long time isn tit

[Martin B]

Star is the name of Lesley's White Star.

 

There are

2 x blue egg laying bantam

2 x barnevelder

1 x buff orpington x welsummer

1 x white star x cream legbar

1 x welsummer x legbar

and 3 others who Lesley Carl and I do not recognise!

 

The Star egg has almost hatched, the head can now be seen but the chick is not fully out of the shell, it's a time where you want to rip the top of the shell off, but that wouldn't do the chick any good!

[Martin B]

I am going camping in 15minutes! But I am gonna stay and watch the birth!

[Guest]

Wow Martin

 

What are you going to do with them all

 

PS Have a good time camping

[feemcg]

Good luck with the hatch Martin .

[Martin B]

A star is born!

 

Her name is Tara!

 

I went camping but came back because I wanted to see the progress.

 

In the ten minutes Tara has been out of her shell one of the others has really progressed and you can now see the beak coming in and out!

 

Pictures soon.....

 

 

I never knew these chicks would look like such drowned rats!

[Lesley]

You went camping but you came back? What sort of camping is that then?

 

Star is our Sussex Star, not the Whitestar - the Whitestar is called Ploppy (Jake's choice ) - Poppy in polite company

 

I hope they've hatched now Martin?

 

...... and I hope you've also read the new Sticky about hatching? (Chickens section) - these chicks will make far more mess than the quail - I hope you're prepared for it?

[bronze]

Yes keep us updated any tips will be gratefully recieved. I'm still not convinced mine will hatch but if they do I'll need every bit of info you have Martin

[bronze]

oh and pics

[ubereglu]

Wow, how special is that?!

 

I wish that I could hatch chicks, but I don't really have the time. However I do have a secret up my sleeve!

[theherd123]

Wonderful news Martin!

 

Photos please!

[Martin B]

Well, I have 4 happy and healthy chicks. With 4 bantam chicks due on Monday/Tuesday, and if my candeling observations are correct, we should have 8 chicks by Wednesday, with all of the bantam eggs looking fertile.

Well the chicks are the talk of the family, and all sorts of people want to come around and have a look.

 

2 of the chicks have names, but the other 2 do not. I appologise for the awful photo quality, but the amount of natural light in my bedroom is absolutely shocking!

 

 

 

The next one is Tara...

 

The next one is Alice...

 

if anybody could help me out as to which breed is which (Lesley ) I'd be very greatful!

 

[Snowy]

They are great photos Martin!

And such gorgeous little chickadees!

Aaaaawwwww! I've gone all mushy

[Lesley]

Can't help Martin - did the shell have name on it?

 

I wouldn't name them yet if I were you! - unless you're sure that they are hens! Don't forget Jake and his Lottie2 who turned out to be Doodles the cockerel

[Charlottechicken]

Ahhh, how lovely

 

Martin, are you hoping for a farm soon? (silly question )

[Martin B]

We don't really mind about the names because we're not going to keep them in the longterm.

 

Rita and Star's eggs hatched, the other 2 were nameless. Would you be able to tell which breed they were from the egg though?

[Martin B]

...AND THEN THERE WERE 5!

[susanbb]

Oh Martin, they are absolutely adoreable

 

Susan

[Guest]

Wonderful - I am envious of your blue egg laying bantams

[ubereglu]

Wise words Lesley!

 

They're very cute though!

[TheGirlsMum]

We are incubator sitting for my friend and so far out of the 24, 5 candled infertile and were but today 3 have started to pip and its only day 19. So getting very excited here.

[TheGirlsMum]

We have 8 hatched so far and they are still not due till tomorrow......

And OH says we can keep 2

[Martin B]

I have 7 now, with 1 more egg which is currently pipped.

[TheGirlsMum]

We are now up to 10 with 8 still in the incubator