2 weeks old Hamilton

Our babies are 2ish weeks old. I think the leg test is fairly accurate now and Betsy is already showing some colour in her his huge wattles!

Im still unsure about Tuppence. Everything about her but the legs says boy. She will wander up to 4 metres away from her family and is so brave and curious.

(lots of baby wings)

King Tubby fights it and shes a bit bigger than the other black australorp 

Navjot, I will be REALLY surprised if shes a boy

and Mrs Cherry. Got to be a girl. very sweet, very shy. the 2 australorps have different colouring on their bellies too, King Tubby is white while Mrs Cherry is yellowish. The hatched this way.

We need to talk about Tuppence

                                            They should be a week old but theyre 4-5 days

 

 Hello Grace

 Nosey Florence

Thsi is Betsy. Usually she puts her feet up but her early wing feathering indicate GIRL

 King Tubby, fights it the whole time

 Mrs Cherry. I bet shes a girl

 Navjot.

 Tuppence. Tuppence never fights me but she wanders away from the others all the time. and look at this feathering.

I just dont think she is a RIR. She should be dark caramel and not have BLACK coming through.

Day 24 Hamilton

Last night the last of the chicks came out, Navjot the Barnevelder. Im so glad the hatch is over. 3eggs didnt hatch, 2 australorps which look like they didnt develop past a week and the blue barnevelder who broke into the air pocket but didnt get any further. I think it got cold while John was concentrating on the first hatchlings.

Today John took the chicks onto the grass. They didnt do much as they are still so new so it was hard to get many good photos.

 King Tubby's tiny comb

Holding Tuppence, she fell asleep!

 Navjot, look how much darker than last time

 and next to Betsy, the blue lace wyandotte (on the right)

 twins!

 Tuppence

 Betsy

 Still quite hard to get them all in one shot

 Betsy is far bluer than Rose was.

 King Tubby the Australorp

Day 23 Hamilton

I can't believe it's day 23 and were still waiting! This morning Tuppence, the Rhode Island Red is out and cute as a button. The barnevelder has a good pip and is still cheeping and tapping. The other 3 eggs haven't changed, as I thought but John is still keeping them tucked under her.

Day 22 Hamilton 2pm

We now have a blue laced Wyandotte, Betsy who is Arlo's chick. The RIRed is cheeping away under its pip. Kaya named Australorp #1 King Tubby which was Jimmy's choice. He is a musician he likes. Kyan named Australorp #2 Mrs Cherry.

I can hear the barnevelder tapping but no pip yet and the other australorps and the blue barnevelder feel cold. They are a bit warm from being under John but don't have the inner heat you can feel in the eggs with the chicks we know are alive.
Eleanor is so nosey, she's desperate to see what we're all looking at

Names

We have named our chicks.
Blue leghorn - summer
Buff Sussex with black on head - flame
Black leghorn - bomby
Buff Sussex- caramel

Aruacana 1 - sparky
Aruacana 2 - sparkle
Aruacana 3 - whitey
Campine 1 - piney
Campine 2 - campy

Day 22 Hamilton 730 am

This morning we found Australorp #1 and #2 had hatched. They are both black and because we have Florence we were hoping for blue.
The buff Wyandotte and the Rhode Island Red had pipped but John had let Australorp #4 and blue barnevelder get cold so we don't expect they will hatch

Day 21 Hamilton

Today we found two pips at 9am. Australorp 1 & 2 were on their way. I could hear the buff laced Wyandotte. At bedtime Australorp #2 had made some progress but we ended hatch day without any chicks out

Surprise!

Today on the way back from Auckland we went to Sarah's and there was a surprise Mama got me. It was a silver penciled pekin bantam chick. She is 7 weeks old and I called her Pepper. Hedwig.
She pecks me alot and it tickles, she is looking for food. She is so so friendly and she likes to sit on my shoulder and won't get off.