Saturday, 13 October 2012
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.
Friday, 12 October 2012
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
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.
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.
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