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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 22:04:01 GMT -5
These are the two I helped last night that managed to get out on there own afterwards. Also doing great.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 5, 2017 22:04:46 GMT -5
So you only lost 2 chicks?
They are darn adorable.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 22:08:10 GMT -5
And this is Cotton Ball and Q-Tip. Q-Tip will not win any chick beauty contests, but he/she has personality and attitude to make up for it. She's also getting around fine on her legs now.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 22:09:27 GMT -5
So you only lost 2 chicks? They are darn adorable. Yep. The one that I didn't know was in trouble that got stuck and the one that I tried to help and probably killed it. I helped 5 out and only lost one of them, so I consider that pretty damn good!
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 5, 2017 22:10:55 GMT -5
So you only lost 2 chicks? They are darn adorable. Yep. The one that I didn't know was in trouble that got stuck and the one that I tried to help and probably killed it. I helped 5 out and only lost one of them, so I consider that pretty damn good! Oh that's awesome news, thank you.
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Post by dannylion on Jun 5, 2017 22:15:00 GMT -5
The baby chickens are beautiful! Even Q-Tip. I hope you can keep Q-Tip for yourself. I think it would be fun to have a chicken with lots of personality.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 22:21:26 GMT -5
Finally tally is 19. Five black, 4 yellow, and 10 various shades of "chipmunk". We've never had any of our previous batches come out all yellow and this time 4. We're really excited to find out what they're going to feather out as. Maybe just boring all white.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 22:26:50 GMT -5
The baby chickens are beautiful! Even Q-Tip. I hope you can keep Q-Tip for yourself. I think it would be fun to have a chicken with lots of personality. I got her good side. LOL Instead of a nice fluffy chick butt, hers is practically bald. She looks so strange walking around. She won't be the ugly duckling for long though. By next weekend they'll already be getting their wing feathers. If he/she is not a rooster, I'm sure we'll keep her.
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Post by Sharon on Jun 5, 2017 22:29:21 GMT -5
They are so cute, glad they are doing so well.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2017 23:52:29 GMT -5
For justme. Chicks and laser pointer. Everything is very red because it's dark out and they have their heat lamp on.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Jun 6, 2017 6:21:59 GMT -5
They are so cute! I couldn't get the video to play though. It would quit running every 2 seconds.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 7:53:12 GMT -5
They are so cute! I couldn't get the video to play though. It would quit running every 2 seconds. Hmmm...I wonder what is up. youtube is blocked at work, so I can't go in and check the settings. Well, it's chicks chasing a laser pointer. LOL Farm kid entertainment.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Jun 6, 2017 7:59:32 GMT -5
LOL...that is so cute!!!
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 6, 2017 8:01:01 GMT -5
The video works for me, but I'm on my home computer. It's very cute to watch.
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Post by Sharon on Jun 6, 2017 8:01:17 GMT -5
The video played just fine for me. That's just what I needed this morning. Too cute.
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Post by dannylion on Jun 6, 2017 10:29:18 GMT -5
You're going to have to keep your eye on them. They are already testing their environment for escape routes.
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Post by Jaguar on Jun 6, 2017 10:35:20 GMT -5
Is it so sad that this thread is the highlight of my life right now, I love baby chicks
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 10:42:58 GMT -5
They won't be in the pool long. Two weeks max probably. Then they get moved to my Aunt's place until we can figure out the hens from the roosters. She has a vermin proof pen inside the barn where they will be safe and it will be easier to care for them while we're all gone...but they won't see the light of day that entire time which is kind of sucky.
My aunt and I are both going away for a couple weeks in July so our neighbors are going to have a lot on their plate with all the horses, cows, goats, chickens, cats, dogs, and geckos.
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 6, 2017 10:43:35 GMT -5
Is it so sad that this thread is the highlight of my life right now, I love baby chicks Not at all. They're cute. There's enough sadness all around us. Having something sweet to take our minds off it is wonderful. Life does indeed go on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2017 10:48:56 GMT -5
Is it so sad that this thread is the highlight of my life right now, I love baby chicks Too bad you didn't live closer. We have folding chairs set up around the chick pool in the garage and a beverage fridge nearby and in the evening neighbors drop by and we all just sit around the pool and watch the chicks.
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Post by Opti on Jun 6, 2017 21:43:31 GMT -5
Can you do a daily chick pic for those of us who can't join you by the chick pool? I hope Q-tip gets nice feathers when they start coming in.
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Post by justme on Jun 7, 2017 0:38:15 GMT -5
The neighbors should probably be adding to the fridge instead of taking. Cover charge!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 7:31:37 GMT -5
Can you do a daily chick pic for those of us who can't join you by the chick pool? I hope Q-tip gets nice feathers when they start coming in. I will try to make a point to do this. Last night there was no sitting around the pool. It was super late when we got home and I just gave them a quick "how you doin' chickies?" Someone dropped off a bag of dehydrated mealworms so they must be showing up when I'm not around to watch them.
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Post by andi9899 on Jun 7, 2017 8:10:05 GMT -5
Kinda want to get a laser pointer and see how Jackson and Macy so with it.
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 7, 2017 8:26:44 GMT -5
I'm sure this is a stupid question but how did you get different colors? Are they different kinds?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 8:43:13 GMT -5
I'm sure this is a stupid question but how did you get different colors? Are they different kinds? They're chicken mutts. One mother is pure Dark Brahma. The rest are half dark Brahma, half Arucana (although he's a mutt too). The rooster is of unknown origin, but he does have feathered feet, so probably at least half Brahma. The hens these eggs came out of are all different colors. The "chipmunks" will end up either that golden brown or red. The blacks will either be barred like the one in front or black with a gold head and neck or black and white. We have no idea what is going to happen with the all yellows. Never had that before.
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 7, 2017 8:44:57 GMT -5
Thank you. So cool!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 9:02:21 GMT -5
It's more fun than raising purebreds. We have all these chicks and still don't know if they're girls or boys or what colors they're going to be. LOL
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Post by zibazinski on Jun 7, 2017 9:03:30 GMT -5
How do you tell girls from boys?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2017 9:39:25 GMT -5
You wait until they start crowing. Those are boys. But, the roosters are generally a lot bigger, and fancy looking and we can start to tell before they start learning to crow. They get big tail feathers and big combs on their heads. Dark Brahma rooster Dark Brahma hen There are people that can sex day old chicks, but it is a skill. At hatcheries they have people that do that for a living. I think after they're a few days old then it's almost impossible until they start physically changing.
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