My garden so far

[Ozark Lady]

Very good job, Josh.

I was offered new baby chicks, this coming weekend. I have been leaning towards, no. But, seeing these, and my babies aren't babies anymore... You have ruined my plans! And killed my resistance!


I don't want baby chicks! I don't want baby chicks!

Yes, I do, who am I kidding?

But, I have so many seedlings to take care of, a garden to plant, so many things going on... Okay so I will only get a few... a dozen or two?

Then in June I will order groups of 25! ha ha

You made the sale for the guy! ha ha. But they were offered at $1.00 per chick for American Auracauna's. I can't spell it, the Easter Egg chickens. And he lives locally, no postage.

[joshbuchan]

wow bargin!! get a dozen hehe!

yeah I know u have a garden to plant but the chicks rly dnt take that much time once they are out of the eggs, and as u know they are so fascinating to watch and lisson to, I have been known to lose hours just watching them (not theys ones my last ones, theys are not evan hours old )

and watching them grow into fully grown birds is just amazing and I would not give the experience of hatching the eggs for the world.

[joshbuchan]

Here they are,all fluffy! I got 13 from 24 eggs. but only 21 eggs were fertile when I candled them at like 12 days (cant member exactly what day it was). also 6 died from candleing till hatching day... so I must have done somthing wrong but I cant think what... I did everything the same since last time, just this time I did it really urly in the year, last time I did it really late in the year. but oh well I am still very chuffed!! my dads freind said if u get 50/50 then u did well!

heres the blue silkies

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and heres the blue silkies that are not blue

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[Ozark Lady]

I have 3? incubators and I got like maybe 10%? So, I packed them up, and decided no more hatching! You did really good Josh.

My son gets about 50/50 on his chicks, but he tends them, like every waking moment.

[applestar]

Awww!!!

[joshbuchan]

OL u just packed away your little peace of god! u should just set one up with 24 eggs and just tend them every wakeing moment like u said your son dose, its the best way

what incubators are they?
post some pics of them (get them out ) and we could pick what one to use. also an idear if they are not very good ones. u could sell all 3 and get 1 nice one. mines not a very good one but its fan driven and with the padding I put around it keeps heat very well. only cost ...£75 but was a bday prezy so my favorite word, free! thanks to mum and dad.

[Ozark Lady]

I packed them up, years ago. By now, who knows where they are?

I would rather watch you hatch them!

[joshbuchan]

haha fair anouth, I have some bad news tho... one of the chicks has a broken leg, I dnt have a clue how its happend it was just like that after I got home from work, theres no way of fixing it and hes shufeling around, very nice fluffy silkie.... shame rly. I will have to cull him 2moz.

[Ozark Lady]

I had alot of bad legs when I was incubating them, some chicks were so splay legged they couldn't stand up ever.

If it is broke, you can fix it, just tape it up. If it is splay legged, up in the joint, you have to cull. The tough realities of having animals is being responsible when they are suffering.

[joshbuchan]

yeah it was snapped right at the top I tryed to tape it up but he was in so much pain I could not bare to hear him in pain. also him moving did not help. the leg was spred right out behind him and other chicks were steping on it.... not nice at all so I did the best and culled him asmorning

[AndrewH_TX]

Very nice start to the garden!

And congrats on the chicks as well!