Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Hatching Day!

We've had chicken eggs in the incubator and Tuesday was Hatching day. :D We had 40 eggs in the incubator- and about 30 hatched. We did lose a few the first day or so- but we have 25 chicks (adding to the 18 chickens we already have!)
The boys like to crowd around the incubator and watch the chicks hatch
Even the big boys
Here's the chicks now- why are some black, some white and some yellow!? The variety we have- we THOUGHT that the roosters were black with a white spot on their head, and the hens were all black. At least when we got these chickens that's what they were. But for some reason we have some chicks that are white and yellow?! Wierd!

2 comments:

Melinda said...

WEIRD!! We own a variety of chickens, so figured it was normal to end up with a variety of chicks!! Maybe they will change, later?? Maybe you had a wild hen, who found another man!!! HEE HEE!!
We are starting ours next week, after a vacation, the kids can't wait!!

Florence Family said...

Maybe they are the "Mailman's" chickens. My older brother and sister are blonde and my brother just older than me and myself are really dark. We call the blondes the mailman's kids. hehe :)
Lindsi