Chicks Chicks and more Chicks!

Sunday night I came home from work and could hear peeping inside of the eggs under my hen.  I'm new to hatching eggs, this was the first time I've ever tried.  I never realized they peeped inside of the eggs!  I woke up the next morning to see that one of the little brown eggs had a hole poked in it and I got a beautiful fat yellow chick out of it.  It was kinda neat to actually be able to see the process and how everything worked. I was happy to see that all the eggs I had were fertile and all hatched beautifully, the last one hatching this morning.  I was surprised that they all hatched without any issues.

I went to the feed store to pick up some more Amerucanas yesterday also.  I'd like to start raising the chicks to sell without having to worry about accidently inbreeding.  Plus I love their egg color and awesome personalities.  I came home with a box full of them.

Matt woke up to a basement full of chicks in a brooder and a kennel with Little Girl.  He was like *sigh* I guess you'll be selling lots of eggs this summer and I'll be building a couple coops.  Yep!

Everyone has been asking for chick pictures, and these aren't the best because they move around a lot.  I'll take more once they are all stable and not running for Little Girls feathers.

Amerucanas I got yesterday:

I love this little brown one cause it looks like a bear.

Concerned eyebrows on this one

New babies!

Little Girl is concerned about what's going on

Look at the pips!

What's peeping!

Chick starting to zip its way out of the egg

First baby!

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Went back down a little later to check and more hatched!

Almost dry

Peeking out from under her mom

Love the little black stripes on the yellow one

All the chicks hatched!!! (Now I have to get her in a box so I can clean the dirty straw)

The yellow one is a sultan chick

Yellow sultan chick and little black banty in the back

Chick Time is Starting!

So Matt and I decided to stop at Light's Mill in town today because we saw a sign for chicks and were curious about what they had.  He's been wanting Rhode Island Reds for a while so we decided to get three pullets.  Ended up getting three Barred Rock pullets as well.  I love having chicks!  I guess we will be selling lots of eggs soon!

Chicks on their way home from the store

Chicks getting settled in their new home

Baby Rhode Island Reds

Baby Barred Rock

This is what they'll look like when they grow up!

Barred Rock Hen

Rhode Island Red Hen