Category Archives: chickens

Hatch Rate = 43%

Posted on June 15, 2012 by jkmcintyre

So, three chicks is it. The Rockin’ Egg (Copper Black Marans) didn’t make it.  The following morning (Day 22) it sat alone outside the nest, fuzz sticking out one side, but cold and quiet. I peeled the chick out of … Continue reading →

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Fuzzballs and the Rockin’ Egg

Posted on June 14, 2012 by jkmcintyre

SO excited to come home and check on the baby chickens.  I was pretty sure Momma was doing a good job, so I only let myself worry a bit. I crouched down and took the video above. OMG so cute.  … Continue reading →

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Baby Chicks Hatched!

Posted on June 13, 2012 by jkmcintyre

On Day 20 of our incubation project I opened the door of the broody box to see if Calamity Jane wanted out for a stretch.  As the other chickens rushed in to eat her food and drink her water, CJ … Continue reading →

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Egg, Interrupted

Posted on May 31, 2012 by jkmcintyre

It is now Day 8 in our 21-day quest for baby chicks. A few days ago when I checked on Calamity Jane in her broody box I found an egg laying by its lonesome on the ground outside the nest. … Continue reading →

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