The chicks are arriving!

[Marinea]

So, we raise Orpington chickens. Right now, we have buffs, lavenders, and a generation of crosses of the two. Here are a couple of today's hatch:

Lavender

Buff x Lavender cross

buff/lavender x lavender cross:

 

[DBA]

Great!!! I was actually preparing to order 40-50 more chickens,
Wanna hand deliver some to me? I would be very grateful

 

[MamaSheepdog]

They are adorable!

I love all of them, but that little Buff/Lavender is so adorable with the lighter red face!

They are all so shiny- I don't remember our chicks gleaming like yours do. :?

 

[Marinea]

DBA, I think our setting hen might have something to say about hatching 50

They are peeping their little heads off in the guest room. There are a few more to hatch from this bunch, and we'll get started on a second hatch. Makes me feel like spring is on the way.

 

[JenerationX]

Looks like the lavender has a little pearl on it's beak... what is that?

 

[DBA]

DBA, I think our setting hen might have something to say about hatching 50

They are peeping their little heads off in the guest room. There are a few more to hatch from this bunch, and we'll get started on a second hatch. Makes me feel like spring is on the way.

Yeah, she might feel a little hen pecked....

 

[Marinea]

Looks like the lavender has a little pearl on it's beak... what is that?

Just the beak color and a weird angle.

 

[Miss M]

Aw, they're so cute!

Our buffs and cornish x are ~8 weeks old now, and outside, thank goodness!

I've decided that the best time to raise cornish x is fall. They can start out in the shed and move into the rabbitry, instead of starting in the house. Boy, do they stink! And then by the time they're getting really big and really stinky, the temps are cooling and making it less stinky. As it is, we're in the rainy season and it's warming, so damp and warm = stinkier than usual. But we put out a layer of leaves and a layer of shavings, and it's much better now. Next time, I want the cornish in their own big run.

Anyway, fftopic:

 

[cmfarm]

Looks like the lavender has a little pearl on it's beak... what is that?

That is something chicks have right after they hatch that helps them break through the egg. It is a sharp little thing called an egg beak. It falls off shortly after hatch.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

That is something chicks have right after they hatch that helps them break through the egg. It is a sharp little thing called an egg beak. It falls off shortly after hatch.

I thought that was what it was too. But we call it an "egg tooth".

:hmm: Chickens with teeth... now there's a a scary thought! :x

 

[JessicaR]

They are so cute! My chicks are 5 weeks old now and not as cute anymore, especially the meat chicks!!

 

[cmfarm]

That is something chicks have right after they hatch that helps them break through the egg. It is a sharp little thing called an egg beak. It falls off shortly after hatch.

I thought that was what it was too. But we call it an "egg tooth".

:hmm: Chickens with teeth... now there's a a scary thought! :x

That's what it's called. I wrote that really early this morning and I thought it didn't sound quite right but didn't feel like looking the term up to make sure I was calling it the right thing.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I wrote that really early this morning and I thought it didn't sound quite right

Posting while uncaffeinated... gets ya every time. :x :roll:

 

[alforddm]

Chickens with teeth... now there's a a scary thought!

Mutant Chicken Grows Alligatorlike Teeth
http://www.scientificamerican.com/artic ... rows-alli/

 

[JenerationX]

They're adorable little things... when they're little.