Clutch #4 has started hatching! There are 3, so far, at noon. Seven more are pipped, so far.
They are all Brahma/Easter Egger cross. None of the purebred Brahmas have pipped, yet. :(
The oldest chicks, from the first hatch in July, were let out to free-range with the adults today! Two of the Barred Rock/Easter Eggers are definitely roosters, along with a couple of the Brahma/Easter Eggers. I will be seperating the boys soon, into a pen of their own. Gotta fatten them up or sell them.
The second hatch chicks, from August, are staying in the old puppy playpen.
The third hatch chicks, from September, have moved out of the basement!
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Updates:
#4 at about 2pm.
#5 & 6 chicks hatched at the same time, at 3:45pm.
7 & 8 were hatched at dinner time, in quick succession. It's 5:30, now.
#9 at 6pm. 3 more are pipped. Hope they hatch before I go to bed. Not one purebred Brahma is pipped, though. Sad about that ...
More pictures tomorrow! Waiting for 3 more to hatch.
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