There are 8 of them, I'm not positive on gender yet, and 5 of them are blue with the remaining 3 being black. Here's some pics! The first thing I must point out is that there is one in particular, pretty sure - So sure I'd put money on it - That this one is a girl. It has the biggest muffs, best blue, and best feet color. I took plenty photos of it. What should I name them, though? They're all starting to develop personalities! Anyway, these first two photos are of the same girl. ( What are muffs? They are the side-part of the beard that an Ameraucana or Easter Egger sports. So now, I have 9 bearded babes! )
Next, we have a girl who doesn't seem to have a beard or muffs at all. She's a little smaller and darker, so who knows - Maybe she's A) younger or B) a male.
Here's one last photo of a small group when I first came in to see them this morning. They're getting to be quite friendly! Aaah they will be soo spoiled! And starting perhaps tomorrow, I will begin a day to day photo-journal of the growth of an Ameraucana chick! Yes, they really do change quite a bit in just a day's notice! Let's see how they grow. . .
But in the mean time - Today is day 20 for my eggs, so starting tomorrow night they should start pipping, zipping, and hatching!! Yesterday they experienced a terrible temperature spike and drop in humidity, but hopefully they'll tough past that. They'll be due to join these blue peep peeps come Tuesday or earlier, and on Sunday we still have 10 Black Copper Marans (chocolate-colored egg layers) to join these chicks. They're due to hatch today, and we'll pick them on midday Sunday.
Your chicks are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHope you hatch is a good one :)
Carolyn