[scabs]

Way ahead of you - orders have been passed down the line to stay away. 

[joyfull]

bet you have a silly grin on your face don't you? 

[scabs]

Oh yes. 

[Caralou]

  What a pretty baba it is too 

[Hayley'sHens]

Awww congratulations 

[scabs]

There's now four and a proper mixed bag.

Had to fight the urge to take another peek. 

[joyfull]

Four little baby scabs, how sweet 
Bet the rest hatch today so mum will bring them out to feed very soon - get that camera ready 

[scabs]

I know... my little girl was crying yesterday because I said it was best not to disturb them. Had a peek this morning (couldn't resist), much to mum's annoyance and there they were.

When will she want to start taking them outside? My book isn't very clear.

[joyfull]

either when she is sure no more will hatch, or after they all have hatched or in the case with one lot of mine she bought out 5 and left two eggs which had gone under her a couple of days later so I figured they could be still viable so I rushed to Grannies and Brian popped them into their incubator and yes they still hatched out. When she does bring them out to feed, quickly go in and clean the coup out and remove any unhatched eggs and shells.

[scabs]

Cool, will do.

I know one of the eggs isn't viable because my son dropped one of the original ones very early on and when I looked again (this was before the other hens were removed) there were 12 again! Then she kicked one out and I had no idea which was the unfertilised one!

Soooo... we could have six more bubbas. Or no more, I guess.

Anyone know what colour a white star chick is? So far there's a yellow one (Warren?), a yellow/brown one, a black one and a speckeldy/grey/black one... I think.

I'll get a photo tomorrow or saturday, I guess.

[joyfull]

yellow chicks often turn out to be white chickens 

[scabs]

Ah... good.

I assumed they'd be Warrens from pictures of farms full of yellow chicks.     There's a logic there, you have to admit.

[joyfull]

well I know my yellow araucana chicks (and the lavender and yellow chicks) turned out white, but my yellow silkie cross chicks turned out pale gold coloured. Don't worry though as it won't be long before they start to get wing feathers (usually within a few days) so you should soon find out if they will be white chickens 

[scabs]

I really wish I wasn't at work...

[joyfull]

couldn't you try for paternity leave