New Chickies

Well I've had 8 home grown bobs hatch since yesterday evening with more pipping .... here some pictures of the first 5 ....

wow they look bigger and more "with it" than mine. What variety are they?

I also noticed some of the chicks have different face marking. Are those the males with lighter faces?

They're the Northern Bobwhites & a Red Tennessee (possibly cross)

You can't really (apparently) sex bob's until they get their adult colouring at about 14 weeks, but I came across a tip that was accurate my last batch, if you look at the lower beak at around 9-10 weeks males will begin to turn black while females will stay the baby horn colour.

They are lovely Suz - how many eggs have you got in?

Beautiful chicks...give them a hug from me before they get scaredy!

Yeh - don't you just love the first week or so when they all attack/pile on your hand when you put it in with them. I've still got a few adults that do that as well tho.

Awww looking at these pictures makes me want more fluffballs!! Uh oh! .......must......resist......temptation........

Hmmm... loosing count very quickly. BF has threatened to confiscate my incubator

awww very nice!

Beggining to miss hatching now! any more out yet Suz?

I've got 14 home grown bobs and between last night & this morning I have 16 (I think) of Nino's bob's ..... look mostly as though there Red Tennessee's

Well done Suz :P

Baby Bobs

they are very pretty , thanks Suz


Regards

beautiful chicks

oh wow!! is it me or are they alot cuter than japanese. sorry japs!!

yeah they really are, when i hatched out 3 i thought wow they are going to be amazingly cute but then i hatched them and they looked even better than all the pictures its amazing how small they hatch and how big they get mine are now about 6-7 weeks and about 3/4 of the size of a adult jap.
Hudgellboy

What type bobwhite is that Ronnie?

I find bob's really slow growing compaired to Japs. they usually over take slightly at 14-16 weeks. Unfortunately all my Giant butlers died at 5 weeks when the power to the brooder shed went out, yet the same aged A&M's were fine because they were bigger

i did exagerate a little they are about 1/2 the size of a full grown adult jap here is a little picture

i think i'll be hatching bobs next then.

lol they are so cute when they hatch!!
hudgellboy