Posts by Ariomi

Thank for the reply! I wasn't going to move them inside, but I think this weather isn't a "normal" circumstance. I'm to afraid the hen will eventually need to get off the nest and the chicks will follow her to their doom, especially...

Hi all, my broody's eggs are hatching today...my first ever hatching experiance. Can't begin to say how excited I am! Anyway, the weather is now crappy, it was gorgeous yesterday, but now 40 and raining. We might get a little snow...

Thank you for the response...   I thought that would be the answer. They have been opening up the other eggs (one a day) in the coop for the past 3 days or more. Today was the first day I saw them try to get the broodies...

Anyone out there with experiance with behavior like this? I really need some opinions here!

I need help!   I have a broody banty that is sitting on a clutch of 6 eggs for 7 days now. She is in a spacius pen/coop with 6 other chickens, 3 standaZrds and 3 other bantys. 3 days ago the banty eggs laid by the other...

Hello all,   I'm going to try hatching some eggs with my dominique banty for the first time! She has been broody and on the nest for 3 days. I'm buying her a doz fertilized eggs from a farm this afternoon, will probably give...

Its a millie fleur d'uccle, a gorgeous one at that!

All your BRs look like pullets to me, and i dont know EE so someone else will have to take a look.

^^^^^^^Thank you very much! Your SS is totally identical to these chicks.

pictures of the other 2 chicks