Posts by Bangarang64

Quote: Originally Posted by kahlua  I just wanted to share - I did end up showing my pullet today at an APA show, and she did pretty well. I am thrilled since it was my first show and I know her feathers aren't in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Runawaylobster  I am overrun with roosters,  black copper marans and wheaten marans mostly.   If anyone is interested in a rooster please let me...

Here's our latest.  They are French Wheaten Marans.  3 hatched in incubator and 4 hatched to broody hen.   Incubator had a 40% success rate and hen had 100%.  We gave the inside ones to her and she's got them all...

Quote: Originally Posted by Runawaylobster    So.. I want to put this mama back into the main coop now, I have them in very big dog crate with a cat carrier inside for their nest..  I can't...

The chicks introduced to the momma hen are doing fine.  She hatched another this morning making a total of six chicks.  In about two weeks we will be able to sex them. here's a few...

I'm pretty sure my two are sneezing due to a dusty hen house.   There is no discharge and otherwise the two birds in question are doing fine.  I kind of wish there was a bit of snot so I could collect it and send it to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by CrosStitching    I now have two sneezing. All were bought together and I have no other birds. They have been outside and could possibly have been exposed to wild birds or in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bangarang64  update: It's 2 pm on day 21 and the zipped egg is still moving but hasn't fully hatched yet (commence nail biting). However, One egg almost...

The unzipped egg did finally hatch without assistance.  She looks kind of rough, but alive so far.   We transferred all three out to the broody hen and she had 2 chicks hatched on her own (leaving two unhatched outside)....

Quote: Originally Posted by Bangarang64    two hatched so far:     You can still see the zipped egg over there on the left.  He hasn't hatched...