Posts by kellysmall87

Brilliant :) I'm sure the others will hatch in their own time. X

Thanks for posting! Loving Eddy - very pretty and loving your silkie roo's. I have a silkie hen- would love to mate her with a silkie roo to get some babies! 

Yes it will be chirping away and when you put the egg down it should roll about occasionally! It's all very exciting stuff!! I reckon the chick will be out within 24 hours.

Aw how beautiful! Love waking up to find new chicks in the bator! Yes, the chick knocking the other eggs actually is said to stimulate the other chicks into hatching, as long as it's not too vigourous. I would move her/him to a brooder...

wow! Not long at all. Their beaks are in the air sac which means they have a few hours worth of air. Then, as the carbon dioxide builds up in the air sac they will panic, and try to break the outer shell. They need the struggle to...

There is definitely something to be said about chicken memory. My hen got attacked and wouldn't visit that part of the garden for a hell of a long time and when I put her in that certain part of the garden where she got attacked, she...

Thank you! She is identical to this one! Couldnt believe it when I saw her!

Oh and can I post my beloved cockerel Bert, who died in a fox attack. He was my first love! :(  

Cockerels and Roo's have a hard time, don't they? But I love them! They're so beautiful and majestic- caring (to hens!) and really look after the flock. They will give up their own lives to save the flock as a whole. How heroic! Of...

Quote: Originally Posted by leannybabe  Just thought I would add my chicks into the mix.  4 were hatched in the incubator and 3 are under mum but a bit shy.  Chicks under mum only 2 days old!  Other...