Recent content by Madeare

I do not think we are to do the float test as the water will wash away the protective coating. Instead take the eggs into a dark closet along with a powerful flashlight and do the candeling trick. I did not as my two girls would not allow me near the eggs. I just had to keep busy because I...

Two little Bantams set on a total of 16 eggs. We have 14 and they came out the nest box today and learned the art of scratching for bugs. They are so cute. I cleaned out the nesting box while they were busy at the other end of the cage. The box was a bit stinky and found two eggs that were...

EARTH DAY April 22, 2014 has been so busy. I checked early for little chicks but nothing in the box. At 10 looked again and noticed a little gray head peeking out. I waited until afternoon to tell the Grand Darlins until several more hatched because the men arrived to cut down the major part of...

I am expecting baby chicks any time now. Lucy began setting on the 1st of April and Tomorrow will be day 21. I have seen several of you mention lock down. I only have the two Bantam hens and this is really my first experience. Both of the girls are setting in the same box. Tiger has 5 green...

Now I am really amazed. Lucy is setting on her 11 white eggs and 5 green eggs that belong to Tiger. Since last Thursday which is day ten, Tiger is in the nest box (pictured on the left with my little Sophie) and sharing setting duty. When the eggs do hatch about the 22nd. Will they know their...

Thank you, American Mom. Since both little ladies are using the same box, I put an x on the 12 original eggs. This morning I removed Tigers green eggs from the last two eggs. My soninlaw is building me a new coop. I will go see the progress this afternoon if the rain stops. He is building it...

My little Bantam, Lucy comes out of the nesting box in the morning and rushes to the garden and scratches about 90 mph. She eats her laying mesh and corn and cabbage leaves with grass, chickweed, etc and drinks a good amount of water and poops the gets back on the nest and stays there all day...

Lucy my little Bantam started setting on April 1st. Yes really. There are 16 eggs in the nest and 5 are green belonging to another little gold and black Bantam named Tiger. This is our first set and only had them since last September 2013. They were pullets and so cute.

04/17/2014 at 0600

Lucy our little grey Bantam went into the box this afternoon and has remained in the box tonight. <big happy smile>

I tried to talk my grand Darlins out of their playhouse but they refused me so now my F A V O R I T E SON IN LOVE is building me a coop for my little Urbin Bantams (3 suburb limit.)

This is our nest box. I found it at Walmarts and it is made by Rubbermaid. The lid locks down nicely and the clear plastic front drops down and acts as a little bridge. There is a black border at the bottom which works great to keep the Bantam eggs from rolling out. Sophie the Papillon "Watch...

I found a great black Rubbermaid box at Walmarts. It came with a lid and on the front side there is a clear plastic door that will drop down allowing you to reach into the box. I paid less than $7.00 for the box and when the door is dropped down it forms a little step into the box. There is...