Hope this girl hatches some chicks for you! I have a pair in each of my planted aviaries. The hens will go broody if I let them, and 2 actually build a nest of sorts at the base of some bamboo! I'll have to get pictures of them.
Yay! Broody jap hen discovered today
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And how did it turn out?
How many male (pointy eggs) versus female (round eggs)?
How many male (pointy eggs) versus female (round eggs)?
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Sorry I've been busy, she gave up after about 10 days which was a bummer.... So those eggs got put in the compost
On other news, I made a home-made incubator and hatch one lonely chick
lol she loves
to be held and pats...
I say 'she' because this chick hatch from a round egg, so I'm waiting for her to grow up so I can sex her at hopefully 6 weeks!
On other news, I made a home-made incubator and hatch one lonely chick
I say 'she' because this chick hatch from a round egg, so I'm waiting for her to grow up so I can sex her at hopefully 6 weeks!
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Her name is Jewel
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I found poor Jewel
yesterday morning trapped underneath the mesh with her legs splayed out like this... I have definitely modified the incubator since to prevent this from happening again!!!
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She also had curled toes on her right foot, so I looked up how to fix that by taping. So I have taken special care of her and have help fix her legs using legs splint. I actually found instructions on a google search which lead me to this forum but in the chicken section haha! They said it'd be too fidgety with quail chicks being so small, but I had to persist as gently as possible so as not to stress my chick. But this chick is tough!!
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On her feet by herself and continuously building strength in her legs and walking better with her splint and foot bind on still on
I have left the other eggs there in case they're slow to hatch... They have a few more days before I discard them. I'm still hopeful!
I have left the other eggs there in case they're slow to hatch... They have a few more days before I discard them. I'm still hopeful!
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This sooky baby hehehe....
Owee, so cute!!! And so awesome she survived!!
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