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It has been a crazy weekend, 21 chicks and still pipping..I will get some mom and baby shots tomorrow. I think my Fluff and Henny are co-mothering.

I am not sure how reliable this is... but I read that the eggs can be fine up to 10 hours.. "Yes they will still hatch. Hatching eggs can be left for up to 10 hours and they will still usually hatch." https://www.irishfowl.com/talk/topic-24724.html?c=8 Fluff will barely leave, her nest. We...

It is difficult. Re-homing could put them in really bad living conditions, unless you know exactly where they are going, making harvesting the better option. It seems here, nobody really wants males. :-( If fluff hatches any little cockerels, they are going to be earmarked as meat birds and...

I agree!

Hopefully not, it is too early for me to guess from pictures.:fl

I would send them a bill for your mileage and time. If you no-showed, they would bill you. How infuriating! :-(

The Egg thief fears that we are just going to have 6 acres of fowl running amok, I just told him that it will save him from mowing! When I went down to tuck them in tonight, Fluff was still on her clutch. I checked on her, and she gave me a half-growl, half purr. We are building her broody...

Our Broody seems to be serious, she is still sitting, and when we were cleaning the coop today, she growled at The Egg Thief, for getting to close. LOL

I never thought of that. I worry about keeping it dry until we are ready to ferment, and look out for mold. We do not typically have grain sitting around very long either, but that will be something to keep in mind when we buy our grains from the feed store. (how long has it been sitting...

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That is a little scary, rats can be vicious! I hope that the rats around there are small enough that Henry and the ladies can dispatch them easily.

Those are some great family pictures. He is such a great Dad! It is beautiful to see pictures of him relaxed, hanging out with his offspring, imparting his wisdom. I think Spud is going to be our super dad. He is the most attentive to the girls. It has been quite warm and sunny and the...

Not in chicken years. Time stops until you step out of the bubble.

Crows are easier to deal with than the human kind and won't abuse the chickens and geese. :-) Think of the fun adventure that you will have with Henry and the ladies going around to harvest the relocated produce! You could also leave an empty whiskey bottle laying at the edge of your plot...

Are you still getting visited by the vandals?

They bring me lot's of joy and watching them explore and use their new space is fun. Spud is doing amazing but he he going to wear himself out, running after the various groups of girls that run in opposite directions, while the other boys stay with few near the food and coop. LOL

I worry, because they have been raised by me, not a wise mother hen to teach them what is safe and what isn't. If I tell them no, they just laugh at me and do it anyway. LOL It is an ongoing process and they love watching and participating in all the building activities.

The Egg Theif and Spud are building the shade and anti-predator shelter #2. The picture is fuzzy because it was snapped through the window. If I had opened the door, Spud would have abandoned his post to come see me..lol This is just phase one of opening their territory. We are going to...

I think you are going to need to take over more of that big field. :oops:

Mama knows best! She is such a great mum!