Well, thanks for a warm welcome!
The flock, at the moment, consists of 6 ex bat hybrids, 3 lavender pekins, 1 aracuana, 1 light Sussex, a Columbian wyandotte and 2 God only knows!
Oh, and Holly. Holly is,as far as we can tell, a black Australorp. He started life as she, and was originally called...
Well, here's hoping they're OK. I don't have a hygrometer and it'll take about a week to get one. I've got no idea how far on they are. I'm guessing the humidity is going to OK, the water in the tray is evaporating quite well and needs topping up each day.
Hi, I'm Dave.
I live with my wife Helen and daughter Alice at Sam House Farm, in the heart of North Yorkshire (England).
We've had hens for a few years but have decided to try to raise some chicks.
It's a near vertical learning curve!
I hope to find the answers here.
Hi, about 2 weeks ago our aracuana disappeared. We thought the fox had taken her but the we found her in the next door neighbour's barn the dat before yesterday with 7 eggs and on chick! Unfortunately our discovery has caused her to abandon the eggs. They were cold to the touch yesterday morning...