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  1. PhoenixManz

    Get a Marans or an Araucana rooster for Olive layers?

    Thank you! That makes the choice of rooster much easier! I can actually get this handsome boy from my BIL for free 🥳
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    Get a Marans or an Araucana rooster for Olive layers?

    Hi all! 🙋🏽‍♂️ I want to breed my own olive layers. I currently have 2 Araucanas, 1 Easter egger that lays turquoise eggs and 2 Marans hens. What would be the best cross to achieve olive eggs? Cross a Marans rooster with the Araucanas and Easter egger, or an Araucana rooster with the Marans...
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    It's happening 😍🥳 Unfortunately Goldilocks refused to accept new chicks or a chick that hatched under her. She just got out of the nest and took the egg shell to eat it outside the nest and left the newly hatched chick on it's own. Luckily I was there just in time to put the chick and the other...
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    Wow, thanks for sharing your experiences, that so crazy! Goldilocks got two eggs from Pretty Mama now, and she's sitting on them diligently. Let's see how she does when they're hatched. I'll be watching her. If all goes well, I'll try to divide the chicks up between them and hopefully they'll...
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    Ah yes that makes sense. We separate the broodies into a separate, smaller 'brooding coop' as we call it, since we noticed the same problems in the common laying area. Had a few eggs get too cold, because another hen went into the broody's nest when she got out for a break, and the broody went...
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    That's so interesting! Have you ever had any problems with chick acceptance? Fortunately we've had excellent success rates with our broodies since we started with natural brooding last year, and haven't yet had the need to incubate since then. I did turn on the incubator for a chick last year...
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    Thanks for your extensive answer! 😊 I'll try out your suggestions and keep an eye on her!
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    This is her first time being broody, she hatched in August last year 😊 I have another broody who's eggs should also hatch starting Monday. If Goldilocks won't take them, the other broody will get them with a heater in the brooder-coop, since 18 chicks might be too many for her to keep warm, even...
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    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    Interesting! Thanks, I'll try that tomorrow ☺️
  10. PhoenixManz

    Give newly broody hen ready to hatch eggs from incubator, or freshly hatched chicks?

    Hi all! I have a some eggs in an incubator that are due to hatch starting Monday, 4th March. Goldilocks: has been broody since two days now and she should get the babies in the incubator. I've read that that should be possible. My question: would it be best to give the eggs to her before they...
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    When to start lockdown for eggs that started incubating on three different days?

    'Pretty mama' also thanks you for the information that'll help her babies hatch safely ☺️❤️
  12. PhoenixManz

    When to start lockdown for eggs that started incubating on three different days?

    Ok good to know thank you! ☺️❤️
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    When to start lockdown for eggs that started incubating on three different days?

    Thanks for the info! Is turning the eggs not so critical right upto the 18th day?
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    When to start lockdown for eggs that started incubating on three different days?

    Hey all! I have some eggs in an incubator that started incubation with a broody, and we're given to her over three consecutive days. i.e. 12th 13th and 14th February. When should these eggs be put into lock down? On the 18th day for the earliest ones, or for the latest ones? So should they go...
  15. PhoenixManz

    Twins? Candling day 11

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  16. PhoenixManz

    Hi everyone!

    Thanks, glad you like it! We made calendars for friends and family, with photos from our farm-life here. Our pretty Sussex broody 'Little Mama', made it to the February page ☺️
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    Incubator suggestions

    Hey @Dr Evy! I've been using THIS no-name Chinese incubator for a couple of years with excellent hatch rates. The temperature and humidity is best calibrated with a thermometer you trust, but it has temperature calibration in-built and once you know what the humidity offset is, keeping it at the...
  18. PhoenixManz

    Day 12 air sac size - too small?

    Beautiful! It's so exciting isn't it? 😄 I can definitely recommend a forced air incubator for even warmth and consistent hatching ☺️
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    Day 12 air sac size - too small?

    Thanks for sharing your experience! Yes, there's been lots of movement ever since day 6 ☺️ it's going to be a feisty batch I suppose 😅 Here's a VIDEO from day 12 of candling ☺️
  20. PhoenixManz

    Hi everyone!

    Oh wow, thank you all for the warm welcome! I hope you'll forgive me for not responding to each message individually. I'm glad the photos are well received ☺️ If you guys want to see a bit more of our life, including chickens, Leila, cute sheep and our produce, you can check out my wife's...
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