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This is possible as NatJ says. if you have no more than about 10 eggs to hatch (normal size eggs and chickens).

The chicks are doing great. Only not as easy going /tame as I hoped they would be. I have one small problem though. The other chickens won’t allow the broodies & chicks to roost overnight. I just got an answer on the sexes. Probably 1 cockerel an 2 pullets...

Tonight the chicks where out of the coop and run, free ranging with the mama’s and human supervision for the first time. They loved it and the mama’s did just what they had to do. Showing how to find the goodies and protecting the chicks. When I was inside to finish diner , our neighbor dog...

Update: The chicks and chickens are doing great in my setup/regime. In the morning (most days) I divide the two runs and the flock can go out to free range for a few hours. In the back run (6m2) they have food, water and shelter and a nestbox to lay an egg. The 2 mamma’s with the 3 chicks...

Thanks. But I do have steps. That is not the problem. The problem is the combination of hardware cloth and that the coop where the chicks see through are not in line withe the extension with the pop door. But I think they have figured it out now. No chicks stay behind anymore. 🐥 🐥 🐥. The...

An update from last week: The 2 mamma’s en 3 chicks are doing great. But the space was getting limited. Before moving them to the second run with the large nestbox in it I wanted to try if it was possible to integrate the flock by opening the divider between the old coop and the extension. I...

Thanks Ridgerunner. I keep you’re suggestions in mind. I will move the broodies and chicks as soon as it gets too crowded, probably within a few weeks. Constructing a coop/shelter with roosts is not urgent. They already have a good large nestbox in there which is big enough for 5 chickens to...

I have another question. The coop were the 2 mothers with their 3 chicks are in (really small bantams) has just 75 x 190 cm (2.5 x 6’) run space and a coop space of 75 x 90 cm. At the moment this is big enough, but when should I move them to a larger area? I need to keep my flock separated...

This is how they should look like after 20 weeks. The chicken on the photo is a RIR bantam on a Frysland show in the Netherlands (linked photo).

The chicks are Rhode island red bantams. I believe they are quite special in the US.

The other eggs didn’t hatch. The mamma’s/ broodies threw one egg out after a few days. This egg had a dead full grown chick inside. 😢 Yesterday I discarded the last unhatched eggs. But I am happy with these 3 lovely chicks if there is at least one pullet (hope for 2 or 3) among them . The 2...

Mamma Pearl left the nestbox to drink, eat and poop.

Yes. 3 chicks. All in the nest on the left ). Edit: foto rotated as it should and discarded photo.

What is the best word for the noise chicks make? Google says squeak. But I thought a peep is friendly. And squeak is what someone does if you step on his toe. I heard the chick peep. Or I heard the chick squeak.

Tomorrow should be H-day , but it was rather cold in April, the broodies were not very reliable and I found both hens in one nest a couple of times. Never really cold eggs though. Today both my broody pirates took a walk in the run. I took the opportunity to pick up 4 eggs to listen. 2 eggs...

I posted this Yesterday in another thread (peeps in Europe). The peeps in Europe told me to wait, maybe give the broodies a little more time as it has a less reliable outcome day now. But I certainly mustn’t discard the eggs. I did make 2 disappointing short films with a duet of the...

I will try. But believe me, some things are better to imagine.

Haha 🤣 thank you Google: Burlesque on a chair! No way my chickens do that such thing (wel maybe if they have moulted badky) . Make you're friends mad and suggest a Dutch chair dance 💃 🪑 💃 🪑 💃 🪑 💃 🪑 💃.

Please explain : what is a chair dance in the US?

These two black pirate mothers “Black” and “Pearl” are so funny. Every time I check on them they sing a “duet” Can you imagine two Kakafonix’s?