Arizona Chickens

[cactusrota]

A couple final details, how much do you want for the three chicks. Meeting on Lebanon road is convenient for us if it is also convenient for you. Any day but not Monday the 20th.

Two more pipping in the incubator, so there's gonna be at least 5 chicks.

 

[Hamburg]

Two more pipping in the incubator, so there's gonna be at least 5 chicks.

If you want to give them up to we will take them. I saw your photos on the NN thread, big chicks they look like they are going to have a lot of meat on them.

 

[cactusrota]

If you want to give them up to we will take them. I saw your photos on the NN thread, big chicks they look like they are going to have a lot of meat on them.

Most of those Dunlap chicks started out smaller as hatchlings than my Bresse/NN's, but I believe are almost surpassing them now. I have one Bress/NN chick that was hatched out by a broody around the same time so I've been able to compare. And some of the colors and patterns are promising some cool looking birds.

 

[Hamburg]

Most of those Dunlap chicks started out smaller as hatchlings than my Bresse/NN's, but I believe are almost surpassing them now. I have one Bress/NN chick that was hatched out by a broody around the same time so I've been able to compare. And some of the colors and patterns are promising some cool looking birds.

Very Cool!

 

[cactusrota]

I know some of you just can't let your hens go broody because of space and whatnot, but watching those little booger butts grow up with the flock is such a rewarding experience.

 

[igorsMistress]

I know some of you just can't let your hens go broody because of space and whatnot, but watching those little booger butts grow up with the flock is such a rewarding experience.

It's the best isn't it? I hope I get broody girls from these chicks!

 

[BlueBaby]

Just checking in for a bit. Will be leaving soon for my birthday dinner over in Chandler.

 

[cactusrota]

In the winter they barely step foot in that corner of the pen because the tree is bare and it's just not the "stylish" place to be. But in the summer it's the awesome place to be under the shade.

Last year. When I had more fully feathered birds. That rooster was the uncle to the roosters in the above pics.

 

[cactusrota]

It's the best isn't it? I hope I get broody girls from these chicks!

I bet you will! I have found the best way to test if one wants to go broody is to not collect eggs until after dark. The broodies will insist on staying in the nest on the eggs instead of taking a perch with everyone else. I leave a couple eggs under her and if she is still sitting there the next day, then I add more. The only real problem I've had is they like to go broody in the one popular nest that everyone else likes to use and the other hens will try to squeeze in and add to her collection. That's why I'm having problems with chicks is i let that happen and then once the main batch of eggs have hatched she focuses on those chicks and abandons the eggs that still have a few days left to go. So you have to either block her off for the first few days or mark the eggs and check them every night and pull the new ones.

 

[igorsMistress]

I bet you will! I have found the best way to test if one wants to go broody is to not collect eggs until after dark. The broodies will insist on staying in the nest on the eggs instead of taking a perch with everyone else. I leave a couple eggs under her and if she is still sitting there the next day, then I add more. The only real problem I've had is they like to go broody in the one popular nest that everyone else likes to use and the other hens will try to squeeze in and add to her collection. That's why I'm having problems with chicks is i let that happen and then once the main batch of eggs have hatched she focuses on those chicks and abandons the eggs that still have a few days left to go. So you have to either block her off for the first few days or mark the eggs and check them every night and pull the new ones.

That's the second reason we built the mini coop. We can segregate the broody and avoid that problem. Last year when Fugly hatched it was a miracle anyone hatched with that craziness lol.