Arkansas folks speak up.........

[caj1985]

you can always come visit mine. Hopefully there is no rule against that!

It turns out that I really need a better flash light. I ended up with 6/8 chicks. The girls are doing well so far. Taught them to eat drink what I had in the nest box yesterday and today encouraged them out and to the ground. now they are tucked into a different nest and no peeps at all. Comfy cozy and warm. I am more concerned now about how my Sr. girls will treat the babies. Only time will tell.

I am allowed no contact at all. Can't even go to fair.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

I am allowed no contact at all. Can't even go to fair.

Wow! Bet you are having withdrawal.

You'll have to get mini horses or something to compensate.

 

[caj1985]

DH wants pygmy goats. I'm not so sure.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

DH wants pygmy goats. I'm not so sure.

Hope you have good fencing! Those things are escape artist from what I hear. You should get some of the fainting ones.

 

[draye]

Wanna see some baby chicks?

These are Silkie Polish crosses. The eggs came from @bamadude

The one on the left is a Buff Brahma cross by either a Marans or an Isbar rooster. Eggs from @bamadude. Chick on the right is an either a Black/Blue Tailed or Wheaten Marans chick egg from @ladycat

Chicks from my own stock. They are by a Black Jersey Giant rooster out of green eggs. I believe that they are from my Red Duckwing 1/2 Easter Egger and 1/2 Production Red hens with the exception of a couple of the 11 chicks like this that hatched which is from my Dominant White split to Wheaten Green Egger Naked Neck. Those three were the only ones laying at the time.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Wanna see some baby chicks?


These are Silkie Polish crosses. The eggs came from @bamadude



The one on the left is a Buff Brahma cross by either a Marans or an Isbar rooster. Eggs from @bamadude . Chick on the right is an either a Black/Blue Tailed or Wheaten Marans chick egg from @ladycat



Chicks from my own stock. They are by a Black Jersey Giant rooster out of green eggs. I believe that they are from my Red Duckwing 1/2 Easter Egger and 1/2 Production Red hens with the exception of a couple of the 11 chicks like this that hatched which is from my Dominant White split to Wheaten Green Egger Naked Neck. Those three were the only ones laying at the time.

Yeah for chicks!

Here are my co-broodies with chicks!


They are doing so good! Still keeping fingers crossed.

 

[draye]

Yeah for chicks! Here are my co-broodies with chicks! They are doing so good! Still keeping fingers crossed.

Sweet. I love watching broodies with their babies. I just can't do the broodies though. Don't have the room for them.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Sweet. I love watching broodies with their babies. I just can't do the broodies though. Don't have the room for them.

Well, I admit this was only my second go with a broody. I decided to take it on as I knew I would be home to monitor them and the flock once they were born. They are very young, 7/8 months now. They are doing awesome. Took the babies outside today but the chicks couldn't figure out the steps to get back in so they stayed out with them and covered them as needed. We had storms coming this way and they kept trying to take them in the coop but the chicks just weren't getting it so I braved a couple broody pecks and scooped them up and shoved them in the coop and they are happily huddled in a low nest box that is accessible to all. I didn't separate them while they were brooding, I just tried to make the other nest boxes more enticing and I would check each night to see how many extra eggs they had. Most days they had a couple but the majority adjusted and moved to different boxes.

It is interesting to watch them. One of the girls does a lot of posturing to keep the others away if she is concerned, the other shows no signs, just attacks like a wild cat! She is the one I was a bit concerned about because they both have accepted me moving eggs and now handling the chicks. They really haven't bowed up at me excessively except today when they were already upset about getting the babies inside.

 

[DinaKay]

Jill and her baby..first day outside..I loved watching mom teach little one to scratch and search!

 

[DinaKay]

Mom brought baby outside the coop today..proud daddy Jack took the family on a field trip in search of bugs..yummy! He just had to end the day with a selfie with Jill and baby in background.