Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[cluckcluckluke]

I don't know how the chicks and 8 eggs are going as I don't want to disturb my broody. I run my hand around her every day to check if she has pushed something out but she hasn't so far.

The two in the brooder are not pipping.

 

[satay]

YES I HAVE 3 Chicks oute ...all Marans.


BUT BAD NEWS.......We had a state of emergency!! Power went out this morning ( right on hatch day )and I really didn't know what to do. I had to go off to school as well. So I wrapped the bator in a doona...but then my sister reminded me...I HAVE A BROODY!!! So we snuggled up the 3 hatched but still wet chicks in jumpers and collected the eggs from the bator and quickly made a mad dash through the cold rain to the chicken coop. There I managed to get 3 chicks and 8 eggs under my bantam broody. The 2 left over eggs that didn't fit went back up into the incubator covered in the doona and I hoped the power would come back on for them.

I have now returned home, power is back on...but no pipping from the two.
I have yet to investigate the broody, but I don't want to disturb her as the eggs/ at that time WET chicks have had enough stress.

OH that is bad luck so close to hatch Luke. I will keep my fingers crossed for you too that many for hatch.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Thanks Kym

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[satay]

Howdy 

For Luke and others who were interested I have an update on the rooster collar my friend LG ordered.
It arrived and she admits that she was excited to give it a try and popped it on him before bed “I knew better than to try the collar at night, rather than have a full day to make adjustments”.  She got woken by his crowing the next morning but the blanket she had put over part of the coop had slipped so it was brighter than it had been on previous mornings and the garbage truck was doing it’s rounds so this might have set him off also.  After some minor adjustments, the next morning she did not hear any crowing.  “One of the girls likes to peck at it for him” lol. 

Will keep you updated!

Sounds promising for her Teila.

 

[youngchooklover]

Good morning

 

[Fancychooklady]

Good morning

Good morning. How are your chooks?

 

[Teila]

Rooster collar update for those interested:

My friend, Lizgarf, posted the following:

I gave up on the purchased collar today and Desi is back in Collar #2. He was crowing this morning and I then spent about 10 minutes trying to tighten it. That collar is extra hard
to adjust and it's hard to tell if it's any tighter. Anyway, he was crowing pretty loudly at the end of the day, so I gave up on it. I'm going to try to finish my collar #3 tonight, which will have some of the better qualities of both the purchased collar and #2, but hopefully with fewer downsides.

Teila, I posted about my experiences in an on-going rooster thread. You can show it to you friends if you want: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/820771/sound-of-silence-6am-no-more-crowing/60#post_12776280

Hope it is helpful
Teila

 

[SydneyChickens]

Hey guys! Missed you all! Been so beyond busy it's not funny!

How's everyone been? Things have been pretty settled my way.. 34 eggs in the bator and due to hatch this time next week and all 10 of my chicks are so healthy and happy and even a little tame!.. They all have a new home too! Next weekend they're off to a family with 5 kids and someone I work with so I can still get updates

Here's a question though.. What sex do you all think these three are..

Chicky 1


Chicky 2




Chicky 3

 

[Bens-Hens]

I'm not an expert, and honestly I seem to have trouble guessing my own birds, but better at others.

My guess, #1, Male, #2 Male and #3, leaning towards male as well. I have based those on where my Rocks were at about the 5-7 weeks mark which I am guessing these are about the same age.

 

[satay]

I agree with ben all 3 look male.