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

[Ashburnham]

Went out this morning to change the water for the chooks and on a whim opened up the box they're in. I immediately discovered that the second chick was stood upon mid-hatch and was killed. I removed it and found a third hatching. Hopefully this goes better for him. My husband is -very- sad. He always takes this sort of thing very hard. :/

Yes, that is the main reason I stopped using broodies a couple of years back. It can be such a random process
with unacceptable losses. With incubators and a succession of secure brooders you have so much more control
over the whole process. I rarely lose a single chick after hatch these days.

xxxx M

 

[tandykins]

Yes, that is the main reason I stopped using broodies a couple of years back. It can be such a random process
with unacceptable losses. With incubators and a succession of secure brooders you have so much more control
over the whole process. I rarely lose a single chick after hatch these days.

xxxx M

He's building me an Arduino incubator as soon as the relays arrive and I think once that's done I'll just shy away from letting my hens brood chooks. They're good mummas but if something is preventable, I'd rather just prevent it.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Thanks guys.

Well they have been missing a long time and if Pew Pew was still alive near by we should have heard him crowing by now, he is really loud.
Also I just found one Marans dead in the over growth of the chicken pen. No clear sign of why she died.
I doubt the ones missing are still alive

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[cluckcluckluke]

Fancy how are your Wyandottes going and Kym how are those DU'ccles?

 

[peep peep peep]

Quote: Hi Luke

 

[Fancychooklady]

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Fancy how are your Wyandottes going and Kym how are those DU'ccles?

Wyandotte are going well. I have selected 4 nice BLR pullets to go with my best roo and I have a 10 week old cockerel that has lots of potential. My new SLW is due to come out of quarantine soon to meet his girls. Of the 2 SLW chicks I have left ( sold a few and a few were taken by the hawk ) I think I have a pullet and a cockerel. This years breeding stock look very good.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hello Peep, nice Golden Feather .


Sounds great Fancy good luck with them. Shame about that hawk is he still about then?
Think I'm tossing up between Wyandottes and Marans. I'll go for which ever one I can get first.

 

[satay]

Fancy how are your Wyandottes going and Kym how are those DU'ccles?

They are going ok Luke. I lost my original black mottled girl a while back not sure why but have my other original girl and 4 of her(BM"S) off spring.

 

[peep peep peep]

Hello Peep, nice Golden Feather .


Sounds great Fancy good luck with them. Shame about that hawk is he still about then?
Think I'm tossing up between Wyandottes and Marans. I'll go for which ever one I can get first.

Thanks! I got it a while ago, It is awesome! How are you?

Any of my Aussie friends raise rabbits? :]

 

[appps]

Thanks guys.

Well they have been missing a long time and if Pew Pew was still alive near by we should have heard him crowing by now, he is really loud.
Also I just found one Marans dead in the over growth of the chicken pen. No clear sign of why she died.
I doubt the ones missing are still alive .

Oh that's sad Luke, know Pew Pew was a special boy :-(