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

[K Spot]

Congrats on your hatch Birdman

Well Rizzo the NN frizzle went to his new home yesterday. I'll miss the silly guy. The grower pen is down to 4, with the Marans to go in there as well in the next week.

 

[cwrite]

You should hatch marans then can sex them at 2 weeks old. or wellsummers they are sexable at birth

Yep - Welsummers are next for me. I'm not hatching any more though until I have a solid plan on what to do with the roos.
I still have baby roo who has been renamed Toothless and is adjusting to his crow collar which has proved to be very effective. I'm still looking for a home for him though.

Welcome @Milkshake !

@tandykins - good luck with that little bubs!

 

[AussieChics]

Yeah I read the silkie one. Helped. But they clearly are too small for now.

as for pics. They tend to be a bit fast lol and when I do catch them they screech and flap and I give up hahaha

 

[kat79]

One of my boys (Randy)found his voice this morning not once but five times... apparently his a vwry happy boy after all that covering of the girls lol.

 

[satay]

Yep - Welsummers are next for me. I'm not hatching any more though until I have a solid plan on what to do with the roos. I still have baby roo who has been renamed Toothless and is adjusting to his crow collar which has proved to be very effective. I'm still looking for a home for him though. Welcome @Milkshake ! @tandykins - good luck with that little bubs!

Wish our wellies laid as dark as they do in the u.s. They are a nice friendly breed though.

 

[satay]

One of my boys (Randy)found his voice this morning not once but five times... apparently his a vwry happy boy after all that covering of the girls lol.

 

[K Spot]

I love my Wellies. I agree with Satay in that I wished they'd lay a darker egg like the Wellies do in the US.
Nevertheless, I find the birds themselves to be a great addition to a mixed flock

 

[satay]

Hmmm.. See what happens when it rains and your grass grows

The pekin tractor. Note the grass was mowed last Saturday.,
inside the tractor. I had to commando crawl in to take a pic.

Not sure how she managed to hide the eggs in there but she sure isn't moving . I'm not sure how many eggs she has I saw a few but I didn't really want to loose an eye from a broody pekin.

Last but not least. Me lecturing her sister and my roo on that's enough of the broodys for now.. Do you think they are listening

 

[tandykins]

We snuck the chick back under mum last night. Stayed up far too late researching hatching. Zombie-like now. I've gone out twice today to check on the hens and chicks and everyone looks well. No sign of the chick from last night and I'm unwilling to move mum's butt to see lest I freak her out and cause further harm. I'm just leaving them alone for now.

 

[tandykins]

The mums finally budged off of the chick and I initially thought it was dead and picked it up. Then it flexed inside the shell and I realized that it was actually only one or two good flexes from fully hatching. Excellent. It had started pipping only a bit over 24 hours ago and is nearly finished so I no longer feel any worry.

When I put the egg back I had a very tense moment where I worried they'd peck at it again but one of the hens instead quickly climbed on top and settled down. I'm confident it will complete it's hatch and feel very relieved.