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

[Teila]

Hey locknest4 I like your new avatar!

*Sigh* 5 weeks and 18 eggs later, Cilla is broody again!

 

[Bethan]

All i can tell you is that is a chicken with some serious "attitude"!!!

 

[RodneyRooster]

Hi guys haven't been back on since the chicks hatched, I've been a bit low the past couple weeks then was sick on Thursday night, my depression saw an opportunity and came to kick it up a notch, stupid cow that it is. More anger than "poor sad me" stuff, but it's exhausting just the same.

Chicks are doing awesome, I couldn't stand padmas desperation so I let her in yesterday and both mummas have been looking after the chicks, though I think Padma is still a little in egg mode as I found her up in the nest box away from everyone today. Maybe she just needed a break, I sure could use one, even my baby girl is wearing on my patience :/ the boys... Well let's just say I'm pretty ****** about the student free day for qld schools today, enough whinging, I came to check if @RodneyRooster had chicks yet!! Well well!?? It's so hard to just sit back and wait isn't it lol. Doesn't matter what my girls think there'll be no more chicks till next spring here.

Haha yes! She did! :-D lol u tell em.

Hope u can work urself out of the depression. Make urself get up and do stuff, socialose if u can and. Then hopefully the enjoyment back in life will come x

And cocci strikes again. Had heaps of rain lately. Just got the new off ground chick pens sorted yesterday but was too late for an ara and a polish chick.and possibly an ara pullet and a fw maran cockerel. Im treating both with slim hopes for success. :-( i hate the wet...

:-( hopefully a nice quick recovery

Look at these little chickadees, enough to melt the coldest heart.

Awww so sweet! I have a wing pic to post soon too

So 13 chicks - all gorgeous and fit and pros at finding food now, very cute watching them fight over the food 3 eggs were left and Miss Vonte has apparently seemed much more interested in teaching the youngens than hatching those today so i had a look. All unpipped, 2 quitters, 1 looks good still from what i can tell but since not even pipped yet guessing not. Just in case i have put it under broody number 2. Now Miss Vonte and her chicks can focus all on each other.

I will be putting them back in the main area with the others tonight.

When i went to give broody 2 the other egg she was up and about. Felt the eggs and none of them felt particularly warm. My MIL said she had spent a lot of time off the nest outside today... Worried she may be giving up 2 days before theyre due! Hopefully not and theyre fine and im just overreacting but im not too sure thats the case.

Pics to come!

 

[Fancychooklady]

I waited for everyone , bar one to hatch , then I moved momma and chicks to their brooder hutch. She is still staying with the last egg, but her chicks have water and feed close.

 

[Deej211]

Sorry to hear that. One good thing about living in the driest place on earth is I haven't had to deal with cocci. I'll keep everything crossed that chickens recover. :

little fw maran boy passed today. Poir little guy. He was the least effected too. Marans are a pain in the butt to keep alive. :-(

 

[locknest4]

Hi guys haven't been back on since the chicks hatched, I've been a bit low the past couple weeks then was sick on Thursday night, my depression saw an opportunity and came to kick it up a notch, stupid cow that it is. More anger than "poor sad me" stuff, but it's exhausting just the same.

Chicks are doing awesome, I couldn't stand padmas desperation so I let her in yesterday and both mummas have been looking after the chicks, though I think Padma is still a little in egg mode as I found her up in the nest box away from everyone today. Maybe she just needed a break, I sure could use one, even my baby girl is wearing on my patience :/ the boys... Well let's just say I'm pretty ****** about the student free day for qld schools today, enough whinging, I came to check if @RodneyRooster had chicks yet!! Well well!?? It's so hard to just sit back and wait isn't it lol. Doesn't matter what my girls think there'll be no more chicks till next spring here.

Sorry to hear you've been feeling low. Kids are back at school now so peace and quiet during the day at home for another 8 weeks or so
Glad you let padmas back in with the chicks

 

[Fancychooklady]

little fw maran boy passed today. Poir little guy. He was the least effected too. Marans are a pain in the butt to keep alive. :-(

Are you treating them with amprolium ?

 

[locknest4]

Sorry to hear that. One good thing about living in the driest place on earth is I haven't had to deal with cocci. I'll keep everything crossed that chickens recover. :

little fw maran boy passed today. Poir little guy. He was the least effected too. Marans are a pain in the butt to keep alive. :-(

Oh no! Condolences for your loss of little one

 

[locknest4]

Hey locknest4 I like your new avatar!

*Sigh* 5 weeks and 18 eggs later, Cilla is broody again! 

Thanks Teila, it's a close up pic of one of the leghorn pullets. All the 3/4 leghorn pullets have these brown and ginger feathers near their head and upper bodies, with lighter feathers towards the back half and tail. All of them that is, except Zachery Quack who is pure white.

I thought I should change the avatar now that we are "out of the brooder" and officially "Chilling with my peeps"

When we have had "numerous" repeat broody hens in the past we have used a 'broody cage' (I actually used it for a brooder for the chicks when they got bigger).

The hen was put in it for about a week with food water and a small shelter, but no hay,bedding or dark corners (and especially no eggs!). She was still in the chook yard and the others could all see her. Worked every time. Have you tried something like that with Cilla?

 

[appps]

Thanks Teila, it's a close up pic of one of the leghorn pullets. All the 3/4 leghorn pullets have these brown and ginger feathers near their head and upper bodies, with lighter feathers towards the back half and tail. All of them that is, except Zachery Quack who is pure white.

I thought I should change the avatar now that we are "out of the brooder" and officially "Chilling with my peeps"

When we have had "numerous" repeat broody hens in the past we have used a 'broody cage' (I actually used it for a brooder for the chicks when they got bigger).

The hen was put in it for about a week with food water and a small shelter, but no hay,bedding or dark corners (and especially no eggs!). She was still in the chook yard and the others could all see her. Worked every time. Have you tried something like that with Cilla?

Lol she has tried everything with Cilla, over, and over and over again lol