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

[IamSamSam]

YAY Rodney! Chirpers !

 

[Bethan]

Hey!!! That is SO cool RR! Magic happens!

 

[locknest4]

rodney Gr8 to hear snow has hatch some babies!

Teila can I suggest that God Cilla might need a few continuous days in confinement with no free pass till at least 3 days have passed? Maybe you've tried it in the past, but "Be strong" that's one chook that keeps on pushing the boundaries!

I went to check on the girls 2nite and there were 9 feathery butts all squished onto the top perch (which cld probably fit about 4 adult hens) and one poor girl all on her lonesome on the second top perch. There are 4 perches to choose from. When I looked in at them they all nearly dislodged each other from the perch (that's how precariously perched they were). LOL

 

[RodneyRooster]

Thanks guys! It is pretty magic.. was so shocked!

Haha yep locknest my chooks do that all the time. And it doesnt matter if i have all my chooks in there or 2 broodies seperated theyll still have one chook on the 2nd level and the rest up top

 

[appps]

Man it's going to be a looooong day. It's raining out with a max predicted of 18 so the little peeps are stuck in their bedtime birdcage rather than being able to go outside to play. They have been yelling in complaint till I'm ready to scream and it's only 7am!

Do you think I could microwave a heat pad and stick them outside under cover?

 

[RodneyRooster]

No idea appps sorry ill leave it to the more experienced. Mine are always outside but of course mum is always nearby to sit under.

Some pics!

And a little peaking chick face :-D

The others are one week old now and i know im jumping the gun a bit but some sure stand like cocks lol

 

[appps]

I'm going to give it a try, I was reading about a sort of cave you can build with hay and an electric heating bad. They can huddle inside same as they would under mum when they need to warm up. I'm going to try it but with the heat pack as the heat source and just go and rezap it every hour. Has to be better than listening to this din! I've already got one cranky kid who didn't appreciate being woken by them lol

Roll on warmer weather so they can move outside at night too!

 

[Fancychooklady]

I'm going to give it a try, I was reading about a sort of cave you can build with hay and an electric heating bad. They can huddle inside same as they would under mum when they need to warm up. I'm going to try it but with the heat pack as the heat source and just go and rezap it every hour. Has to be better than listening to this din! I've already got one cranky kid who didn't appreciate being woken by them lol

Roll on warmer weather so they can move outside at night too!

How old are they ?

 

[Teila]

Good morning Friends

RodneyRooster aaaaw, that is wonderful news! Congrats to you and also to Snow, she deserves it for all her determination. Beautiful pictures … those bubbies are so cute and look very confident .. “We are all grow’d up and out in the garden! Bring it on!”

Thank you locknest4 for the suggestion. Except for the few minutes she was on Crystal’s egg yesterday, Cilla has not been able to get near a nest box since Friday morning. She spent the majority of Friday in solitary, all of Saturday and Sunday were either in solitary or free ranging and same yesterday, except for the bad start, solitary all day, free range and then on the roost for the evening.

Again, this morning, she is not showing the slightest interest in the nest box but that will probably change when an egg arrives on the scene.

I am a big softie and I do not like to leave her in the broody breaker overnight and figure the roost is just as good and she has no access to nests .

She has never really been one who is easily broken and that is OK, as long as she is eating, drinking and getting some exercise, we can play this game until she decides for herself that she has had enough.

appps, sorry I cannot help with the heat pad question, only ever having broody hatches, mumma looked after keeping them warm etc.

Really Mother Nature? For me? Another broody? You shouldn’t have .. Seriously, You Shouldn’t Have!!

Allow me to introduce Countess KiKula [I’ve come to draw some blood].

KiKi last went broody on the 25th of September, returned to laying on the 7th of October, has laid 16 eggs and is broody again

I knew things were not looking good when I had to peel KiKi off the nest at 03:30 yesterday afternoon when she laid, what is probably going to be her last egg for a while, at 10ish in the morning.

I blocked off the nest boxes, sent everyone outside for a free range and popped her on the roost for the night.

This morning she was going all ninja chicken on the dustpan and brush that were cleaning the coop and also on the arm they were attached to, drawing blood.

With the possibility of storms, hail, strong winds and 20mm of rain etc today, I figure everyone is safer in the coop and covered run and broody breaking will have to take a back seat for a while. Also, I only have one broody breaker .. might have to toss a coin to see who gets to go in it .. either that or pop GodCilla and Countess KiKula in the broody breaker together and watch feathers fly … literally

Actually, if this keeps going, I can leave the broody's in the coop and run and for their own protection, put the non broody(s) in the broody breaker

 

[devinandfeather]

So my hen that was sitting on Orpington eggs failed something attacked her best and all the eggs broke

So I put wire around her nest cleaned the best and out 15 old English bantam eggs under her today is day 7 and I candles them last night and all 15 are forming yay anyway on Saturday my oeg hen went clucky sitting on 9 eggs and I already see forming so yeah then one of my hens in the main pen she is a older oeg had only laid 2 eggs and has gone clucky so I am confused and my Plymouth Rock hen that was the mum of 11 is laying eggs already and the chicks are only 3 weeks old so confused with these chooks