Australians - Where are you all????

[MyHaven]

Thanks! I think your girls are absolutely beautiful!
Really worried about my girls tonight...
I'm pretty sure they have impacted crop. They both had very larg hard crops this morning. Been massaging them and they are softer now. Got them in chicken ICU (the bath tub) going to keep a close eye on them tonight! Only had chooks for 2 months, feeling like a pretty bad mum!

Are you sure? They could just be full. How are they behaving. Are their crops distended - sticking out.

Bad Mums don't keep chooks in baths when they're worried.

 

[Beulah89]

Well at first I thought they were just full but the next day they were the same and I even took away their feed, no change. But their behaviour was/is normal. And their behinds are certainly working! So maybe they were just really full. They seem to have gone down so hopefully they are fine

 

[MyHaven]

Well at first I thought they were just full but the next day they were the same and I even took away their feed, no change. But their behaviour was/is normal. And their behinds are certainly working! So maybe they were just really full. They seem to have gone down so hopefully they are fine

Lets hope so.

 

[hatched2]

My mum is in Belgrave! I used to live there its a great area!

 

[Happy Flock]

My mum is in Belgrave! I used to live there its a great area!

Where do you live now Hatched2?

An update: 1 chick hatched today!

Waiting for the other 12 eggs.... with anticipation

 

[tillyita]

Congrats,

Look forward to pics when they are out and about.....

 

[Happy Flock]

4 chicks hatched so far.

Milly with one of the cuckoo Orpington chicks.


Penelope (who has 2 white Orpington chicks under her) is eating some chick food mixed with water.

 

[MyHaven]

4 chicks hatched so far. Milly with one of the cuckoo Orpington chicks. Penelope (who has 2 white Orpington chicks under her) is eating some chick food mixed with water.

Congrats. What day were they due to hatch? Anymore yet?

 

[Happy Flock]

So far 4 chicks and 8 eggs unhatched. What to do with the unhatched eggs????

Here are the details: I've got 2 hens sitting on different set of eggs (each hen in its own broody box). The eggs were set at the same time, on the 31st October. 1st chick hatched on the 20th November in the afternoon. Then 3 other chicks followed on the 21st in the morning. Today is 22 November.

So each hen has 2 chicks and a few more eggs unhatched (total of 4 chicks so far).

How long should I leave the hens sitting on the unhatched eggs? Is 48 hours be the norm? Is it counted from the first chick to hatch or the last?

The chicks are getting active and mum hens have been eating from a small dish I placed near her box. Both hens have pooped inside the nest box, towards the end. So I covered the poo with some hay. I would like to put the mums outside in a box in the yard, so they can poop, stretch and eat/drink with chicks, but I also would like to give the unhatched eggs a chance.

I don't have an incubator or other hens broody at the moment.

Any advice appreciated!!!

 

[hatched2]

Where do you live now Hatched2?

An update: 1 chick hatched today! Waiting for the other 12 eggs.... with anticipation

I'm in Elwood at the moment but will be moving in the new year to a yet to be purchased hobby farm.