Australians - Where are you all????

[guinea fowl galore]

They are adorable

Why do you take them from their mum? Not judging at all, just asking. How does the mother react?

 

[silky_3699]

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ohhh, that was just for a short time, some eggs hadn't hatched and she wanted to look after those chicks
instead of sitting of the last of the eggs. at night i put them back with her and in the morning the rest of
the chicks had hatched. so now i have 7 cute wittle fluff balls.

 

[farmerjordan95]

so cute

 

[silky_3699]

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Thanks!

 

[silky_3699]

guinea, what do you think, where are you??

 

[guinea fowl galore]

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ohhh, that was just for a short time, some eggs hadn't hatched and she wanted to look after those chicks
instead of sitting of the last of the eggs. at night i put them back with her and in the morning the rest of
the chicks had hatched. so now i have 7 cute wittle fluff balls.

Oh ok. Sometimes I wonder what the mothers would do/how they react. I've only ever taken the chicks off a hen once. Well twice

I had three broodies each sitting on a few eggs. The first broody's chicks hatched and all was well. Then the second broody ripped out and killed the first chick to pip so the other eggs went under another hen who then sat on them too hard and crushed the second pipped egg. So I took them off broody #3, put them under broody #1 (who sat on them even though all her eggs had hatched) she hatched them, then I put the chicks under broody #3. Everything worked out but in hindsight I should have kept them under #1.
Broody #1 AKA Chicken Josephine has been broody about twenty times since

I'm actually trying to de-broody her at the moment. A few more days and she goes in the naughty cage.

 

[silky_3699]

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ohhh, that was just for a short time, some eggs hadn't hatched and she wanted to look after those chicks
instead of sitting of the last of the eggs. at night i put them back with her and in the morning the rest of
the chicks had hatched. so now i have 7 cute wittle fluff balls.

Oh ok. Sometimes I wonder what the mothers would do/how they react. I've only ever taken the chicks off a hen once. Well twice

I had three broodies each sitting on a few eggs. The first broody's chicks hatched and all was well. Then the second broody ripped out and killed the first chick to pip so the other eggs went under another hen who then sat on them too hard and crushed the second pipped egg. So I took them off broody #3, put them under broody #1 (who sat on them even though all her eggs had hatched) she hatched them, then I put the chicks under broody #3. Everything worked out but in hindsight I should have kept them under #1.
Broody #1 AKA Chicken Josephine has been broody about twenty times since

I'm actually trying to de-broody her at the moment. A few more days and she goes in the naughty cage.

ignore my PM, i so totally missed you, thats all!

 

[scoopy82]

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I use to work in the Yarra Valley - beautiful piece of Victoria! I will be the first to warn you - this forum seems to have the ability to make your chicken/duck numbers multiply, I'm sure I'm not the only one this has happened to

 

[scoopy82]

And thanks for the advice last night guys re: my neighbour. If she had have asked for help that morning or the night before I could have organised to fit it in, but on the spot demands dont sit well with me. Anyway, I have a feeling I wont be asked again

I was very glad Geelong won the grannie (I barrack for Richmond), it was a great game!!! Hope everyone else who watched it enjoyed

 

[guinea fowl galore]

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Oh ok. Sometimes I wonder what the mothers would do/how they react. I've only ever taken the chicks off a hen once. Well twice

I had three broodies each sitting on a few eggs. The first broody's chicks hatched and all was well. Then the second broody ripped out and killed the first chick to pip so the other eggs went under another hen who then sat on them too hard and crushed the second pipped egg. So I took them off broody #3, put them under broody #1 (who sat on them even though all her eggs had hatched) she hatched them, then I put the chicks under broody #3. Everything worked out but in hindsight I should have kept them under #1.
Broody #1 AKA Chicken Josephine has been broody about twenty times since

I'm actually trying to de-broody her at the moment. A few more days and she goes in the naughty cage.

ignore my PM, i so totally missed you, thats all!

it's nice to be missed

I'm painting the chicken coops today. I may be able to post pics tonight, maybe.