BYC's 2021 Spooktacular Halloween Hatch-Along!

[Pensmaster]

I'm getting an Australorp hen and rooster. I've already got other chooks but they're not australorps. Ones an Australorp x New Hampshire though.

Good choice. She should lay well for you. I had one Australorp she loved to go broody. Never did have a rooster with them though.

 

[Pensmaster]

One more out. Last 2 are hard at it.

 

[Angel07]

Good choice. She should lay well for you. I had one Australorp she loved to go broody. Never did have a rooster with them though.

Yes, hopefully she'll lay a fair amount. We used to have them but sadly they died/ got eaten by a fox. Now we've fixed the coop dad's letting me get a rooster so I figured I might as well get a hen while I'm at it. Breed them and get some more chicks I suppose.

 

[Pensmaster]

Yes, hopefully she'll lay a fair amount. We used to have them but sadly they died/ got eaten by a fox. Now we've fixed the coop dad's letting me get a rooster so I figured I might as well get a hen while I'm at it. Breed them and get some more chicks I suppose.

That’s what chicken math is all about
While we have a few fox here it’s the coyotes I have to worry about. That and raccoon. I’d really like to free range but that’s not possible

 

[Angel07]

That’s what chicken math is all about
While we have a few fox here it’s the coyotes I have to worry about. That and raccoon. I’d really like to free range but that’s not possible

Exactly. Not sure mum wants anymore chooks but dad said I could so I'm gonna listen to him this time .
I'm from Australia so only really have to worry about foxes for predators for the adults. We have crows take the eggs and hawks will kill the young ones if they can get to them. Luckily the foxes only really come around at night so if I lock them up in their new run they're safe.

 

[Pensmaster]

Exactly. Not sure mum wants anymore chooks but dad said I could so I'm gonna listen to him this time .
I'm from Australia so only really have to worry about foxes for predators for the adults. We have crows take the eggs and hawks will kill the young ones if they can get to them. Luckily the foxes only really come around at night so if I lock them up in their new run they're safe.

I’ve seen some crows lately I didn’t know they took eggs. Fortunately I have my runs covered with deer netting that works for hawks as well. Ground squirrel will get into coops here and eat eggs.

 

[Angel07]

I’ve seen some crows lately I didn’t know they took eggs. Fortunately I have my runs covered with deer netting that works for hawks as well. Ground squirrel will get into coops here and eat eggs.

Yeah, they do take the eggs. I looked out the window the other day and seen a crow take off with an egg in his beak.
Yes, I have a great run that they are kept in at night but the girls don't want to lay in the nest boxes in there where it's safe.

 

[Pensmaster]

Yeah, they do take the eggs. I looked out the window the other day and seen a crow take off with an egg in his beak.
Yes, I have a great run that they are kept in at night but the girls don't want to lay in the nest boxes in there where it's safe.

Mine don’t like the boxes either. They prefer the granite rocks even if it’s raining.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

The other chicks pushed a pipped egg into an empty eggshell and killed the baby. It was the only grey one so far. I'm so disappointed

I've had one happen like this, only it was under a hen.
I'm so sorry that it didn't work out.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

I don't think the other 2 will hatch

The chick keeps peeping and peeping. It is warm and everything but I think it's lonely.
Should I get it more chick or should I wait till the Faverolles are due to hatch? (in around 2 days). It is breaking my heart hearing it peep all day long

The mirror is a good suggestion. I haven't tried this but I will next time this occurs.

I've put a toque, a mitt or a cloth, (something they can't get tangled in), in with the chick so they can burrow under. This behavior is what chicks try to do when they're with a hen. I've found that can help some.