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ok, I've decided to try moving at least some of the chicks, all raised by broody moms (six have moms that have since moved on & returned to laying, five have moms who are still somewhat attentive), over to one of the new pens -- only trouble is, the chicks are all afraid of me. am hoping to wait til it gets dark & scoop them up while sleeping -- wish me luck! as i have no idea how else to corral them into the new space...
So I want to offer him here before I put him on the exchange page here in Eldorado County.
so far 1 U of A blue egg layer is showing his roosterish self.
I am not breeding U of A's but want the hens for my layer / olive egger flock
so what I have is 1 young Splash U of A blue rooster.
hens of this breed lay blue eggs and far out lay most Ameraucana
Ron knows more about them
try it again tonight but try and watch them a bit.I did it in the light. But his them then slipped them under her... They didn't come out for about 2 hours... Should I try again tonight?
Monet and I both have this shirt! We get lots of comments when we wear them! I picked up an extra one for a raffle prize at the next N CA chickenstock!
Quote: Hold off on the GQF Hygrometer for a bit - I bought one and it won't read the humidity - only the temperature and that is different than my Brinsea Spot Check so I think something is wonky with it. I contacted the seller - they haven't gotten back to me yet.
Quote: Best time to catch chickens is at night, always.
If they were mine - I would move the mommies that still are nesting with the chicks, and the other chicks. Just as long as the mommies don't have a problem with the older chicks.
Either that or you could move the older chicks now - and when the mommies stop letting the chicks sleep under them then you can move the rest of the bunch.
In any case I would leave the mom with the 3-week olds, I don't think those are feathered in enough yet - but you could separate the 7 week olds out if you wanted.
Every time I move anybody I have to watch the dynamics for a few days - make sure everybody settles in.
I did see a picture of a hen whose "babies" were still trying to sleep under her. She was standing on a roost and she had her wings spread out as far as they could go - and her 11 "chicks," who were bigger than she was, were trying to sleep under them.
Best time to catch chickens is at night, always.
If they were mine - I would move the mommies that still are nesting with the chicks, and the other chicks. Just as long as the mommies don't have a problem with the older chicks.
Either that or you could move the older chicks now - and when the mommies stop letting the chicks sleep under them then you can move the rest of the bunch.
In any case I would leave the mom with the 3-week olds, I don't think those are feathered in enough yet - but you could separate the 7 week olds out if you wanted.
Every time I move anybody I have to watch the dynamics for a few days - make sure everybody settles in.
I did see a picture of a hen whose "babies" were still trying to sleep under her. She was standing on a roost and she had her wings spread out as far as they could go - and her 11 "chicks," who were bigger than she was, were trying to sleep under them.