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[Chickengirl1304]

I am so bummed...
I have partridge brahmas and the rooster is over mating the girls one hen died already because he made wounds in her sides and her wings covered it and I didn't see until it was too late and now another hen has a few spots that her skin tore from him I don't know what to do with him. I'm thinking of just ending my brahma adventure...

 

[PetRock]

First chick just hatched and 3 more eggs with pips!

 

[OR4-hmom]

Sorry to hear the co/broodies didn't work out Vicki. I did have a pair that worked it out, 1 really only wanted to set and the other was a chick thief. My biggest problem was with the setter, she would pin a zipping egg under her foot/leg and squish them. Once I figured it out I was able to move them under the other girl,2 of the 3 made it.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I am so bummed...
I have partridge brahmas and the rooster is over mating the girls one hen died already because he made wounds in her sides and her wings covered it and I didn't see until it was too late and now another hen has a few spots that her skin tore from him I don't know what to do with him. I'm thinking of just ending my brahma adventure...

Any guess if it is the spurs or toenails doing the damage?

 

[chiqita]

So much for co-brooding.   Now I am down to only one of the Mottled AM chick.      The Cochin Banty has had only darker colored chicks under her most of the time and the experienced Wyandotte has had the mottled chicks.  I went out this morning to feed and check on the chicks around 7 this morning.  There should have been 10 and I was only counting 8.  I moved the cat little box they have been in and looked thru the bedding.  I found one dead mottled chick in there and the another dead one near the from and just outside the box.    I thought maybe they had just gotten chilled so I rearranged the area and brought the bodies in.  I went back out to collect eggs about noon and found another mottled chick in it's death throws on the floor of the broody coop.  I couldn't save it.  

The Cochin broody has been pretty aggressive with me, but only to protect the dark chicks.  I had seen her peck a bit at the mottled ones but not in a super aggressive way.  I know the Wyandotte is fine with mixed colors because she has raised them before.  I decided I will not chance the Cochin harming the last mottled chick.  She is now out of the broody coop and the Wyandotte will raise the chicks alone.  The Cochin was, needless to say, not a happy camper and was squawking up a storm.  She got a dunked a couple of times and has calmed down. The eggs have all bee laid for the day so she will not be allowed into the pen until bed time and then the lower door to the coop will be closed for the night so she can't get close to the broody coop/chicks.

I am so frustrated I wanted to wring her little neck!   Naturally it would be only the mottled chicks that would die.  I now have 1 OE, 1 Mottled and 5 Marans chicks. 

/hugs that sucks.

 

[Audio51]

Sorry to hear the co/broodies didn't work out Vicki. I did have a pair that worked it out, 1 really only wanted to set and the other was a chick thief. My biggest problem was with the setter, she would pin a zipping egg under her foot/leg and squish them. Once I figured it out I was able to move them under the other girl,2 of the 3 made it.

Thanks.... I don't think I will try it again....at least not with that banty. I am hoping the last mottled makes it under the Wyandotte. The Cochin was still trying desperately to get back into the pen. I finally put her in a "Humane" raccoon trap with food and water and put it in the new doghouse on the back porch so the other girls could get back into the pen. The dogs haven't used yet anyway so I might as well get some use from it. May have to keep her there for a couple of days. She seems very determined. I hear her let out what sounds like an egg song every once in a while to let me know how unhappy she is....

 

[PetRock]

First chick just hatched and 3 more eggs with pips!

Make that 4 with pips! It is going to be a fun night!

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Thanks....it's so nice to be able to vent here. DH just isn't all that sympathetic about the chickens.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: Yeah!!!!

 

[PetRock]

So much for co-brooding. Now I am down to only one of the Mottled AM chick.

The Cochin Banty has had only darker colored chicks under her most of the time and the experienced Wyandotte has had the mottled chicks. I went out this morning to feed and check on the chicks around 7 this morning. There should have been 10 and I was only counting 8. I moved the cat little box they have been in and looked thru the bedding. I found one dead mottled chick in there and the another dead one near the from and just outside the box. I thought maybe they had just gotten chilled so I rearranged the area and brought the bodies in. I went back out to collect eggs about noon and found another mottled chick in it's death throws on the floor of the broody coop. I couldn't save it.

The Cochin broody has been pretty aggressive with me, but only to protect the dark chicks. I had seen her peck a bit at the mottled ones but not in a super aggressive way. I know the Wyandotte is fine with mixed colors because she has raised them before. I decided I will not chance the Cochin harming the last mottled chick. She is now out of the broody coop and the Wyandotte will raise the chicks alone. The Cochin was, needless to say, not a happy camper and was squawking up a storm. She got a dunked a couple of times and has calmed down. The eggs have all bee laid for the day so she will not be allowed into the pen until bed time and then the lower door to the coop will be closed for the night so she can't get close to the broody coop/chicks.

I am so frustrated I wanted to wring her little neck! Naturally it would be only the mottled chicks that would die. I now have 1 OE, 1 Mottled and 5 Marans chicks.

So sorry! Why is it always those special eggs/birds that have problems?!