California - Northern

[Mikes1flock]

Thank you my friend

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Hello everyone
Let me introduce myself my name is Mike.
I am new just bought show chickens from deb flock.

I am trying to incubate , I must say I've read to much so any advice would be helpful



Thank you your new friend Mike

Hi Mike
are you in Eldorado County?

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

Our newest addition

Chicks are so much easier!!!

Love!!! So adorable! What is it?

 

[OR4-hmom]

Love!!! So adorable! What is it?

They are Parlour Rollers. DD got them in August of 2012, this is the first baby to make it past 11 days. It is 19 days old now and out of the nest bowl, still not out of the woods yet.

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

They are Parlour Rollers. DD got them in August of 2012, this is the first baby to make it past 11 days. It is 19 days old now and out of the nest bowl, still not out of the woods yet.

Wow! Their so cute! Why is it so hard to keep them alive?

 

[OR4-hmom]

They have given up on setting early a couple of times, kicked the eggs out of the nest box, crushed the babies while sitting in the nest at night, and I went out once to find Dad standing on the 11 day old babies neck. They are supposed to be good parents and this pair was said to be a proven pair but they have me pulling my hair out! This time around I put a blown out bantam egg in the nest with the baby to keep they from settling down and crushing it.

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

They have given up on setting early a couple of times, kicked the eggs out of the nest box, crushed the babies while sitting in the nest at night, and I went out once to find Dad standing on the 11 day old babies neck. They are supposed to be good parents and this pair was said to be a proven pair but they have me pulling my hair out! This time around I put a blown out bantam egg in the nest with the baby to keep they from settling down and crushing it.

Wow. Well good luck! I want some... Maybe one day Thanks for sharing!

 

[sol2go]

Our newest addition

Chicks are so much easier!!!

so pretty, thanks for some of the info, I had to look them up.
Do they really roll around instead of flying?

 

[OR4-hmom]

When parlour rollers are judged the judge will roll them first, if they fly they are DQ'd. That is what makes them a great first bird for the kids, if they get loose they can  be caught again. Another reason we got them is we have so many hawks around and we don't feel guilty for not allowing them to free fly. We have been offered lots of homers & racers but they wouldn't last long here.

 

[Mikes1flock]

Yes