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[littlecollier]

We were - My partner kind of voiced a little hesitation at the idea. The lovely lady I met on BYC with the Cayugas is trying to make sure she has a good gender mix so we may wait.

The woman we got these two from also has a hatch today, so we may go that route and have a flock of Anconas. The bigger brooder comes tomorrow or Wednesday, so just trying to figure out timing.

After seeing my first two a bit listless I got super worried and didn’t want to go through losing one and having one left by it’s lonesome, so I think another pair will give me some peace of mind.

 

[littlecollier]

 

[Miss Lydia]

They sure are precious Always a good idea to have more than 2. Hopefully those lil ones are going to be okay now.

 

[littlecollier]

And then there were four!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Oh my gosh what precious faces How are your other 2? have they met yet?

 

[littlecollier]

The older ones seem totally fine today! I’ve kept up with the electrolyte water and covered the AC vent, since I’m not totally sure what caused the strange behavior.

I’m 99% sure I heard an attempt at a quack this afternoon! And the black one who I suspect is male has suddenly started to sound raspy. It’s pretty funny.

Hoping maybe they were just tired from all the activity and apparent physiological changes over the past 24 hours or so! I’ll keep a close eye on them, of course.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds great, have they met the 2 lil ones? That will be a nice little flock..

 

[littlecollier]

The littles are so little! Imagine a small kiwi fruit vs a large mango with legs ...

I have them in clear plastic totes next to each other and will introduce them once the babies seem less fragile (they hatched late last night/early this morning).

Any tips for the introduction when it does happen?

 

[littlecollier]

Temporary laundry room set up while we wait one last day for the new 4x4 pool and dog enclosure to arrive.

Curious to see how introducing them goes ... I think I should wait at least until the weekend since the littles are so little!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I like your comparison of the 2 groups. lol

I like your plan just have some dried meal worms ready put them on the floor together and watch the fun they will be so busy eating they won't even realize they have company.
Let us know how it goes.