Green Egg Envy: Our attempts at breeding our own olive eggers!

[venymae]

So i will probably be starting my EE serama project soon. I might be getting some EE cockerals this month or the next! Once they grow up a little i should be able to start!!

That sounds so exciting! I hope you start a thread so we can see how you do it! (Unless you want it to be a secret)

 

[shahtir101]

That sounds so exciting! I hope you start a thread so we can see how you do it! (Unless you want it to be a secret)

Nope I don't want it to be secret! I will probably start a thread

 

[venymae]

Two More with No Tail!​

Well my next two chicks hatched! One is black and one is a very light silvery grey. I do believe they are both without a tail. That makes 50/50 for tails vs. no tails on these first 6 chicks! This trait really does not matter to me, but it's still fun to see the outcomes! The new chicks had no problem integrating, and this morning everyone was snuggled together in one grey menagerie!
Here are some pictures of the new two:


One bummer I've had so far is i discovered that the late hatcher from the first 4 has a deformed foot.
He seems to get around and be thriving fine still, but it's kinda sad.

I'm gonna let him go and just see what happens.


Last of all I thought I'd show a picture of my brooder set up. The gas station nearby is always throwing huge cardboard boxes into their recycle so I use those to brood. I also use shredded paper that a local business puts out to be recycled. Free and abundant.
I use a standard really messy feeder, a poultry nipple in a juice bottle is hung on the stick across the top of the brooder for water (I place a small plate under it to catch any drips), I also keep a small box on it's side in the brooder. The chicks love to hide under it and are very quiet.
Lastly, I lay a babygate over top so the kitty (and the baby!) don't get into the box.
So there you have it!
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[shahtir101]

Cute! What breeds are the parents?

 

[venymae]

Cute! What breeds are the parents?

Dad is Pure Auracauna, Moms are Hatchery Rhode Island Reds.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Adorable chicks!

Love those rumpless babies...

 

[Cheep N Peep]

@venymae, I wonder if someone knows how to bind the foot so it grows correctly? I know people have successfully corrected splay leg and reattached tendons on chicks. Maybe ask around on the raising chicks and emergencies & diseases forums?

 

[FridayYet]

Adorable chicks!

Love those rumpless babies...

X 2. Can't wait to see how they look as they grow.

 

[chicken danz]

I wouldn't worry about the foot yet. It may straighten out over time. If it seems to be struggling to get around you can make a shoe type thing for it. Sometimes these chicks straighten up and sometimes they don't. If you are using them for layers and it gets around fine it's no big deal.

 

[sharol]

Quote:
Yeah somebody had pictures of shoes made from bandaids and toothpicks a couple years ago. I can't find them now though.