Hatching with 2 broodies

[Teila]

Good morning Team Broody

IC, happy birthday. What a perfect birthday gift!

I confess to having a bit of a soft spot where Cochins are concerned, especially the bantams; probably explains why I have three

X 3 that your bubbies are beautiful but Cenere stole the show for me also; she is gorgeous!!

MM, good to read that your bubbies are doing well.

At the moment I would be more than happy to box up Cilla and send her to you!! lol.
Blondie is 9.5 weeks old and Cilla still thinks she has to protect her. This is not so bad when they are all out free ranging but poor ole Tina and Lulu have to watch their back when they are in the run. Cilla is not being over aggressive and just chases them off but it must be tiring for her and them ... get over it Cilla! lol

Lulu is settling in very well and she has the sweetest personality; follows Tina around everywhere

I have started the FF process and will set up Jar 2 today. The feeding side of the process starts on Tuesday morning so I will let you know how it goes and what they think of it.
It was mentioned that they do not tend to spread the FF around as much as dry feed (looking for the bits they like) which I am hoping deters the local Dove population a little also.

I am dreading tomorrow .. back to work

Hubby reckons that once I get there, having had a nice relaxing break, I will have a fresh perspective and it will not be as bad as I think ... I am not convinced!

 

[Teila]

I am sure ItalyChickie has a few, twins or triplets? Lol
I would let you borrow Penny but she is busy at the moment....Lol I am actually thinking of slipping a couple silkie chicks in with her tonight. They have some at the feed store right now and I DO have to go there for something else

Darn chicken math

Tee hee 16 paws .. sounds like a good plan to me!

Hubby always comes with me when I go to the Produce Store; I know he does that to the make sure I only come back with feed and not something that needs feeding!

 

[MistyMountain]

Good morning everyone! Beautiful day here at ssh! I slept in a bit and am just sitting down to make my grocery list. All the windows are open and I suddenly heard "cluck cluck cluck". My husband let the chickies out for me! Aww! He does like them! Have I shown you all how I deal with willie thes days?

A little fencing practice! My son's nerf sword is soft, and if i am persistent he backs down. Eventually. I try to mimic another rooster.

Have a quick question for those of you with blue birds. Elsa and Anna are different colors. Will they be different when they grow up?

edited to correct my horrendous typos from posting on my phone...

 

[ItalyChickie]

Oh ItalyChickie,
Don't get me wrong I love the pictures of all the fuzzies but Cenere stole the show for me. She is absolutely adorable! 
I wish I could get some of my bantam cochin eggs over to you, I would love to test them out on your new birthday present!
By the way, have a wonderful birthday week!
Marie

Oh there is no need to explain, I know exactly what you mean - Cenere always steals the show for me as well!! I absolutely adore that girl and her sweetest chickenality - as much as I love the fuzzies, nobody can compete with Cenere. I do hope that sooner or later I get a daughter from her that is just as sweet and funny and companionable.

Thank you for the birthday wishes! I had a great long weekend - 3.5 days with half day on my birthday, plus a holiday on Friday - almost feels like a mini vacation! And of course the incubator present made it perfect!

I really really wish I could test those bantam Cochin eggs for you as well! Too bad we are so far from each other that shipping is out of the question...

Now the wheels are turning. Hubby and I talked about the future of our homestead and where we want to take things. That included adding other animals (in addition to my horse, once things are set up or if his pasture mate goes down hill. He shares his pasture with a 30+ year old Arab/quarter horse that has very few teeth left and needs to be supplemented heavily to maintain weight. We won't move my Valentine until after the other horse's time, since we will not move the other horse in his condition and would never leave him without a "herd"). Anyhow, getting long winded here. I think FF will help a ton to stretch out our dollar not to mention the benefits they say come from it. Excited to see where all of this takes us.

Now. Anyone got a broody I can borrow? I am… kinda ready to wean my chicks and I am only 3 days into it!!! I am much more lax about this group, but they are doing so well! I can not wait to get them outside, though!

Me, me, I have a bunch of broodies you can borrow! Would you like a red one, a white or a set of two or three?

The broody twins are back to laying (first eggs today), but I am sure if I were to put them with a dozen eggs, they will be back in broody mode in no time! Their other sister has been on the nest for two days now, and I have a Bonnie puffer fish, as well as a young brahma who keep trying to call the chicks to them... Wish I really could let you borrow one, that is far too many broodies for me to deal with!

Your plans sound wonderful! What other animals do you plan to add? I kinda see that in our future too, though maybe in a couple of years...

IC, I must agree with 16paws!!

Oh, I do too! And Cenere says thanks.

I am sure ItalyChickie has a few, twins or triplets? Lol
I would let you borrow Penny but she is busy at the moment....Lol I am actually thinking of slipping a couple silkie chicks in with her tonight. They have some at the feed store right now and I DO have to go there for something else
Darn chicken math

Ooh silkie chicks cuuuuute!

And yes, triplets.. It's a set in which someone is always broody, basically... Can be one, two, or three. How in the world my absolutely zero broodieness leghorn can be a mom to hose three, I have no idea!

Good morning Team Broody 

IC, happy birthday.  What a perfect birthday gift!   
I confess to having a bit of a soft spot where Cochins are concerned, especially the bantams; probably explains why I have three 
X 3 that your bubbies are beautiful but Cenere stole the show for me also; she is gorgeous!! 

MM, good to read that your bubbies are doing well.

At the moment I would be more than happy to box up Cilla and send her to you!! lol.
Blondie is 9.5 weeks old and Cilla still thinks she has to protect her.  This is not so bad when they are all out free ranging but poor ole Tina and Lulu have to watch their back when they are in the run.  Cilla is not being over aggressive and just chases them off but it must be tiring for her and them ... get over it Cilla! lol

Lulu is settling in very well and she has the sweetest personality; follows Tina around everywhere

I have started the FF process and will set up Jar 2 today.  The feeding side of the process starts on Tuesday morning so I will let you know how it goes and what they think of it.
It was mentioned that they do not tend to spread the FF around as much as dry feed (looking for the bits they like) which I am hoping deters the local Dove population a little also.

I am dreading tomorrow .. back to work 

Hubby reckons that once I get there, having had a nice relaxing break, I will have a fresh perspective and it will not be as bad as I think ... I am not convinced!

Thanks for the birthday wishes Teila! No worries, I agree with all of you on Cenere stealing the show! It's even more true in person when she follows me around and strikes poses and pecks me gently to see if I'm hiding any treats,

I am going to get me more Cochins, bantam or otherwise, soon!!!

Glad to hear Lulu is settling in well! Tina and her are so sweet together!

I think Cilla takes the record for longest and most protective mom! Cenere was back to the big flock and laying at 5 week mark last year... My bantam cross lasted longer, about 8 weeks, and gave up when her tiny son tried mounting her.. (I swear that roo was the fastest maturing ever, he crowed at 4 weeks. )

I have also started the FF process this morning! Hope you are right about the dove population, we have far too many here! (One is stealing feathers and straw as we type and building a nest on our garage...)

Good morning everyone! Beautiful day here at ssh! I slept in a bit and am just sitting down to make my grocery list. All the windows are open and I suddenly heard "cluck cluck cluck". My husband let the chickies out for me! Aww! He does like them! Have I shown you all how I deal with willie thes days?

A little fencing practice! My son's nerf sword is soft, and if i am persistent he backs down. Eventually. I try to mimic another rooster.

Have a quick question for those of you with blue birds. Elsa and Anna are different colors. Will they be different when they grow up?

edited to correct my horrendous typos from posting on my phone...

MM love your method of dealing with Willie!! glad it's effective, too!

And totally envious of having someone else let out the chickies! Never going to happen over here... (I am a morning person... Hubby, not so much. )

Sorry I can't help on blue chickens! My one and only blue was already grown when I got her.. Would also love to know the answer, as my blue fuzzy butt seems to be much lighter than Cenere..

Well, I better go spend some more quality time with the chickies before it starts getting dark. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

 

[Teila]

Getting up at 04:45am to come to work was one major shock to the system! I think the girls got a bigger shock than I did though "Huh? Why is she feeding us; it is still dark out! Ah well, I suppose we better get up and eat"

Lolz MM, luv your rooster repellent

"Me, me, I have a bunch of broodies you can borrow! Would you like a red one, a white or a set of two or three?

" Lolz IC .. too funny!

FF Jar 1 is bubbling and Jar 2 is not far behind, Jar 3 is being set up tonight and guess who is getting their first FF for breakfast tomorrow morning?

@tommysgirl I have been reading quite a bit about FF and have a couple of questions I was hoping you may be able to answer. I add ACV to each water change because:
* It apparently maintains a good pH balance in their digestive system and makes it a little uncomfortable for worms to live in. So while not an actual wormer, it can be a deterrent.
* It can act as an antiseptic killing bacteria in their throat and is reported to keep bacteria out of their water. I know it is recommended to people with sinus issues also.
* Some think it increases egg production but I can't comment on that because I have forgotten what an egg looks like! lolz
(Note: I read that one lady started her non-laying molters on FF and they all laid an egg on the fourth day on FF .. coincidence?

So, my questions, do you think I should stop the ACV when they switch to FF?
As the ACV also helps to keep the water containers clean, any harm in keeping it up?

*Sigh* ... lunch break done and dusted .. back to

.. 2 hours and 9 minutes to go, but who is counting?

 

[randerson846]

I checked my three duck eggs and they all have veins

 

[Lesa Mae]

I checked my three duck eggs and they all have veins

So far so good here's to a great outcome and 3 cuddly ducklings

 

[ItalyChickie]

 [COLOR=000000]Getting up at 04:45am to come to work was one major shock to the system!  I think the girls got a bigger shock than I did though "Huh?  Why is she feeding us; it is still dark out!  Ah well, I suppose we better get up and eat" [/COLOR]

[COLOR=000000]Lolz MM, luv your rooster repellent  [/COLOR]

[COLOR=0000CD]"Me, me, I have a bunch of broodies you can borrow! Would you like a red one, a white or a set of two or three?[/COLOR][COLOR=000000] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR]"  Lolz IC .. too funny![/COLOR]

[COLOR=000000]FF Jar 1 is bubbling and Jar 2 is not far behind, Jar 3 is being set up tonight and guess who is getting their first FF for breakfast tomorrow morning?  [/COLOR]

@tommysgirl
  I have been reading quite a bit about FF and have a couple of questions I was hoping you may be able to answer.  I add ACV to each water change because:
[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000]* It apparently maintains a good pH balance in their digestive system and makes it a little uncomfortable for worms to live in.  So while not an actual wormer, it can be a deterrent.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000]* It can act as an antiseptic killing bacteria in their throat and is reported to keep bacteria out of their water.  I know it is recommended to people with sinus issues also.[/COLOR][/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000]* Some think it increases egg production but I can't comment on that because I have forgotten what an egg looks like! lolz[/COLOR][/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000](Note:  I read that one lady started her non-laying molters on FF and they all laid an egg on the fourth day on FF .. coincidence?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000]So, my questions, do you think I should stop the ACV when they switch to FF?[/COLOR][/COLOR]
[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000]As the ACV also helps to keep the water containers clean, any harm in keeping it up?[/COLOR][/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333][COLOR=000000]*Sigh* ... lunch break done and dusted .. back to [/COLOR]  .. 2 hours and 9 minutes to go, but who is counting?  [/COLOR]

Ooh can't wait to hear what your girls think of their breakfast tomorrow!

I use ACV as well, didn't even think to ask about stopping when starting FF... Do you think that the two together would affect the pH balance too much, is that why? Sorry, I don't know the answer, just trying to figure out the reason for the question in case I'm missing something.


@randerson846
Yay!!! e little ducklings soon! What day are they on?

 

[tommysgirl]

Getting up at 04:45am to come to work was one major shock to the system! I think the girls got a bigger shock than I did though "Huh? Why is she feeding us; it is still dark out! Ah well, I suppose we better get up and eat"

Lolz MM, luv your rooster repellent

"Me, me, I have a bunch of broodies you can borrow! Would you like a red one, a white or a set of two or three?

" Lolz IC .. too funny!

FF Jar 1 is bubbling and Jar 2 is not far behind, Jar 3 is being set up tonight and guess who is getting their first FF for breakfast tomorrow morning?

@tommysgirl I have been reading quite a bit about FF and have a couple of questions I was hoping you may be able to answer. I add ACV to each water change because:
* It apparently maintains a good pH balance in their digestive system and makes it a little uncomfortable for worms to live in. So while not an actual wormer, it can be a deterrent.
* It can act as an antiseptic killing bacteria in their throat and is reported to keep bacteria out of their water. I know it is recommended to people with sinus issues also.
* Some think it increases egg production but I can't comment on that because I have forgotten what an egg looks like! lolz
(Note: I read that one lady started her non-laying molters on FF and they all laid an egg on the fourth day on FF .. coincidence?

So, my questions, do you think I should stop the ACV when they switch to FF?
As the ACV also helps to keep the water containers clean, any harm in keeping it up?

*Sigh* ... lunch break done and dusted .. back to

.. 2 hours and 9 minutes to go, but who is counting?

It won't hurt them to continue to have ACV in their water. But if they ever start laying again and you notice that their shells are not as strong you may want to cut back or eliminate the ACV. I have heard it interferes with calcium absorbtion.

 

[Teila]

Yawn ... stretch; Day 2 of getting up before the sun ... bring on the weekend!

R846, that is good news .. can't wait to see some cute little baby ducks

IC, I guess I was wondering about the ACV as after reading up on the FF it should provide the majority of the benefits which ACV is reported to provide. I was probably just a little concerned about overkill.

TG, I had a chuckle at "if they ever start laying again" yeah, don't think that is going to happen in a hurry; another carton of eggs is on the grocery list for this week

Thank you for the advice TG; I am going to continue the ACV and see how we go

So, the first feed of FF was on the menu this morning along with a side salad of scrambled egg and lettuce. Unfortunately, with these darker winter mornings and me leaving early, I am not going to know what they thought of it until I get home tonight and see how much, if any, has been eaten. I have taken away the dry feed so if they do turn their beaks up at the FF, their little bellies may be a little unsatisfied with only the egg and lettuce

I will check in again later this evening and let you know their FF review