Annajose
Hatching
- Oct 29, 2016
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I live in central Maine on a small hobby farm. My husband and I totally enjoy our diverse breeds of poultry.
Currently we have one much spoiled black bantam, Miss Peeps. I raised her from a chick to replace one we'd lost. She is a very avid brooder...twice this year..first she hatched one of the hens eggs...being small she's lucky enough to avoid, Rupert, our senior Roo. Alas the chick she hatched is a gorgeous Blue/Grey/Barred Rock cross with our colorful Americana Roo. Second hatching was from a NH red hen, Ginger, that had the usual collection of eggs which produced TWO more roosters!!!!! and a lovely lady that I've named Missy Gray. A faithful barred rock hen hatched out a pretty buff, rust lady for the flock when Miss decided that she would not move down to the floor for hatching as she brooded in a nest on the wall....bad Miss Peeps..finally had to break her brooding by caging her outside for 3 days in the light and that put her back to her normal sproiled brat nature...when I shut up the stalls at night she swoops onto my arm to sample some treats!
The juvenile roosters came with attitudes but are slowly intergrating, however, it's not a situation that can go on as roosters are hard on the girls and two and four is waaaaaaaay bad. What does one do with excess roosters. I love them all but it seems they are very hard to find forever homes for them. Any tips??
I am so looking forward to enjoying this group.
Annajose
Currently we have one much spoiled black bantam, Miss Peeps. I raised her from a chick to replace one we'd lost. She is a very avid brooder...twice this year..first she hatched one of the hens eggs...being small she's lucky enough to avoid, Rupert, our senior Roo. Alas the chick she hatched is a gorgeous Blue/Grey/Barred Rock cross with our colorful Americana Roo. Second hatching was from a NH red hen, Ginger, that had the usual collection of eggs which produced TWO more roosters!!!!! and a lovely lady that I've named Missy Gray. A faithful barred rock hen hatched out a pretty buff, rust lady for the flock when Miss decided that she would not move down to the floor for hatching as she brooded in a nest on the wall....bad Miss Peeps..finally had to break her brooding by caging her outside for 3 days in the light and that put her back to her normal sproiled brat nature...when I shut up the stalls at night she swoops onto my arm to sample some treats!
The juvenile roosters came with attitudes but are slowly intergrating, however, it's not a situation that can go on as roosters are hard on the girls and two and four is waaaaaaaay bad. What does one do with excess roosters. I love them all but it seems they are very hard to find forever homes for them. Any tips??
I am so looking forward to enjoying this group.
Annajose