"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

She said your local ag guy should do it for free. If you send to LSU it's 90.00. Pam

 

[Cody A]

Thank you for the advice and direction Pam. I'll see what I can get done tomorrow when it's a business day.

Will keep ya'll informed.

 

[LemonMeringue]

Chuck, he is the MAN!!! The broody moms are tired of the babies and have gone back to laying eggs and being annoyed with the babies being clingy. So they went back into the laying pen and Chuck has taken over teaching and watching over them. He doesn't snuggle or warm them, but they don't need that any way. I walked in this evening and had some grass on the front if my boots. He promptly called them over to clean it up. One even jumped to grab a piece he was holding in his mouth for them. Cutest thing ever. I love this picture as he watches over them taking their dust bath. Kind of bummed though that I'm going to have to cull some of the males already. So far this year we have been very cockerel heavy in these Cochin.

 

[Cody A]

^ I learn something new everyday Lemon. I had no idea a male would do this.

 

[LemonMeringue]

Me too Cody!!! I think I need to find this guy a halo. Haha!

 

[campingshaws]

I'm praying that both my broodies stick it out. I don't have the room in the brooder for the NUMBER of eggs they're sitting on. DH only realized a day or so ago that I let them both have eggs. (They've been setting almost two weeks.)

 

[Ron Skekel]

I think most roosters are like that. I'm in lock down. Yea!!! They look good when I candled them all 4 ayam crimani are developed and all the servat hona are doing good to. Now to catch the hatch. If I miss it I don't think you can tell them apart. This should be interesting. Pam

 

[kingsfarm]

Hi Bev...I was looking through this thread and realized you are not far from me...I live in Lafayette..Do you have any chicks (pure) barred rocks at the moment? I also have a few but bought at feed store quality...I have since produced a roo and keep him seperated for the pot...am also raising NHampshires THEY are lovely..again purchased at feed store, very large and just started to lay....have 3 roos will keep 2 and offer you the other if you know of anyone who would like him...I have 2 second generation Isa roos that I just cannot kill...they are huge, keep them seperate also...just let all the black astralorpe hens out and seperated the roo...have about 20 growing in the growing pen...my RIR roo is the king here no doubt about that so he has his girls and red chicks...just wanted to talk to someone close to me .. sorry if I have bothered you....I have approx. 100 chickens at the moment...chicken math you know, love them all...The black astras are my meat chickens...watching the NHampshires, lovely...G

 

[LemonMeringue]

I think most roosters are like that. I'm in lock down. Yea!!! They look good when I candled them all 4 ayam crimani are developed and all the servat hona are doing good to. Now to catch the hatch. If I miss it I don't think you can tell them apart. This should be interesting. Pam

Pam why don't you try those baskets like I did? They worked great for me. Lots of holes in them so plenty of air flow. Then I used zip ties to hold a piece of that rubbery shelf liner on the top. And that has lots of holes too. I just had to be sure I didn't put to many eggs in each basket. We were surprised the chicks actually seemed calmer. I guess because they felt snuggled a bit when they stood up tall or climbed over another egg their head touched that shelf covering. I didn't even know some had hatched until we got the flashlight and looked. They were just sitting there chilling out.

 

[LemonMeringue]

You could mark the baskets to identify which kind of eggs are in each one.