Hope everyone is above water this morning!I got some pics yesterday of the birds.
First, the honas! Pam, look how nicely he's filled out.Just the sweetest, funniest little thing. Every time I open the door he tidbits and dances for me. That's what he's doing here.
And he loves his hen SO much. He always sleeps as close to her as possible.
Lagertha with her three babies. She did ok for her first time. She hopped off the nest with four eggs left, one zipping (died) and three whole. I put them in the bator and one hatched, one is working on it, and one is a dud. She had also kicked a healthy baby out of the nest; luckily I found it and put it back under her.
Three of the bricks I got from Terri.I think I'll separate them into a breed pen once I get the fencing up at the new coop.
Pam, thank you for answering. I understand the initial part of vaccinating but what do you do with a broody hen when she hatches chicks? This is what confuses me. Do you vaccinate them. Do you take them away and never allow a hen to raise chicks? Ugh!
thanks for the welcome
were mostly interested in ducks at this point. but open minded to anything that lays interesting eggs. (like olive eggers)
do you have a list?
i think next batch going into our incubator will be more of what we currently are hatching, plus some black copper marans, and cucko marans. wed love to put some olive eggers in there but havent found any locally yet
in non bird related plans, if anyone knows where we can get some KuneKune or American Guinea Hogs, let me know. also magnolia trees, tea tree, coconut palm, and banana tree. (currently have pomegranate, avacado, and blood orange)
