Folkvanger Farm
In the Brooder
Well our 9 new babies arrived yesterday from Meyer hatchery and this time all of the were alive! Last time we ordered a rare assortment and one got trampled by the others during shipping. So we put them in the brooder to get ready to integrate them in a few weeks. As with all assortment the fun is figuring out what breeds you got. Any help will be appreciated.
The other issue we ran into is that we let one of the ladies that got broody sit full term on 4 eggs. Well only one hatched exactly a week ago and today the momma hen pecked an eye of another hen whilst protecting the baby so we took the baby and put it with these babies so that hopefully no more eyes will get pecked out. I have attached the video of the new babies and the week old baby for you to check out.
I think we have a couple of those island reds and some marens, but no way to be sure.
The other issue we ran into is that we let one of the ladies that got broody sit full term on 4 eggs. Well only one hatched exactly a week ago and today the momma hen pecked an eye of another hen whilst protecting the baby so we took the baby and put it with these babies so that hopefully no more eyes will get pecked out. I have attached the video of the new babies and the week old baby for you to check out.
I think we have a couple of those island reds and some marens, but no way to be sure.