Ny-chicken-lover chickenstock '17

[Gramma Chick]

Cute Video about Chickens in the UK

 

[superlukee]

Where is this chickenstolk gonna be located ?

 

[Pyxis]

Where is this chickenstolk gonna be located ?

It is in Harpursville NY.

@Chicken girl 15 you should PM a mod and see if they can edit in the time, place, and date to your first post now that it's been decided

 

[Chicken girl 15]

@Pyxis Who is a mod so I can contact one?

 

[Pyxis]

@Pyxis Who is a mod so I can contact one?

Try @sumi, she is very nice

 

[PhoredaBurds]

So it seems Spitz the silver spitzhauben has gone broody again. Normally I enjoy a broody chicken, however there is a slight problem with this situation. Spitz is my 2nd in common roo. 3 days in a row he sat and I had to move him to the roost. Tonight he said nope I'm sitting on my eggs. So here is the question, do I actually see if he will stick to it or what?

That's crazy. My spitz boys will make nests and try to talk the girls into coming there to lay, but I've never had a roo try to hatch anything out. Please do keep us posted on his progress. Everything I read about spitz says they're not broody. However, I've had a few broody spitz (hens) including the hen (on eggs) I drove 2 hours to chickenstock where she sat for a few hours in the heat and then was driven to her new home w myfivegirls. The handful of random eggs I had found in a hidden nest were put under her to just to keep her in the broody mood. Apparently it worked. She then proceeded to hatch out a bunch of those eggs, lol. Crazy bird.

 

[myfivegirls]

So it seems Spitz the silver spitzhauben has gone broody again. Normally I enjoy a broody chicken, however there is a slight problem with this situation. Spitz is my 2nd in common roo. 3 days in a row he sat and I had to move him to the roost. Tonight he said nope I'm sitting on my eggs. So here is the question, do I actually see if he will stick to it or what?

That's crazy. My spitz boys will make nests and try to talk the girls into coming there to lay, but I've never had a roo try to hatch anything out. Please do keep us posted on his progress. Everything I read about spitz says they're not broody. However, I've had a few broody spitz (hens) including the hen (on eggs) I drove 2 hours to chickenstock where she sat for a few hours in the heat and then was driven to her new home w myfivegirls. The handful of random eggs I had found in a hidden nest were put under her to just to keep her in the broody mood. Apparently it worked. She then proceeded to hatch out a bunch of those eggs, lol. Crazy bird.

Yes, she was a great mom & ended up with two gold Spitz, a pullet & cockerel. They are crazy, going wherever they please! They sleep in one coop, then visit during the day another group. They haven't laid much during the winter, seemingly in "spurts". Just had 2 Spitz crosses hatch from eggs that got cold on a below freezing day due to the hen switching nests. The one chick (blue) then got so chilled Thurs am I thought it was dead, as it couldn't get out of the bucket feeder. I put it under the "mama heating pad" & a few hours later, it was running around! Hardy little bugger, hoping it's a pullet, so I can name her Grace!

 

[myfivegirls]

Oh, here's photos of Spitz x chicks:

 

[PhoredaBurds]

So cute!! Itching to start hatching!

 

[rooster58]

I've got 4 babies already. Some due next weekend and some more due the weekend after that.