Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[CheekyMare]

Oh darn those are cute!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Adorable

How are your chicks doing CheekyMare?

 

[perchie.girl]

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Oooh pink paint what a great idea. Just a little acrylic on the tip of a paint brush thinned down a little and viola.... um er Tada.... well you get my gist. That would be an excellent way to mark my guineas once I Identify the females prior to the scramble to band them.

 

[CheekyMare]

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Chicks are good. The little one with the bum foot failed to thrive and died yesterday, but everyone else seems pretty perky.

Notice they're everywhere BUT under the heat lamp.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Chicks are good. The little one with the bum foot failed to thrive and died yesterday, but everyone else seems pretty perky.

Notice they're everywhere BUT under the heat lamp.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...83714162595_689087594_8821045_296973776_n.jpg

Their adorable, I love babies

 

[Impress]

I need help guys, how many full sized eggs do you guys think a bantam cochin could cover? I have no cochin eggs for her, so full size it is! And my big chickens lay super duper large eggs. How many should I save to go under this gal?

 

[Miss Lydia]

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My bantams could probably cover 2 or 3 of my Orps eggs they are very big.

 

[effie]

I have read and watched several of the sexing videos and pics/ They say it is best to do it the first day or so. My problem is their little wings are all fuzz right now-is it feasible that I need to wait a day or two for those little feathers to grow in a bit?

 

[perchie.girl]

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I believe they are born with Wittle teeny weeny wing feathers take a look.

 

[effie]

Oh but I did

I found that the one that was hatched out saturday morning I can see them. they are just so darn wittle.