Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[barbiegirl]

I really hope she stops being broody. Last time she was broody for a month before I gave her guinea eggs. She went broody 3 months later and stole 8 eggs and she is with those babies now. I think I have all roos and 1 pullet. I guess I will have dinner, no one wants males.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Happy new year!

So today my BF built me an awesome nester box! I'm thinking my girls are going to start laying very soon, not that I am in a rush right now as they are being medicated. Everyone is looking very healthy!! So I'm happy about that!

I have some pictures I'll post when I can figure out how to get that to work from my iPhone!

All they babies look so cute! I'm trying not to catch the hatch bug watching all this! At least not till all my girls are healthy and my current chicks are moved out to the barn as well!! Maybe in the spring!

pictures of the box!! I am in need of two please!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I really hope she stops being broody. Last time she was broody for a month before I gave her guinea eggs. She went broody 3 months later and stole 8 eggs and she is with those babies now. I think I have all roos and 1 pullet.

I guess I will have dinner, no one wants males.

 

[fisherlady]

I understand exactly what you mean barbie! Our silkie went broody on us and we were in the process of finding eggs, was going to make a final decision Wednesday so we could get her some eggs.... a couple of great folks on here told me of one's they had available and I found a hatchery that would do small amounts...... and today one of our other silkie mixes (I think... she's the blue one I posted pics of a few pages back) decided she's in the mood to sit too!!!!

She spent a lot of time in the box last two days but roosted each night with the rest... tonight we went out to give them there evening snack and get them tucked in (tonight was hot cereal with raisins and brown sugar with a side of cooked fish) and Phyllis (yep...Diller) was sitting tight in the box next to Gracie's! I got Gracie out for a stretch and a snack and had to get Phyllis out too...
she walked around making 'chirrruuuppp' noises, ate a few bites and headed back to the box. I got her out again and put a marked egg in the box near the edge to see what she'd do. She got in, touched the egg with her beak and checked it over, then proceded to pull it to the middle of the nest and tuck it under herself, purring and clucking at it while she was situating herself. We'll go out in a couple of hours to see if she decides to spend the night in the box or move back to the roost with the others. So looks like I might need a few more eggs than I thought!

The Significant Other said... "I hope this doesn't give any more of them any ideas!" , but did ask how many more eggs we would need!

 

[msladyhawke]

Oh no, Sally. I just re~read your post. Sorry it was a tough hatch. On a brighter note, we have chicks!! A Langshan and a Cochin. I think they're kissin..

Too cute!!!

 

[roseschickies]

http://instagr.am/p/T6zwdIK0Lv/

See if you can go to that link that is the nesting box he made

 

[msladyhawke]

Hi Sally. My silly silkie decided to go broody this week. She was raising 3 month old silver laced wyandottes and wants more babies. My wyandottes aren't laying any eggs right now, maybe 1 a day. My silkie is sitting on nothing

Haha! One of my bantam langshans went broody on a dummy wooden egg this past fall! I feel your pain!

 

[barbiegirl]

I told her this is not the time of year to have babies, way too cold. She just growled at me. Silly silkie.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

http://instagr.am/p/T6zwdIK0Lv/

See if you can go to that link

that is the nesting box he made

ITS perfect I will take 4 of them now please!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I told her this is not the time of year to have babies, way too cold. She just growled at me. Silly silkie.