Ribh's D'Coopage

[MaryJanet]

Hi Bob my chooks are all snuggled together again

 

[MaryJanet]

How is your hatch going?

 

[rjohns39]

Up to 58 last count. I hope to be able to ship today.

 

[WhoDatChick]

You're right. Your chickens are weird. I mean, Sussex were on my short list for being calm & friendly ~ 'cause, you know, ... Campines... & they truly are screamers but Sussex...? Who'da thought? I thought Marans were pretty calm & friendly too...mind you, the breed descriptions don't match my idea of calm & friendly! My BAs are calm enough with me & friendly enough in a stand~offish sort of way but introduce another chicken & whoaaaaa Nellie! The only ones who can stand up to them & take them on are the BRs & my Australorp bantam has serious issues with egomania & world domination.
That's what we're here for.

You're right. Your chickens are weird. I mean, Sussex were on my short list for being calm & friendly ~ 'cause, you know, ... Campines... & they truly are screamers but Sussex...? Who'da thought? I thought Marans were pretty calm & friendly too...mind you, the breed descriptions don't match my idea of calm & friendly! My BAs are calm enough with me & friendly enough in a stand~offish sort of way but introduce another chicken & whoaaaaa Nellie! The only ones who can stand up to them & take them on are the BRs & my Australorp bantam has serious issues with egomania & world domination.
That's what we're here for.

Thank you .... everyone looked well this morning.. I let them out early so the flowers have a chance to eat... they shouldn’t really have a problem though as I have five feed stations and seven water stations... I know, over kill ...and Claire is not broody.. I wonder if she is just sleeping in a nest box!? Now, it’s back out every night for me too!

 

[Kris5902]

Up to 58 last count. I hope to be able to ship today.

Yay babies!

 

[MaryJanet]

Thank you .... everyone looked well this morning.. I let them out early so the flowers have a chance to eat... they shouldn’t really have a problem though as I have five feed stations and seven water stations... I know, over kill ...and Claire is not broody.. I wonder if she is just sleeping in a nest box!? Now, it’s back out every night for me too!

Is there such a thing as overkill on feeding stations? I was thinking more is always better for keeping birds happy.

 

[MaryJanet]

Did your Marans hatch out ok @Kris5902 ?

 

[Kris5902]

2/7 hatched! there was one more that made it to almost hatching, but I lost it. The other 4 eggs were fairly early quitters (I check all my unhitched eggs) they are smaller than the others though. Guess which two are the Black Copper Marans? I think I’ve got a boy and a girl, but it’s too early to tell...

I’m going to try and get more photos of them individually soon!

 

[WhoDatChick]

Is there such a thing as overkill on feeding stations? I was thinking more is always better for keeping birds happy.

Me too!! My neighbors daughter has chickens and she integrated her young ones and after a few days one was dead and another almost dead.. the big gals kept them away from food and water .. she only had one feed and water station .. so after I heard that I was like... overkill

 

[WhoDatChick]

2/7 hatched! there was one more that made it to almost hatching, but I lost it. The other 4 eggs were fairly early quitters (I check all my unhitched eggs) they are smaller than the others though. Guess which two are the Black Copper Marans? I think I’ve got a boy and a girl, but it’s too early to tell...
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I’m going to try and get more photos of them individually soon!

Aaawwww, fuzzy babies ... so cute! But I can’t tell which are the BCMs...