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[PepsNick]

Awwwwwwwwww cute chicks!

 

[Cetawin]

Hello all ... I set 14 eggs yesterday in the new brinsea. They are porcelain d'uccle eggs and frizzled serama over OEGB. So far so good the Bators is holding steady at 99.6 degrees and 44% humidity. I am loving this bator so far.

So how is everyone today?

 

[speckledhen]

Put Nugget and her chicks in the old girls' pen. She and Shadow already had it out and Nugget was winning, till Panda jumped in to help Shadow, then I broke it up. Sunny and Lexie are fine around babies and Reba hasn't noticed them much, either. Shadow found out that broody mama Nugget is not the pushover that everyday Nugget is.

 

[Serrin]

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Well, since you asked: Not too shabby. You're probably not going to believe this, but GeeGee is still sitting on that one egg AND taking care of little Gooby. [stop laughing! At least she has a name and didn't have to wait for half of forever to get it!

] I candled the egg last night and there is most definitely life in there. And it is most definitely developing! I figure in about another week to a week and a half to go, if all goes well.

Gooby hatched out a week ago tonight, if you'll recall. I candled the remainder of GeeGee's eggs a night or two later and only one egg remained viable, but it looked like it was only on day 7 or so. Apparently, I have one very sneaky girl out in that coop someplace!

Nella and Kathy advised that I pull that egg before GeeGee lost interest in Gooby, but so far, it hasn't happened. It's just astonishing to me, from everything I've heard about broody's and possible staggered hatches under them, that she's still so completely content to sit there on that egg, while at the same time, teaching Gooby where to peck around in the food dish to find the best bits.

The other concern that was raised was one of size. By the time the egg hatches, if it hatches, Gooby will be considerably larger than her sibling. That could put the littler one at a disadvantage of course. But so far, Gooby's behavior is such that I honestly don't think it's going to be a problem. She's a very sweet and quiet little girl. Kind of on the shy side and not rambunctious at all! Of course, that could all change with the introduction of a younger sib.

We shall just have to wait and see I suppose.

Outside of that, not much else going on. Chief and the gang spend their days just like every other day, free ranging, laying eggs...you know...SSDD!

Hope y'all are having an equally boring day. Boredom means no drama happening in my book, and I'm definitely good with that!

 

[Cetawin]

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Toss Panda to Isaac! NO TAG TEAMING THE MAMA!!!! That Princess needs a butt spanking and time in a time out cage!

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

I gave the gang some calf manna today... they were scared of it

They aren't used to pelleted food

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Too cute

 

[PepsNick]

Good luck with the hatch LH.

Cyn, I love those mini chicken wars.

Amy... Wow, that is one determined girl! Hope the chick hatches. And then it's a roo...

 

[speckledhen]

Found Shadow in a nest; she had already laid her egg this morning. At first, I thought maybe she got hurt in the chicken-gang wars (after all, when big mama Nugget lands on top of the 1 pound Princess, that has to hurt), but now, I think she was just pouting.

 

[PepsNick]

Amy, I am also having a boring day. Chicks are fine, chickens are fine, both are penned, oh well. Friday should be exciting, exciting in my vocabulary is going to the feed store/chicken breeder.