The Wyandotte Thread

[colby318]

Our broodies "weaned" the chicks at around 6 weeks. Then took about another month to start laying again. When I took 3 day old chicks from one of our broodies, she forgot all about them the next day and rejoined the general population. It still took another four weeks for her eggs to start kicking in, though.

She and her family are too sweet

 

[JanieMarie]

Thanks for the info colby!

 

[call ducks]

Mrs. Turbo :

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where did you find SP chicks if you don't mind me asking and are they bantams or LF?

a local breeder still need work, and i now that, so i am getting 17 and only keeping the best. They are LF SP.​

 

[emjay]

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Both my broody hens started laying at the 6 and 7 week mark. (after eggs hatched) Goes by really fast.

Once they start laying again, they seem to be done with mothering. Mine were anyways.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

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where did you find SP chicks if you don't mind me asking and are they bantams or LF?

a local breeder still need work, and i now that, so i am getting 17 and only keeping the best. They are LF SP.

didn't notice you are in Canada.....

 

[cook_kaka_ook]

My broody hen weaned her chickies at 4 weeks then started laying eggs again a couple of weeks after.

 

[flower]

My hatchery pullets are almost a month old and in the ugly stage.

 

[ancona91]

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Hello flower!!!!
Oh.....your baby isn't "ugly".........they're just in that awkward growing stage(smile). I can honestly say that I've never seen an ugly chicken or duck. Thanks for sharing the pic!!!
Kathy

 

[flower]

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Hello flower!!!!
Oh.....your baby isn't "ugly".........they're just in that awkward growing stage(smile). I can honestly say that I've never seen an ugly chicken or duck. Thanks for sharing the pic!!!
Kathy

Oh Kathy, I know but the awkward stage is not exacty pretty. I used to work in obstectrics and heard a mother call her baby ugly. She was speaking spanish so maybe she thought that I would not notice. Well I did and laet her know that even thought he was skinny and lanky she had better not say that he was ugly. She took no offence but still kept her stance. LOL I can honestly say that I 've never seen an ugly baby !!

 

[call ducks]

any SP wyandotte breeders here?? do you have pics of your chicks? Pealse post

these are the chicks i just got to day ( i bought 14 or 15 SPW)