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[Freisian]

Thankyou! I was just worrying I was doing something wrong. They are free range birds well free range in the garden. I guess I'll continue to buy my eggs

Lol like me! The anticipation is worth it

 

[Freisian]

Very nice

Looking forward to seeing how you get on with them.

I look forward to further posting and getting your opinion on them too

 

[timon]

What do you do (if anything) to stop/lessen any impact of egg football during hatching?

 

[Dave C]

Tell you the truth I just leave them to get on with it.
Then if after 3, 4 or 5 chicks have hatched and there is a break in the other eggs hatching I will take the hatched chicks into the brooder and leave the eggs to all start again.

Although sometimes I've come down in the morning and had about 20 chicks waiting for me.

So as frustrating as it is, if you leave them to get on with it, they probably will

 

[Goobsnho]

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Hi there, they're 13weeks old. I've got a sneaky suspicion that 2 of them are cocks tho. The kids are so upset.

 

[Dave C]

Oh no isn't that just typical.

It's definitely been a cockerel year for me !!

My Wyndotte bantam chicks , I have 4 cockerels & 1 Pullet!!!

And my Marans are looking like about 10 cockerels and 5 Pullets

 

[newchickmama91]

I had that same problem with quail all were males so had to cull as they scalped eachother!!

 

[timon]

In case anyone wants to know...
3-week old chicks and 1 day old chicks get on happily together.

The little babies go hide under the brooder if they need to escape...


The 3-week olds look like gangly teenagers who are not the least bit interested in playing with their younger brothers & sisters.

 

[Dave C]

Good for you mate

What breed are the day olds ?

 

[Dave C]

Oh no isn't that just typical.

It's definitely been a cockerel year for me !!

My Wyndotte bantam chicks , I have 4 cockerels & 1 Pullet!!!

And my Marans are looking like about 10 cockerels and 5 Pullets

Errrrrr Mmmmmm just cleaned out the brooder and it might be 9 Pullets