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[PouleNoire]

Thanks! I don't mind hatching this early because it is much easier if a broody raises the chicks in any weather (although I'm still thinking about taking them away from her) but mostly I'm hatching this early because they should be a certain age for the fair

That's a good point I do 4-H fair as well and we are always worried if the chicks will be old enough (last year we had to wait with that year's chicks because of their age).

 

[Violetsfeathers]

So a total of 7? Awesome!

Yep! e

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Muffin has hair worms.

I found out this morning cuz I noticed she had been in a pooping position for a long time (and she doesn't lay) so I checked her butt and there was a hair coming out of it with a turd at the end. I'm going to treat it with apple cider vinegar and/or dietemacous earth in the feed

 

[Violetsfeathers]

I was taking snowberry out of the nest box to get some excercise which I do 2-3 times a day to make sure they are eating and drinking. And her foot got caught on an egg and fell out of the nest and broke it was just a bunch of small cracks, I'm not sure if I broke the membrane, there was some blood.
Anyway I duct taped it. I know there is like, a 5% or so chance of it surviving but, I can try right? I'll take the duct tape off on hatching day so it can hatch if it's alive.

I feel so bad! it was the only egg I had from Dot too!

 

[Violetsfeathers]

I candled eggs last night I threw the cracked one out because it wasn't moving and there was an air bubble. I threw another one out too for the same reasons. So I got:
2 eggs from pebbles, pumpkin is father, hatching this weekend, I'm gonna put them in lock-down tonight.
3 eggs hatching this weekend 2 from sweetie 1 mystery Cochin. Pumpkin is probably the father.

 

[PouleNoire]

Oooh Cochins, good luck with them!

 

[Violetsfeathers]

Oooh Cochins, good luck with them!

Thanks!

I put the two eggs in lock-down tonight, no more getting off the nest for snowberry, and started to set up a brooder. We need chick feed.

 

[Violetsfeathers]

No peeping yet

 

[PouleNoire]

Oooh, you must post pics when they hatch!!!

 

[Violetsfeathers]

I will

Still no peeps
Starting to worry