Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Alaskan]

Porcelain, yes. All 3 of my hens are sitting right now. They were not good mommas to their last set, so I’m giving them one more chance. That have about a week to go.

I had "failed broody" issues this year,I hope your girls do a good job.

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't oink but, I do love corn on the cob. So far it has been edible but not enjoyable.

 

[drumstick diva]

Think my vision is wonky, I was writing things out (on paper) and started as 276,000
then a bit later found out I was writing 226, etc.

 

[Alaskan]

I don't oink but, I do love corn on the cob. So far it has been edible but not enjoyable.

I grew up with all kinds of cornmeal.

I love corn bread! Pile on the butter!

 

[bobbi-j]

I had "failed broody" issues this year,I hope your girls do a good job.

My one broody started out with 12 eggs. Two weeks in, she was down to 8. At hatch, she had 6. Only one hatched, and that one died within two days. She had several broken eggs. I thought maybe the nest was too small, so I put her and her eggs on the floor in a nice cushy hay/straw filled corner. She still broke eggs. I don’t know if she’s particularly clumsy or what.

 

[drumstick diva]

Alaskan, what is summer like where you live? Does it ever get really HOT?

 

[Alaskan]

Alaskan, what is summer like where you live? Does it ever get really HOT?

No, never.

For us "summer" is when we hit 60 or higher. Some years we get 2 weeks, other years we get over a month... highly variable.

This year it has been mostly overcast, rainy, and high 50s.

We have had a spattering of summer days... but not a bunch.

 

[room onthebroom]

I don’t know how my brain pulled this out of the archives, but it’s been on auto repeat in my head all day. Words of encouragement from the universe or just my subconscious being optimistic?

A blast from the past either way.

 

[Alaskan]

My one broody started out with 12 eggs. Two weeks in, she was down to 8. At hatch, she had 6. Only one hatched, and that one died within two days. She had several broken eggs. I thought maybe the nest was too small, so I put her and her eggs on the floor in a nice cushy hay/straw filled corner. She still broke eggs. I don’t know if she’s particularly clumsy or what.

Very odd. Do yours' get oystershell on the side? Maybe the egg shells are too thin?

My Ameraucana bantams don't usually get many to hatch... I think that too many broodies jostle about too much or some such...

But usually, once the chicks hatch they are ok. They are NOT highly protective moms, but they keep the chicks warm, watered and fed.

Except for this year... they hatched out 3... ok... fine... but then they must have misplaced chicks or some such? Not kept them properly corralled?

I don't understand.

One morning 2 were dead... but just on the ground, nothing wrong with them.

Anyway... we moved 1 of the broodies with the remaining chick into the top only of the green tractor.

It is maybe 4x3, and in that small space she is doing fine.

Of course, we also have the 2 incubator chicks in there that are now maybe 6 weeks old.

The older chicks are fine with the baby, no issues.... but that does mean the toddlers have to be locked up in that same little area.

Anyway... so far so good.

I am thinking I will wait a few more days.. or if we ever see sun... and I will put a small kennel as a coop in the run area of the green tractor... so toddlers can be below and have fun in the grass, while broody and single stay locked up top.



In my big coop I have 2 that keep wanting to go broody.... I am worried that one girl is letting herself get too thin... but when I try to boot her off the nest, she runs right back....

Also... they have a bunch of broken shells too.

I think I really need to switch back to the 20% layer... I think they did better on that. Right now they are on a 16% all flock... and yes... oystershell on the side.

 

[Alaskan]

I don’t know how my brain pulled this out of the archives, but it’s been on auto repeat in my head all day. Words of encouragement from the universe or just my subconscious being optimistic?

A blast from the past either way.

No idea... but that reminds me...

Construction in town... I was pulled up to the flagger dude with a stop sign... and the guy walked up to my car, to talk to me through the closed PASSENGER window... dude totally didn't get it when I tried to wave him around the car to the driver's side... so I had to keep my foot firmly on the brake while leaning across the car to open the passenger door (I was sure if I tried to unroll the window my uncoordinated self would release pressure on the brake... old stick shift, e-brake doesn't work)... and only then did the flagger dude realize that my car was too old to do fancy things like unroll the passenger side window.