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Thank you, Terri! My thoughts exactly.
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Hens- bad idea. They'll probably kill the chicks. Now a rooster might be a good idea. I have a banty partridge cochin that is my surrogate mommy for all my chicks. He does a better job than some of my hens at raising them. And since he's a roo, he is always on the lookout for dangers. But I never let my chicks outside until they are pretty darn big, like bigger than him, but that's because all my grouchy hens are out there.
Awww, Hurley, those eggs are adorable! Almost too cute to eat.
Maremmas are Italian sheepdogs, bred to be livestock guardian dogs, actually. My sister had one. She had her for 14 years. They are better suited to large properties or farms than in cities, as they can get very protective of anything that enters their yard or territory.
Happy birthday BBP! It is DH's stepdad's birthday today too. We went out to dinner with them, then went back to their place for ice cream cake and cupcakes. I don't think I'll be eating tomorrow. Or sleeping well tonight, for that matter.
I'm glad the meet up went good. I think we should just have Delisha cater the food for the bash, hey?
It sure sounds yummy.
Nothing new here. The boys are now behaving. Curly's comb looks a tiny bit swollen but it's clean & dry. I had put Blue-kote and some neosporin on it so hopefully all is well there. Otherwise he looks good & is eating & drinking. And the girls have finally started laying a bit more. About time!
Good info on the Brinseas. I absolutely love my mini, but I wish I would have gone for the 20 right away instead.
How was I to know hatching was so darn addicting? It's all Bigfam's fault.
Glad to hear Danny Boy & the girls are hitting it off. Can't wait to see some pics.
ETA: I don't mean you should just use any old rooster for your chicks. You'd have to experiment to see how he would react to babies first. My roo is pretty old, and the first chicks I put in with him were already pretty big. I was intending on putting the chicks in and removing him, but as soon as he saw them, he started calling to them and finding good things for them to eat. He also made sure they knew where the water was, and was very diligent about making sure each and every one of them went to bed on time. He had 7 chicks and he would herd 4 of them in front of him up the ramp to the roost while calling the other 3 behind him, looking back every few seconds to make sure they were all in line. It was the sweetest, funniest thing ever!
