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Blue Roo said:
Hello chickdancer maybe this design might be one you would be interested in I've been to this mans house and seen how he he built his pens he has about ten pens all linked together they are about 30 foot long and about 5 foot wide they are connected to his barn on the left side of the pen and the door is on the right side of the pen
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Yes, that is basically what I'm thinking about doing. I'll start with one, and build the others off of that one. The hardest part of it all will be clearing the woods behind the house to make room for all of them.
 
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christine9 said:
Yay! Sonya you just made my day! I really need some hope that I don't have three boys. They are Ameraucanas. The first one's comb just popped up one day. The third one has had that comb for a while. Hoping that means possible pullet. Thanks for your input!!
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looks to me like #1 is a roo and the others pullets also.
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Woohoo! I love you Georgians! I'll be sure to post follow up pictures. I probably will stress over it until there is crowing or eggs.
 
And the hatching madness has slowly begun ...

1 Splash Marans out so far, another BCM egg has pipped ... at least two Partridge Brahmas have pipped ... and I wasn't expecting anything for a few days yet.

And the school hatching project is due to hatch this week, too. I'll need to be there to help with that.

Babies, babies everywhere!
 
Well, either the Sumatra won't make a good broody mama, or she's just too early in her hormones to be one.

I put an easter egger underneath her, and it already hatched. But as I was watching the geese and ducks out grazing, I noticed she was actually pecking at it, really hard! I raced in to get the chick out, and got to it just in time. She had torn the skin on his head, tore down out of his back, and was pecking and flipping him around by his feet.

But he's okay. I tossed him in the incubator to warm up (he was also chilly) and he's already learned how to sit up, he can hold his head up, and he's been chirping quite a bit. His head looks like a mess, and one eye is swollen shut, but with how he's reacting and moving around, he'll probably be fine.

I'm going to give her more eggs, but ones that are due much further out. She may just need time for those hormones to run their course to tell her "it's time to care for babies" instead of "protect the nest at ALL costs."
 
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ChickDancer said:
Well, either the Sumatra won't make a good broody mama, or she's just too early in her hormones to be one.


I put an easter egger underneath her, and it already hatched. But as I was watching the geese and ducks out grazing, I noticed she was actually pecking at it, really hard! I raced in to get the chick out, and got to it just in time. She had torn the skin on his head, tore down out of his back, and was pecking and flipping him around by his feet.


But he's okay. I tossed him in the incubator to warm up (he was also chilly) and he's already learned how to sit up, he can hold his head up, and he's been chirping quite a bit. His head looks like a mess, and one eye is swollen shut, but with how he's reacting and moving around, he'll probably be fine.


I'm going to give her more eggs, but ones that are due much further out. She may just need time for those hormones to run their course to tell her "it's time to care for babies" instead of "protect the nest at ALL costs."
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Good save! What an interesting experiment in broody hens.
 
mrsdszoo said:
GAM, I can't wait to hear about the school hatching project; I hope the hatch goes well for them.
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I will be sure to report in detail. Thank you again so much for your contribution. I wish I could share the absolute joy and excitement on their faces when they realized what they were getting to do. They are so, so, so excited.
 

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