4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

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Six chicks had hatched under our broody ( Rocky) by the time I went to bed last night

On inspection this morning we had another 5 chicks

What a result! 11 chicks from 11 eggs !

I have moved them from the Eglu mainly because Rocky had a large poo in the nest box and also because it seemed rather cramped.

I was worried about the height of the drop from the nest box to the floor when the chicks got out to drink.

Has anyone else had experience of rearing baby chicks in an Eglu?

Apart from cooing over the marvels of nature, now I have to rethink the housing situation

 

Will post pics later

[katieadams]

Congratulations!!

 

PS Are Hop, Skip and Jump named after the Brownies??

[Patricia W]

Pictures - and a blow by blow account of how you achieved this ! And how you get on..

 

Tricia

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PS Are Hop, Skip and Jump named after the Brownies??

 

Not intentionally ! I was looking for a trio of names that would reflect their new found freedom from battery life and felt they suited