abwsco Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) should I put under my Dorking Cross. Edited June 30, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 How many chicks do you want? Then add 3 for breakages + unfertiles. I'd say start with 6 or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 How many chicks do you want?Then add 3 for breakages + unfertiles. I'd say start with 6 or something? She's currently sitting on six eggs Popped them under her an hour before their bedtime and she looks like she's sitting tight on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 If anyone is interested she is still sitting tight on them all I've lifted her off on Wednesday and today to make sure she's eating and drinking and pooing. She's had dustbaths both times and done the infamous broody poos. I now know what people mean about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 How long til they ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 How long til they ? Seems ages off. It's the 30th June or there abouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 What eggs is she on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 What eggs is she on? She's on 2 welsummer eggs, 2 welsummer x cb maran eggs and 2 wyandotte x white leghorns. They're from my friends chickens so just hoping they're fertile. She's due her first hatch from her birds this weekend. Are you in the process as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 No sadly not, don't have the room in my titchy garden. I just like hearing about everybody else's stories! When I win the lottery and move house *sigh* can but dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 No sadly not, don't have the room in my titchy garden. I just like hearing about everybody else's stories! When I win the lottery and move house *sigh* can but dream LOL's, I'm only able to do it as my friends husband will despatch any cockerels and she'll take the pullets although I can see us wanting to keep them We'd love to have the rooms for loads more and cockerels as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Fingers crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Checked her first thing this morning and nothing. Checked later on and there is cheaping No idea how many or from which eggs as I don't want to disturb her. Wasn't expecting it today as the eggs only went under her late afternoon 3 weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Oh how exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Checked her first thing this morning and nothing. Checked later on and there is cheaping . Oh, how exciting, I hope you have your camera at the ready. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 We have another one and I saw the first one but couldn't get a pic. Looks like we've two welsummers so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 How exciting! Hope you get some girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted June 30, 2009 Author Share Posted June 30, 2009 Fingers crossed they are girls. We have three now as there is also a copper black maran x welsummer. I have pics of them as well at a few hours old which I will post later. Managed to get them when I was trying to get some water down Mum. It's so tempting to go and keep looking but we're going to leave her alone as much as we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
