Falkor Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 (edited) Maria Silkie is sitting on four little eggies and is due on Monday...I am SOOOO excited...considering taking the day of work I haven`t candled the eggs at all so they may not even be viable but she has been a great broody. She gets up in the morning to tend to her business and then sits tight for the rest of the day. Fingers crossed some and that Maria continues to be a good mum! Edited April 28, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Everything here crossed for you and Maria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 How exciting, glad she has lasted the stint Mine gave up at day 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 22, 2010 Author Share Posted April 22, 2010 How exciting, glad she has lasted the stint Mine gave up at day 8 oooh I won!!! Raisin, my Orpidotte went broody at the same time as yours (i think) and she doesn`t seem to be very good at it. She is semi broody, sits on eggs for a few hours, gets up free ranges for a few hours, goes back to bed in the cube then the next day she is fighting tooth and nail to get back into the little broody ark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 oooooooh *checks on calendar if she's doing anything Monday* thats gone by fast!, bless her sticked to the eggs like glue little feathery bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I reckon you need tuesday and wednesday off as well. Hope it goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Good luck for tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Ooo can't wait to hear some news tomorrow I shall have to check in when I pop home to let the hairy ones out for a comfort break So what have you done with Rasin's BTBs then...I hope they are somewhere safer than under her fluffy knickers Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Today should be the day! Maria got up to do her business and ate a bit of corn first thing this morning so I was able to look at the eggs....nothing pipped yet, no wrigglers and i couldn`t hear any cheeping but fingers crossed for chickies when i get home from work. Raisins three eggs went back in the inncy but did not hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 We have a pipper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 awww can't wait to see pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 *lyns wonders how long it will take this time of night to drive to Em's * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 *lyns wonders how long it will take this time of night to drive to Em's * I got back from yours in about half an hour last week so not too long! Just checked on her as i went round and dished out the cabbages and she is supper flat and still chirupping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 now that is doing nothing to stop me from grabbing the car keys.. awwwww you should be taking a video so we can hear her.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Come on Em, get a video posted............pleeeeeeeeease Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Well we have one chick out and when I say out I mean thrown out of the nest. Maria has hatched a little cuckoo pekin but doesn`t seem to like it. I have just popped outside and found it at the doorway to the ark. I have tried putting the chick back underneath her but she expertly wiggles little chicky out from underneath herself and then picks it up in her beak and flings it out of the nest. I have retrieved the chick and popped it into the inncy as it is still a little wet. Looks like she will be going into the brooder (once I have rigged up a partition). So much for my plans of sneaking some extra chicks under Maria tonight Three eggs still under Maria and two are pipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 shes a naughty mummy, she hasn't quite understood this motherhood business yet has she... :lol: bless her Good job you are all set up there Em and little one is safe in with you... I cant wait to see them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Maybe once the other eggs have hatched she'll be more attentive? I was worried about Nelly last night because she pecked her chick a couple of times, I've never seen Tiger do that. She seemed happy for it to be underneath her but pecked it if it wasn't. Number two hatched in the night. She abandoned egg three this morning, which I candled and it was dead, but now she's not fixated with sitting on eggs she's fine with her pair of chicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 That is what I am hoping for Griffin. Another chick has hatched and she seems happy to have that one under her. The remaining two eggs have pipped too. Hopefully they will all be out before bedtime so I can check on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Aww, fingers crossed for the others Em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Congratulations on the chicks. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 I have just rescued another pekin chick from the broody run Maria just doesn`t seem to want to know once they are fluffy. Popped it in the brooder and it is snuggling with todays other arrivals Here is a little pic of Scout, cuckoo pekin and rescue chick no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 ahhhhhhhh bless it's little heart Bad Maria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
