Unsecure chicken perches

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I Know that I said I'd shut down until Spring, but how could I resist Chocolate Orp Bantam & Gold laced Orp Bantam eggs?? Wish me happy hatching with these beauties!!

[Bramble]

Oooh, how exciting! I'd love to have a go at hatching, but I'd get too many boys and then I wouldn't know what to do with them! Good luck, keep us posted!!

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I'm only egged on (see what I did there) because, so far I got all girls and only 1 cock in my hatches

[Bramble]

Cool, how'd you manage that? Bet i'd get all boys if I tried and I couldn't "dispose" of them ...

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I'm not sure, just hope it continues hatching does get addictive, its very rewarding..

[Bramble]

I'd love to do it, it's the "boy" problem that stops me, pathetic I know, but there's no way I could despatch them

[Lewis]

Not the best time of year 'cos of fertility and brooding, but good luck!

 

Hope you get a couple of

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Must be imminent now......how's it going?

 

Choc orps are very tempting..........

 

Sha x

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

Candalled last night. The choc orps were all non fertile (wasn't shocked though, the man I got them from didn't really know what day of the week it was they were free so not bothered) BUT, I do have 12 fertile GL Orp banties!! So pleased fingers crossed all 12 hatch now, I'll have a few mouths to feed in January

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

They're pipping!!! going from experience, they should start hatching out today! I only candalled them once at day 6, so hoping I still get all 12

[craftyhunnypie]

Good luck. Come on chickies.

 

Emma.x

[Lewis]

Did you set them on the 8th when you posted?

 

If so they're on day 29, and bantam eggs!

Maybe the weather has really slowed down development I know in the summer a couple of hatches were sped up.

Will be interesting to see if they do hatch!

 

Good luck

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

No thats when I placed my order. I'm on day 21

still no hatches, but they're wobbling and pipping away

[Lewis]

Ahhhh!

Ok

[Plum]

Here's hoping for success for you

[Plum]

Any news for your Omlet aunties

[Lewis]

Any news for your Omlet aunties

*coughs rather loudly*

[Plum]

Omlet Aunties and Uncles sorry Lewis

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

I have 8 out of 12 fluff balls the hatch was drawn out! Took 3 days for them all to hatch. One is bent, its like its head is too heavy for its body, will its posture right itself in time?... anyway.... a pic...

 

[Plum]

Well done

 

They are so cute but the little bent one doesn't look good can it straighten itself up at all. Just curious, I know nothing about chicks.

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

My poor bent chick

 

[Egluntyne]

Poor little thing.

 

If it doesn't perk up in a day or so, I'd b be inclined to cull it. Not what you want to hear I'm sure, but you might end up lavishing a great deal of care attention and possibly money on a chick that might not make it anyway, and could also be a cockerel.

[Plum]

May be worth trying some vitamin supplements for a day or two to see but otherwise I think Egluntyne's right

[Plum]

How are they all doing. Any news on the little lopsided one?

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

Growing well now (see avatar) may have to cull the poor bent chick, no inprovement have to consider quality of life