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34 Chicks!

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We decided that, this year, we'd do one batch of chicks instead of 2 or 3. The chap we hatched Ligh Sussex for last year asked if we would raise some of last year's offspring for him, so we decided to get a second incubator as we felt that 2x20 would give us more flexibility than 1 larger incy.

 

Of the 40 eggs we set, 3 were clear, 1 died after pipping, and 2 didn't develop properly so were dead in shell. We had 34 lovely chicks hatch a few days ago. We've now got them all in the brooder in the shed, under both a heat lamp AND an electric hen at the moment.

 

Thought you might like to see some pics...

 

Here's a pic trying to show as much of the brooder as possible....

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Tiis is a close up of the chicks who are in the top right of the other picture...

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A a couple of chappies underneath the EH...

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..and someone on top

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They are just SO gorgeous!!

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[quote="lwescott"

... lots of poo though! ;)

 

Yes. It's OK at the moment when they are this tiny, but it's going to be lots of work in a few days time...

...and then when they get outside on to my one-and-only-bit-of-previously-unchickened-grass will be wrecked!

 

But it's only one hatch this year, which should be less work overall than tjree separate hatches. I hope.

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