daxigirl Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 So finally gave in to Persil and bought her 6 silkie (partridge) bantams to sit on, talk about determined broody. She's already done one hatching this year. Should be hatching Fri/Sat, very excited, lost all 3 of my silkies this year so delighted at the thought of more. Read about a rounded egg being female and pointy eggs being male going by that I'm working on them all being female. Hopeless with the magnet so thought it would be worth a try. Although it will be a while before I can confirm this with them being Silkies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Have you seen or heard peeping yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share Posted October 11, 2013 Looks like all 6 are safely out. Didn't like to disturb her too much just enough to have a quick shifty and take the shells. Will have a better look in morning when she moves to the green house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Absolutely gutted, 1 has vanished. I can only think it's got out the bars at the back of the run and been on the outside and wandered off or the bl**** neighbourhood cats have found it. Searched all evening when I came home from work, nothing. Persil has some blood on her face and was rather antsy when I came home and I didn't put two and two together till I was having a squish and checking them over. The run is in the greenhouse so the cat must have been loitering (he's called Simon grrrr will be chasing him energetically in future) as he does. Did a lot of loud muttering about peoples cats for the benefit of the neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Oh dear they can squeeze through the smallest gabs she may have hurt her face on the bars as she would have tried to protect the baby even if she couldn't get out what a bloody name for a cat simon that bit did make me chuckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Well the rounded/pointy egg sexing thing is rubbish. I've got 4 boys and 1 girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Oh dear is that a deffo will they be coming to visit me leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Not just yet, Persil is still holding on to them and has no inclination to return to her big girls gang. They're no trouble at mo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Good job it doesnt bother me anymore I had to cull 2 little girls this morning one was the black and white dotte in my hallway she never fully recovered from her second dose of cocci and a little lav frizzle I seem to constantly be the grim reaper lately leanne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxigirl Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 Persil has decided to abandon her brood this afternoon and return to the bigirls gang. All quite sudden and out of the blue but she liked the look of the mealworms and nibblets on offer more than her children. She was then off to the dust bath, checked out the , had a welcome back peck on the back from her sister and that was that. Broodiness finally over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 That's good then I thought she didn't seem that interested in her kiddies this morning you could now try moving the girl in with your bantams if you decided to keep her not that im trying to egg you on with the amount of birds you have leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
