Minnie&Moose Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Very exciting - just heard 2 little cheepers from inside the house where our pekin Daphne is currently sitting on 4 wheaten maran eggs! Our first hatch was 4/5 cockerals (and all the marans were male) so thought we'd risk it and have another go - we'd really like a couple of dark brown egg layers and wheaten maran hens are such lovely looking birds. Fingers crossed we get a couple of girls in amongst the boys this time! Hopefully by tomorrow we'll have pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMARCH Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Are they here, the wheatens look lovely don't they? I can sympathise I also had 4/5 cockerels on my first ever hatch this year so have hatched again and it looks like quite a fee more too although I need to give them a couple more weeks to be sure. I have one copper black pullet who needs some friends! Hope you get some girls too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 2 little chicks are here & Daphne's very insistent that the remaining eggs stay under her! I'm giving her until this evening - if nothing's happened I'll remove them. Have seen both chicks eat and drink so not too worried they're being neglected yet - but Daphne needs to start looking after them and herself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Any photos ? Did the other eggs hatch ? I hope you manage to get mostly girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Only 2 eggs hatched in the end sadly - and I suspect they're both boys I haven't managed to get any pictures yet - the broody is very protective and gets very very upset at any kind of interference. Hopefully I'll get some tomorrow when I move them from their hatch site into the spare eglu. It's going to be musical houses tomorrow with everyone moving house - oh joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
