Jessica has her first batch of chicks hatching. So far there are 3 from the 8 eggs she was setting.... Update 14/11/2012 Jesssica eventually got 4 chicks from her eggs 50% hatch rate - still low. They are all lovely plain, pale chicks and doing well. Josephine had one chick hatch on the day the Prime Minister apologised to all the mothers that had their babies taken from them so I left Josephine with her one chick rather than give it to Jessica. Josephine is a fierce mother and takes her one little spotty chick with her everywhere - very funny.
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Lettie had only 4 chicks hatch. 3 from Rodney (my Mother's rooster & hens) and 1 from Bobby. Seems everyone has a poor hatch rate this year. Anyway the 4 that did hatch are perfect. No spots of colours anywhere not even on the new feathers. I'm praying they are all hens. Lettie is lovely with them and is very patient teaching them to eat their weetbix.
Jo Jo left her 6 chicks and returned to the rooster, when the chicks were only 4 weeks old. They are doing well but get lots of extra attention from me so are extremely tame and always come when they are called. I am getting so many requests for eggs I can't keep up. The pullets are laying but the eggs are too small for hatching yet. |
AuthorHi, I am Rosemerry and I breed buff Pekin Bantams. I live with my husband at Staughton Vale. We moved to the country in 2021 and left our 3 adult children behind in the city. By day I am a Business Systems Analyst but after hours I am a Chook Fancier Archives
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