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pookie
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4913
Location: Mid-Wales
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ooh jolly good hatch then 
I have just one still in the incy, wobbled in the water test, but not pipped, so will give that one a little longer.
More broodies than I can shake a stick at, and now short of eggs  
shame none of yours has gone broody, it's much less work, but, there is a 4 day window from hatching to foisting don't forget, so still a chance!
Fingers crossed you will get one too. |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 7303
Location: Devon, uk
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no doubt i shall have a broody on day 5
yup 'hand reared' it makes is sound so much more homey - and they are hand reared - the plus side of no broody is chicks to play with. usually end up with very friendly chickens! |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 7303
Location: Devon, uk
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 12 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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chicks in a trug
heres my 'hand reared' lot - I put them in the trug whilst cleaning them out, and they looked so cute, I could not resist taking a photo |
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Jools
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
Posts: 1012
Location: South Wales
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 12 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Awwww! |
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GigerPunk
Joined: 28 Oct 2011
Posts: 23
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Too cute!
I could only get one chicken-in-a-basket. I suppose you could call it portion control 
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Jools
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
Posts: 1012
Location: South Wales
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| Posted: Sun Jun 03, 12 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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And we call him a he, cos he probably is. And he'll be staying. |
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colour it green
Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 7303
Location: Devon, uk
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 12 11:18 am Post subject: |
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aww, hope he is getting lots of company |
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Jools
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
Posts: 1012
Location: South Wales
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 12 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, he's got two others in the brooder who are a couple of days younger than him. All were ignored by the broodies when they hatched.
He loves to be taken out of the brooder to play though, fluttering about on our head and shoulders.  |
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Penny Outskirts
Joined: 18 Sep 2005
Posts: 23191
Location: Planet, not on the....
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This one hatched on Saturday, one of Bebo's Light Sussex. It now has another friend the same and a Maran from Pookie.
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pookie
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4913
Location: Mid-Wales
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 12 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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awww lots of cuties! 
currently resisting the temptation to take out the 1st 5 turkey poults from the incy.....really must resist till morning.... |
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GigerPunk
Joined: 28 Oct 2011
Posts: 23
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| Posted: Wed Jun 06, 12 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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This little tyke was born today:
 
He/She (probably a he, knowing our luck) just popped out of an Indian Runner egg we picked up from Chez 4 weeks ago. Fingers crossed for the remaining 5 eggs...
Just wondering how long it's going to take 'mum' (a Pekin/Araucana cross, also from Chez ;) to notice the webbed feet and flat bill? |
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girlracer265
Joined: 30 Jan 2010
Posts: 291
Location: brent knoll, somerset
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sweet duckling
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Jools
Joined: 28 Jul 2006
Posts: 1012
Location: South Wales
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| Posted: Fri Jun 29, 12 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Awww, all different colours. |
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pookie
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
Posts: 4913
Location: Mid-Wales
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 12 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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cute babies
I have set the 'very final' hatch of this year
4 goose eggs,
12 blue Appenzeller eggs,
6 gold spangled Appenzeller eggs
*cough* cream legbar eggs
*cough*turkey eggs
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 18179
Location: Ceredigion
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 12 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, sure.
Ducklings are very cute aren't they but I'm not having ducks. Six eggs due to hatch in a couple of weeks. Hope nothing else goes broody again this year. |
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