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Post by gardendaddy on Mar 25, 2012 18:16:03 GMT -6
She is now a full two years...and my true pet for sure. She has hatched fertile eggs from Gina last year as well as brooded off two sets of adopted chicks I got and slid under her and removed the golf balls she was sitting of. She is always so excited when I get her some babies....wasn't planning on this but guess I will be at R&J early on Weds this week and get a few chicks for her...or might remove her and isolate her this week and give her some on next Weds will probably be better.
But she is a wonderful foster mother and takes good care of her babies. I wish she had gone broody about two weeks ago when I got all these BO chicks I am raising for a future meet. She would now have her hands full with all the babies I have. I am planning on raising those baby BO's till they are about 3 or so months old then around our June meet I will probably get them ready for our sale. Nice birds so far.
Mike
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Post by rinksgi on Mar 25, 2012 19:17:58 GMT -6
I have some newly hatched marans chicks. Do you want me to bring a few?
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Post by chowdownsilkiefarm on Mar 25, 2012 19:41:51 GMT -6
I have 2 hens broody and I took a chance and moved them both into the carport room into the coral so they could raise their babies in safety. I'll probably do the switch-a-roo on them because somebody wants the ameracaunas when they hatch. They are both satisfied with their new place and nests. Last time I moved a broody she stopped sitting.
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Post by Timbo on Mar 25, 2012 22:28:06 GMT -6
Sounds like a good mother
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Post by gardendaddy on Mar 26, 2012 8:57:20 GMT -6
She has been a really good Mama....Gina, I think I need to move her to an alone place for some days before I put her with some chicks as I think she just got started and want to make sure she will stay broody but a great idea!!!
Will let everyone know what happens.
Mike
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Post by gardendaddy on Mar 26, 2012 16:31:21 GMT -6
I moved the BO to an isolation pen today with her 4 golf balls and two of my eggs gathered today (non-fertile of course) with some chicken scratch mixed into her usual layer pellets for added protein and fresh water...she immediately looked over the nest I had fixed her in a cut down milk crate with fresh straw in it, started drinking and eating and with another sip of water got right on that nest just like she has done several times in the past when I have done the same thing and off she went to take care of her clutch! She is a pet of course and the only remaining hen from my original set two years ago.
She has raised several foster chicks as stated earlier and I would not put it past her to even brood almost anything. In a few days, probably next Weds, I will get 2 or 3 chicks and slip them under her...she always looks surprised and wonders where they came from then just clucks and clucks and takes them like they were her own. She is a keeper!
Mike
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