the last one did not make it out of 20 i got one
broody problem
Awwwww, I am so sorry for you Lucky. But cherish that one and you will have more in the future.
she had 8 about a month ago but her daughter and sis had some to so it equaled out to about 20
well her chic died today so i took her out cleaned out her box put 2 of my eggs that i was incubating in which are due to hatch anyday and put her back on she is happy but i am watching her closely
Lucky, I am so sorry about the chick dying. I know how you feel. DH went out to get the eggs yesterday afternoon and there were no eggs in the nest. We think the other hens ate the eggs after they had died. It was too cold out there for them to hatch. When I had checked the day before, the straw in the nest was cold and damp. We figure the eggs had frozen.
ok well her 2 new eggs are due to hatch today or tomorro if they dont i will have to break her up it is just getting to cold
Well, here's hoping the two will hatch.
I am going to wait another month and set mine up in the incubator to hatch the first part of April. It will then be warm enough to put them in the pen we put up in the garage with the wood stove working to keep the heat up. We also use a light to up the heat a little more. We don't use a heat lamp as that would be too hot. I have used a 100 watt bulb twice and both times we didn't lose any chicks.
well i hope all goes well with you
Thank you, and I hope your two will make it, too.
one has piped
Wonderful. Here's hoping the other will too.
crossing fingers for ya!
well them to died i dont know how i think i seen mites in the nest box i think they could be going in through there belly button and killin them
oh, that is terrible, i am so sorry ;-(
up there i meant they all died typo sorry
no prob, i can read thru most typos.
hugs to you across the continent. hope the next hatch is better for you
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well im all out of eggs i have moved her cleaned out her box put her one egg back in which is piped not expecting much though sigh but i will let her go anyway
nature, it seems, can be cruel to us human-hearted fluffs...
hugs,
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Yes, lucky, big hugs. You can only say you tried.
Maybe you can try again in your spring. I am waiting for our days to get warmer (it got warm today...all the way up to about 25 deg F).
I am going to try about the middle of March. Then if they hatch, it will be the first part of April and maybe warm enough for them to survive.
well it hatched and she has made it out of the nest box and hopefully it will stay alive
Wonderful, Lucky, I am glad it hatched. Like you, we are hoping it will survive so you can have at least one.
Hooray! glad for you!
Lucky, make sure you keep us posted about the chick. And pictures, please.