Saturday, April 7, 2012

Bantam Chicks

One of my bantam hens has hatched 8 little chicks. This is the best hatch I have had from a hen hatching them by herself. She may end up with more since there are still more eggs but I would doubt it. I will likely have to take them from her and move them to a cage or brooder as it is hard for a hen to keep them safe with all the cats we have. These are a mille fleur/ Japanese bantam mix. 

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  1. Congrats on the chicks!
    They are really Easter chicks, too. :)
    Cute!
    Carolyn

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    1. Yeah, but mine won't be dyed pretty colors. These will have to be natural Easter chicks :)

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  2. Well done, its a shame to take them away from the hen. Its so much easier when she can keep them the right temperature and you dont have to worry about having a heat lamp on all the time.

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    1. True. I have been thinking that maybe I will move her with them. I have plenty of empty cages.

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  3. They are so adorable. I miss having chicks. A few years back, I had a hen disappear. She should her pretty little head a couple of weeks later with 11 chicks!!!

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  4. My wife would love them. They always had chickens (and chicks) when she lived at home.

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  5. Perfect! Just in time for Easter!

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  6. Way to go, mama hen! That is quite a good yield since you didn't have to interfere with the hatching process at all.

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    1. I have duck eggs in the incubator too. Just three of them and they were looking good but only one has pipped today. I hate hatching duckling, they just never seem as strong to me as chicks.

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