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Category Archives: Poultry Breeding & Hatching
Spring Fever
As far as our birds are concerned spring has sprung! Our males are jumping on almost anything that moves, so jackets (saddles) are essential on certain favourite girls. The saddles we are currently using come from the United States. They … Continue reading
Posted in Poultry Breeding & Hatching, Poultry Chat
Tagged chicken saddles, cockerel behaviour, poultry saddles
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Easter Chicks
Our Japanese bantams have done it again! So anxious to be mothers, the Japanese bantams have hatched some chicks just in time for Easter. People talk about Silkies being the best broodies, we do keep Silkies and whilst they are … Continue reading
Arboreal Hamburghs
This year (2013) we have bred more Silver Pencilled Hamburghs to add to our existing small flock. We now have just over 20 birds. These birds are often described in books as, standoffish, flighty, avoids human contact, etc. We’ve found … Continue reading
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Tagged bantam hamburgh, hamburg, hamburgh, showy bantams
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Summer Chicks & Broody Hens
We have had a very busy spring and summer this year, being almost knee deep in chicks! Our first lot were Silver Pencilled Hamburghs hatched in March. They were hatched in an incubator, so no problem with uncovered eggs. If … Continue reading
Alfresco Broodies
This warm dry summer has been a godsend for raising chicks, even in late July/early August we discovered two girls who thought hatching and raising chicks alfresco was the way to go. The ample clutch illustrated above is Bonnie’s one … Continue reading
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Tagged broodies, broody hen, hatching chicks
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Geese Aquarobics
Last December we lost one of our Embden geese ‘Biscuit’ to a tumour. We first noticed a very large lump under her right wing. We got the vet to call and see her, the diagnosis was not good, probably some … Continue reading
Large Cuckoo Maran Chicks
We’ve recently hatched some Large Cuckoo Marans. The eggs were bought via Ebay. Now Ebay as most of you will know, sells almost everything you can think of, including hatching eggs. These eggs were from a game outfit down in … Continue reading
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Tagged cuckoo maran, Ebay hatching eggs, Fosseway Game, hatching eggs, large marans, maran, marans, sexing chicks
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Hatching Japanese Chicks
After a very wet and windy winter, it’s such a treat to have a week or two of calm, sunny weather. Looking around you can see the hens really enoying this break. Dust bathing is now back in fashion, as … Continue reading