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how many DSers are expecting chicks?
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Penny Outskirts



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Chez wrote:
30, tomorrow.



T.G



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

oh ..... i've just realised some eggs were being sent to me friday, and redelivered saturday as the postman never knocked - side issue move on - anyway was in the hospital saturday so forgot all about it till now!!

do you think if i get them today - go and collect now - they'll be viable or shuld i just bin them?

because if its bin them - i'll not rush off now - have other things to be tending too

cheers - sorry for temp hijack

pookie



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I would go get them and put them in ready-warmed up incubator, they will have had their 24 hours resting time too by now

yummersetter



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 12:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

OH is reading up about chicken keeping and measuring timber, and what he does he does quickly and with determination so - yes, I'm expecting chicks, just don't know what, where, how many and when yet

Mutton



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

We have 5 surviving chicks toddling after two broodies, 6 eggs under a goose and are avidly watching the remaining 18 hens wanting some of them to go broody before the rest of the goose eggs are too old to hatch.

JRT



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 4:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sorry to go off a bit but can you put eggs under a broody hen at late July without having to many problems.

chez



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yes, that would be fine. Any particular reason for asking?

JRT



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 4:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Because I want to start breeding but I can't do it now because my cockerel ain't old enough. Also I have not that much time at the moment and the summer holidays began at late July.

chez



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sit your broody three weeks before the end of term .

JRT



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Okay thanks

chez



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How old is the cockerel?

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

is he doing the deed?

cos I failed to notice there was such a thing as a too young cockerel.. once mine was treading the hens, we shoved eggs in the inky an they were all fertile...

JRT



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

19 week old Indian game

chez



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Is he not treading already? I would have thought that given the chance he'd be all over the ladies ...

JRT



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 10 6:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I know. Although he could be younger as he is growing his tail feathers back, there only about 1cm at the moment.

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