Eight little chicks............

[Snadger]

Here's some of the others wanting to get in on the act!



Don't ask me how many chooks I have as the population seems to change daily!

[Scarlet]

Don't ask me how many chooks I have as the population seems to change daily!

I'm the same ...peeps don't believe me when I say I haven't got a clue!

They look lovely Snadger

[Nannysally99]

Lovely photos Snadger, keep em coming
This will be as big as Bessie's pups

[muddled]

however many it is, they look very content and in tip top nick!

[Bal]

They are lovely. I so want to have some. Is it too late to let Sparkles sit on a clutch. I would love to have some little ones. Mine are completely free range. Will I need to lock mum up when and IF I get any chicks?

[Scarlet]

Not too late Bal, you will need a broody pen though. They can't just be loose outside.

[Nicos]

Ha!...funnily enough, after 5 days my chicks free range during the day with their mom!

Go got it Bal...so long as you know what you will do with male offspring.

[Bal]

Great will get organised this weekend

[Bal]

Ha!...funnily enough, after 5 days my chicks free range during the day with their mom!

Go got it Bal...so long as you know what you will do with male offspring.

Thanks Nicosia. Will give it a go. (No like button on your post for some reason)

[Snadger]

I have two black medium sized hens. One has a clutch of 8 bantam chicks..................and the other has just went broody!
She was sitting on a dozen large fowl eggs until I turfed her off today! I am beginning to wonder .................if she's still back clucking tomorrow I might let her hatch some LF?

Am I mad for even contemplating a double flock of new chicks?

[Bigmallly]

I have two black medium sized hens. One has a clutch of 8 bantam chicks..................and the other has just went broody!
She was sitting on a dozen large fowl eggs until I turfed her off today! I am beginning to wonder .................if she's still back clucking tomorrow I might let her hatch some LF?

Am I mad for even contemplating a double flock of new chicks?

Thinkin' o' setting up an egg business in your spare time Snadge?

[Snadger]

Thinkin' o' setting up an egg business in your spare time Snadge?

I already have eggs comming out of my ears. I'm getting about six eggs per day which doen't sound a lot until you realise its 42 eggs per week!
Its the breeding of cockerels that worries me most though!

I bred seven cockerels out of nine eggs hatched once and finished up having spatchcock cockerels on the barbie when i had to get rid of them

I take in everyone elses 'waif and strays' when they get old and replaced and let them live their life out. Eggs are a bonus really!

[veggiechicken]

Am I mad for even contemplating a double flock of new chicks?

You know you want to ...............and you know you're mad too
Let nature takes its course and see what happens

[Bal]

Can you believe it. Al three hens are now broody but are not laying any eggs. What's going on. I was so looking forward to setting it al up for some babies

[Scarlet]

You stole their eggs Bal! Can't you buy some in?