my most recent batch was quite a small one (16th/17th June), only ended up with 9 hatching and 3 of those are off as day olds to their new home tomorrow! have a couple of buff orpingtons and pekins and 1 cream legbar which i am keeping! left in this batch!
The first batch are growing well! they are 3 and a half weeks old now! the 3 lavender araucanas are off to their new home at the end of June (which is when they will all be off heat) out of 4 welsummers we have 3 girls and 1 boy! I am keeping 1 girl so the others are available (lovely chocolate brown eggs) as are the 3 buff orpingtons (gender unknown)
Still waiting on the 2nd batch to show some signs of gender! unfortunatly wyandotte bantams are very hard to sex early, but the faverolles bantams should be showing signs soon! these little guys are 2 weeks old tomorrow!
next lot due 27th june little bantams and araucanas!
The new run is taking shape and hubby has just a week and a half to sort the shed ready for the first little ones to go in! when they move from the brooder!
Thursday 18 June 2009
Sunday 7 June 2009
Opppps!
Been so busy I have neglected my blog! a quick update though! we had our 2nd batch hatch on thursday 4th June, these were 3 blue/buff laced wyandotte bantams, 4 silver laced wyandotte bantams and 5 salmon faverolle bantams! all doing well and not much bigger than bumble bees! the dotties will probably be sexable at about 6-8 wks but the favs only about 2 wks! I am keeping at least 2 of the favs as the eggs were given to me by a friend, but i cant keep them all so will have a few spare! The 1st batch are growing well and 3 araucana chicks are off to their new home in just a few weeks time! looks like I have 3 girl welsummers and 1 boy! but give it a couple more weeks to be sure!
Due on 16th june are 5 lavender araucanas (4 sold) 2 orpingtons, 3 millifluer pekin bantams and 4 cream legbars (lovely big blue eggs) and just gone into the incubator are some more araucanas (black and lavenders) as they are proving so popular! and loads of dutch bantams and lemon cuckoo pekin bantams and belgium d'anvers! phewwww!!!! off to check on the babies now.
Due on 16th june are 5 lavender araucanas (4 sold) 2 orpingtons, 3 millifluer pekin bantams and 4 cream legbars (lovely big blue eggs) and just gone into the incubator are some more araucanas (black and lavenders) as they are proving so popular! and loads of dutch bantams and lemon cuckoo pekin bantams and belgium d'anvers! phewwww!!!! off to check on the babies now.
Debbie
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