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Bally Poultry: May 2012
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Sunday, 20 May 2012. Otherwise all the young chicks are doing well. I've been letting Chirpy (now 16 weeks old), Sooty, Sweep and Blondie (all nearly 14 weeks old) out into the pen with the senior hens under strict supervision. At first the senior hens were not impressed and sent Chirpy running for cover! Sunday, 13 May 2012. I can't believe that it's been 6 weeks since my last post! And one of the RIR chicks - I'm afraid I can't tell them apart!
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Bally Poultry: Indoor chicken run update
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Friday, 9 March 2012. Indoor chicken run update. I need not have worried because the chicks were fine. Chirpy spent the night on the perch, but the three younger chicks snuggled up together under the heated pad. I installed the Ecoglow heater pad permanently in the chicken run above where the tubular heater is to create a cosy space for the chicks which is heated from below and from above (see photo). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Bally Poultry: February 2012
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Sunday, 26 February 2012. Chirpy is now 4 weeks old and has lost most of his chick down. He continues to grow and will soon need larger accommodation. He can barely fit under the Ecoglow heating pad, even on its highest setting! His comb is already quite pronounced, which would suggest that he is indeed a rooster. It's really nice having a selection of chicks, and it's been interesting to watch them as they grow and develop because being cross bred I...
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Bally Poultry: March 2012
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Friday, 30 March 2012. The Quail chicks started to hatch on Monday of this week, 17 days after the eggs were put in the incubator. Over the next day or two we had six lovely chicks hatch. Tuesday, 20 March 2012. I'm very pleased to say that all the chicks are doing well. There are eight chicks in all, currently being kept in two groups of four. Let's start off with the smallest (and youngest) chicks which are nearly 2 weeks old. Coco is gorgeous, and...
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Bally Poultry: Quail chicks hatching!
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Friday, 30 March 2012. The Quail chicks started to hatch on Monday of this week, 17 days after the eggs were put in the incubator. Over the next day or two we had six lovely chicks hatch. 17 April 2012 at 12:11. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Quail chicks started to hatch on Monday of this week, 17 days after the eggs were put in the incubator. Over the next day or two we had . The story so far. Hello and welcome to my blog! Yesterday evenin...
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Bally Poultry: Four lovely new chicks
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Friday, 9 March 2012. Four lovely new chicks. In the end four out of the remaining five eggs hatched and we now have four beautiful Rhode Island Eggs chicks.well almost! Three of them look like Rhode Island Red chicks, the fourth is a bit of a mystery. Either the eggs got mixed up, or there was strange cockerel about! 9 March 2012 at 14:44. Aw, how cute are these gorgeous little chicks! I love the odd coloured one - Oddball? 9 March 2012 at 16:06.
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Bally Poultry: You can't get more cute than this!
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Sunday, 29 January 2012. You can't get more cute than this! Here's our little chick today, barely 24 hours after hatching, looking very cute. I lifted him out of the brooder for just a few seconds so that I could take the photo. Isn't he gorgeous! We've decided to refer to the chick as "he" until we know for sure if "he" is male or female. It will be some time before we know for sure - possibly not until he starts to crow or lays an egg! The Quail ch...
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Bally Poultry: First Quail egg!
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Sunday, 13 May 2012. I can't believe that it's been 6 weeks since my last post! Sorry it has been so long, and even though I have not hatched any more chicks I have been very busy looking after all the chicks and adult hens and have built a brand new hen house and run in the garden to accommodate my growing flock. And one of the RIR chicks - I'm afraid I can't tell them apart! But I expect he will improve with practice. Chirpy is still very tame ...
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Bally Poultry: Say hello to the newest member of our flock
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Saturday, 28 January 2012. Say hello to the newest member of our flock. Yesterday evening the display on my little incubator counted down to "1". Only one day to go, but still no sign of any activity when I checked last night before I went to bed. Within an hour or so the little chick was out of the egg and trying to stand up. Had dried off and fluffed up I transferred him (or her? Since putting the chick into the brooder he (or she? 28 January 2012 ...
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Bally Poultry: Chick roll call
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Experiences of an amateur poultry keeper and his hens. Tuesday, 20 March 2012. I'm very pleased to say that all the chicks are doing well. There are eight chicks in all, currently being kept in two groups of four. Let's start off with the smallest (and youngest) chicks which are nearly 2 weeks old. Pinky and Perky look very similar and are almost impossible to tell apart. They are both strong healthy chicks, and I have a gut feeling that they could both be cockerels. Blondie is quite a timid little chick...
