Posted April 14, 200916 yr here are some of the current babies.............will add more later note..as usual way too many hen babies Edited June 8, 200916 yr by KAZ
April 14, 200916 yr Author New nesting materials......have converted over to using porridge oats. Edited April 14, 200916 yr by KAZ
April 14, 200916 yr I've used oats before and I found they absorbed the droppings and the other stuff alot better than shavings. I went off the oats because the hen would spend all day throwing it out and making a huge mess. Nice babies as always kaz.
April 14, 200916 yr Author Very Nice KAZ. What are the benefits of using oats? The eggs and babies dont sink in it as easily as the pine shavings. Soft but firm enough to create a good "floor" for them. Easily mouldable into a concave section. Doesnt scatter and fly into the air as easily as shavings. Keeps warmth for the chicks better than anything else I have tried. When chicks begin to pick at things in their nest, its edible. Also bored Mums in the nest can nibble something not harmful to them. Pearce..........if you go to the deeper nestboxes like Daz makes then nothing gets thrown out...too deep and too many trips for the Mums to bother throwing stuff out of the nestbox. Edited April 14, 200916 yr by KAZ
April 14, 200916 yr Author good babys kaz good pied hen The pied is a scatty thing, she screams and burrows when I look in the nestbox.
April 14, 200916 yr A few of my hens do that too Kaz. One bites and does not let go. She is not intimidated in the slightest. She stands her ground more than any bird I've ever seen. I've come away second best a few times with that hen.
April 14, 200916 yr Gorgeous bubs If you have an excess of hens i have space over here - lots of hens are awesome! you will never get too many I like oats as nesting material. i have been told they are no good for eggs, but are great when the chicks come.
April 14, 200916 yr Author how do they compare cost wise?Not cheap. A kilo plain brand pack does about 4-5 nestboxes at around $1.46 per pack. I am currently negotiating a price for a 25 kilo sack from Quaker oats as you can buy the lower grade that isnt sold for breakfast eating.I like oats as nesting material. i have been told they are no good for eggsWhat was the reason ?
April 14, 200916 yr nice to see your babies again Kaz, as aways they are so adorable and healthy looking
April 21, 200916 yr Author Updated photos one of Omelette's babies and another Edited April 21, 200916 yr by KAZ
April 21, 200916 yr excellent pictures Kaz. Are all the babies in the nest with the mother opalines? Very nice.
April 21, 200916 yr Author excellent pictures Kaz. Are all the babies in the nest with the mother opalines?Very nice. No...not all of them...a couple of hers are in another nestbox and some of the ones in her nestbox are fosters. The pied in the other nest is hers too.
April 22, 200916 yr Author Little pied chick looks good in the nest, are you still breeding many Rec pieds? I have some recessives breeding but have more cocks than hens and waiting for some recessive hens and splits to grow up to breeding age. Edited April 22, 200916 yr by KAZ
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