hi everyone, I have paired mickey up with molly after close to a year of non success with other hens. I think I have duds.

 

After 21/2 weeks of being together we have 3 eggs so far.!!

 

I am so happy because I really wanted to breed mickey, he is beautiful and has been so keen and I know molly is a great mum. Also this is my last breeding for a while as my husbands job is no longer secure.

 

I am hoping for healthy beautiful babies

:emoticon112: hoping for a good result

We now have 4 eggs with another due today. Molly has been in the nestbox since she laid the first.

 

There is still fresh egg poo so expecting more.

 

Mickey has also been in the box, my daughter thought it was hilarious and was worried he would get stuck because he is so big. :laughter:

I havent posted on here for a long time, but a quick update, molly laid 7 eggs. So far 3 have hatched, 1 we had to chuck because she had kicked it aside and let it go cold. We candled it and it wasnt fertile.

 

The first baby is starting to get pin feathers and has the eyes open. Baby 2 we are a bit worried about, it has a little lump on the back of its head like a little skin tag. It is developing like normal though. Any ideas?

 

Baby 3 is also going well. The next baby is due to hatch later today. They have been hatching late at night so when we get up in the morning there is a new baby.

 

So 3 eggs remain, I am hoping they all hatch.

 

Molly is very protective this time around, even when I feed them in the morning she starts squarking her head off.

Glad to hear you have some babies

I havent posted on here for a long time, but a quick update, molly laid 7 eggs. So far 3 have hatched, 1 we had to chuck because she had kicked it aside and let it go cold. We candled it and it wasnt fertile.

 

The first baby is starting to get pin feathers and has the eyes open. Baby 2 we are a bit worried about, it has a little lump on the back of its head like a little skin tag. It is developing like normal though. Any ideas?

 

Baby 3 is also going well. The next baby is due to hatch later today. They have been hatching late at night so when we get up in the morning there is a new baby.

 

So 3 eggs remain, I am hoping they all hatch.

 

Molly is very protective this time around, even when I feed them in the morning she starts squarking her head off.

Fantastic, is it possible to get pictures would love to see some picture's, kaz and a few other's (mostly kaz) will be able to tell you the gender and the color/mutation's etc.

yeah any pics?