Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: carolbriar on July 01, 2012, 18:19
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I have a two week old chick which my broody hatched from eggs I bought in and she has taken to sitting on her mothers back and having a ride. Is this unusual? I hope she is a she (welsummer) - the breeder thought she was. She is a first hatch for me and sadly the only survivor from the hatch.
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perfectly normal behaviour - mums make excellent taxis :)
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Thanks Joyfull. I thought it was so cute seeing the chick taking a ride. I thought my broody might make an awful mother but she is doing very well so far! She was teaching the chick to dust bath today. :)
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Very cute. :)
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very sweet and mum is lovely too :)
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Thanks Jo57. Mum is a buff rock. She was broody for 3 weeks before we put the eggs under her (last year she was broody for 8 weeks) so we risked it and thankfully it was alright. The poor thing has now started moulting!
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What a lovely looking mummy hen. :)
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In my limited knowledge, I would say that the chick is a girl! The markings are more clear than they are on the boys, which look a bit fuzzy!!! fingers crossed.
That is so cute though!
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That is so sweet - two lovely hens.
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Oh yes and forgot, the 'eyeliner' is darker on the girls! :)
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but sadly that isn't always the case - remember my 2 that we were convinced were girls owing to those markings - and they were boys :(?
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Oh JoyfulL, please don't say that!!!! I am keeping my fingers crossed that she is a she!
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but sadly that isn't always the case - remember my 2 that we were convinced were girls owing to those markings - and they were boys :(?
Oh yeah, forgot about those 2! But my 2 little ones were girls and the little boy was definitely fuzzier!!! :lol:
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Grannieannie that sounds more hopeful! I'll keep my fingers crossed. Mind you, if it was a welsummer rooster they are gorgeous! That would mean I would be forced to get a couple of wives for him :) I only have 4 hens and the chick but a very large enclosure so have plenty of room :D
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It does look like a Welsummer female. My bantams were quite easy to sex apart from one and that even turned out to be a girl (2 boys and 4 girls). Some pictures on here in case you want to compare with mine.
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=92319.0
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Hi ANHBUC, your chicks were adorable, did you keep any of them? I wish I had more but sadly it didn't turn out that way. I think it is a girl. I got the eggs from a breeder who has a variety of different breeds and I sent him a picture of the chick and he thought it was a girl so I am hopeful. No matter what it is I am enjoying having a chick and watching the way it progresses further each day and how quickly its growing. :)
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Hi ANHBUC, your chicks were adorable, did you keep any of them? I wish I had more but sadly it didn't turn out that way. I think it is a girl. I got the eggs from a breeder who has a variety of different breeds and I sent him a picture of the chick and he thought it was a girl so I am hopeful. No matter what it is I am enjoying having a chick and watching the way it progresses further each day and how quickly its growing. :)
I have 2 girls left, will be keeping one for definate. That will be two if I don't find the other a suitable home. They are beautiful birds and I am looking forward to dark brown eggs. :)
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Me too.