Kathleen & babies 2days old

Post by **Killerbunny** » Tue May 17, 2016 12:05 pm

Turned out there really were 10. I feel some may come to ä bad end" as they say in cautionary tales because they don't listen to Mother!

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Tue May 17, 2016 5:34 pm

Pretty cute!

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Tue May 17, 2016 8:45 pm

Love it!!!

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Wed May 18, 2016 10:10 pm

Whoo hoo! Hopefully you don't lose too many. My jens are making me want to snatch my own head bald.

Post by **Killerbunny** » Sat May 21, 2016 7:16 pm

Prophetic words Jan. We went indoors for about 15 mins, no fuss heard or anything, but 4 of the babies managed to get up into a tall water bucket (no idea how) and drown themselves. Poor hubby found them ugh!

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Sat May 21, 2016 11:04 pm

Ahh, the poult mass suicide. One of the great mysteries of earth :/ My girl that was sitting, refused to leave the nest after three hatched, and eventually they got hungry and wandered off, never to be heard from again. I only ever found one of them, and the barn's not that big. I finally gloved up and turfed her off, of the 8 eggs left, 1 clear, two rotters and 5 had been steamrollered while hatching. Auuuggghh! She stayed broody on absolutely nothing for over a week, I'd find her in various places sitting on a duck egg, a chunk of concrete, or absolutely nothing at all. Other BSW jen is still laying, and STILL dropping most of her eggs from a standing position! Only about one in five has a good air cell, and even those don't start developing. Lacy has been throwing herself at the toms for months, but if she's laying again, she's hiding them well. They make me think of dinosaurs in so many ways, and I find it a wonder they have survived at all!

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Sun May 22, 2016 12:06 am

Oh that's aweful killerbunny!!!!
So sorry to hear about the poults ;-(

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Sun May 22, 2016 2:06 am

Oh that's too bad about the babies, I've heard a lot of people say they just take the babies or they end up with nothing.

Post by **Killerbunny** » Sun May 22, 2016 6:14 am

SHe raised 3 for me last year and she is as good mum as they come LOL! I have some I'm raising myself too.