[Maddox]

Ok folks after 2 days trying to catch the litlle bu*ger out here is my latest arrival, just want to say a huge thankyou to Dixie for giving me the eggs xx

[Rosemary]

So cute. An only one?

[Maddox]

Yes only one so far, im not holding out much hope for the others its 23 days now :0(

Maddox x

[Townie]

Chicks are lovely wee things    when it grows up what type of chook will it be 

[dixie]

Gorgeous, I reckon it'll be a lovely rhode island looking bird! fingers crossed for some more but now looking doubtful. If you want anymore eggs let me know, my next batch are due this week interesting to see how many I get.

[Maddox]

Chicks are lovely wee things    when it grows up what type of chook will it be 

Not quite sure Townie, Dixie is the best lady to ask as the eggs came from her and I cant quite remember what chooks she has.

Dixie.. Im sure I can here tiny cheeping so fingers crossed, keep me posted on your batch 

xx

[dixie]

Townie, Cock is a RIR X and hen either a black rock or speckledy! We hatched 2, just over 2 weeks ago, one is silver and one is golden, but Maddox's chick is a lovely dark golden colour by the looks of it, so could've been a black rock!

[Townie]

Thanks  it is a lovely looking wee chick..

We hatched some pekin bantams this year for the first time and they are just sooo lovely, unable to load photo's direct on here for some reason, but here is a link to my flickr page where you can get a wee peek at them http://www.flickr.com/photos/8296413@N05/

[dixie]

Any more Maddox?? my second broody hatched hers yesterday, 4 out of 6! 2 look like yours and the other 2 yellow!, not sure if the other 2 are viable.

[Maddox]

Hi Dixie

Sorry for my late reply but have been in sunny France for 4days, no more chicks I'm sorry to say, I cracked the other eggs and all were not fertile.

Mum and chick are doing great & now in a big run, other chickens are now allowed back in there hut

Glad to here about yours they all sound beautifull wee things

xx

[dixie]

Hi Maddox, glad to hear they doing well, what a shame you only had 1! all my 6 were fertile but its been a disaster, 4 hatched on the mon/tues and mum still sat, she left the nest 2 days later and moved her sitting spot! the eggs were cold and I couldn't hear anything so after a while I took them and cracked them to see what had happend and they both started 'cheeping', I felt teriible as they may have hatched if I'd left them? I put them in the airing cupboard but they died, it was awful. Then we think a magpie found its way into the broody house (small gap at the top of the door) and took 3 chicks so we only have 1 left. A conplete disaster

[jameslindsay]

Sorry to read your sad news Dixie but you know practice makes experience and you will learn from events this time and next time will be better. I once had 6 eggs out the incubator to be sprayed with water and forgot to put them back in the incubator within the 15 minutes. I felt sick as a pig but learnt from it. I replaced the eggs and only 1 hatched but I learnt a valuable lesson that time and never made the same stupid mistake again. Good luck with any future sittings.

[Maddox]

Oohhh Dixie I'm so sorry to hear your sad news 

Sending you a HUGE hug.

xx