Mini Horses
Herd Master
Well -- belt broke on tiller, went to TSC & got one. By the time I got home, time to get ready for work. So, three laps around the outside edges and kapoot! Rain by daybreak -- home tomorrow & will be mighty annoyed watching it rain on my parade!!!!! I'd be happy to just get the tomato area done, so I can transplant these huge tomato plants. The rest could get done later in week. I'm sure praying for a light and fast rain.
On the good side -- before I left this afternoon, one hen had hatched 2 chicks, one still wet. Tonight, she had 3 chicks & 2 eggs. Another nest/hen had a lone chick & couple eggs, took that chick to #1 hen. A third nest (2 hens on it) had a single chick, 9 more eggs, took chick to hen #1 -- who now has 5 chicks & 2 eggs. It's dark & by daylight all should "be hers".
Obviously I had not penned them off and volunteer eggs appeared, so hatching will be odd. I plan to swap out and eventually the eggs, too. Like the two at hen #1. If not hatched out tomorrow, I will add to another nest. Musical chairs?? Or, musical chicks.
Figure more will be hatched and raised that way. It's tough to check them all each day. They attack! Will put mom & chicks into other pens as they stop sitting. Takes a day or two. Then.....will see.
They sure are cute!
On the good side -- before I left this afternoon, one hen had hatched 2 chicks, one still wet. Tonight, she had 3 chicks & 2 eggs. Another nest/hen had a lone chick & couple eggs, took that chick to #1 hen. A third nest (2 hens on it) had a single chick, 9 more eggs, took chick to hen #1 -- who now has 5 chicks & 2 eggs. It's dark & by daylight all should "be hers".
Obviously I had not penned them off and volunteer eggs appeared, so hatching will be odd. I plan to swap out and eventually the eggs, too. Like the two at hen #1. If not hatched out tomorrow, I will add to another nest. Musical chairs?? Or, musical chicks.
Figure more will be hatched and raised that way. It's tough to check them all each day. They attack! Will put mom & chicks into other pens as they stop sitting. Takes a day or two. Then.....will see.
They sure are cute!
Moved hen & 5 chicks. Put her last 2 eggs under hen next nest over. Had checked this AM and had one hen with 1 chick & 9 more eggs. Another nest with 2 hens had a JUST out wet chick & another egg. So, was going to take those 2 single chicks to move with 5. Tonight, when moving time came, went for chick from hen with lots of eggs -- she then had 5 chicks hatched and attacking me!! So, got the single from others and stuffed it in with her & hers. Busy hatch day! Still have 22 eggs under hens. Some will get moved as hatches happen. 
Son says he'll look at it tomorrow. 
As I understand it, there is a high mortality rate on the hatchlings, we'll see how it goes. A neighbor wants guineas, I was about to pull eggs from the nest to incubate, when she started setting.
