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We have somehow ended up with 11 chicks at 6 week old and 2 sneaky broodies just hatched 5 more and now we have another broody 🙈. Anyway here is some pics of some of the 6 wk olds...I know one is a female cream legbar. The others are likely cream legbar mixes (2 x legbar roosters) or potentially...

Thanks! This is what we thought. But thought I would ask. We also have 2 more broodies and 12 grown hens - so currently have them all over the place - was hoping to amalgamate! 😬🤪

Thanks. Currently she is in a large crate but I dont think thats big enough then. She will just have to get moved out to our little coop and the chicks put in the crate. Running outta space!

Very like our Legbar x Maran, as they got bigger they got more brown and the punk hair - nice birds 😁

We have 7 4wk old chicks which were incubator hatched and then a mumma hen who hatched 4 herself at the same time. Can the bator chicks be put in with the mumma and her 4 or would she attack them?

Looks like my Maran cross Roosters.

hi all This chick was the last to hatch and about a day late, is a cream legbar and a lot bigger than the others we hatched. She had splayed legs so we splinted and they have come in really well from about 180° to almost normal. But we think one of her hips looks wrong and she isnt really trying...

Thanks all! The 5th chick hatched over night!

hi there We had 5 chicks hatch yesterday -the last one of which was struggling so we upped the humidity. Today we have 2 more chicks but they look like they are struggling to dry - one hatched 4 hrs ago and is still quite wet - should we lift them out and put them under the brooder with the...

I put about 150ml of water in - via a bendy straw and a syringe - one of the outer bigger rings is filled. I can try and fill one of the inner rings but is going to be tricky as the vent holes are at the outside edge...

I will try to add some through the vents though the new chicks are wrecking round so much I dont want to hit them with water!!

Great ok thanks. Is it ok to open and top up the water with the 2 chicks hatched in there?

I dont - this is the second time hatching, but everything I read says UK and still air bator means the humidity will be fine is this not true! 😕 we have 2 chicks hatched and 2 more about to come just this one struggling.

Thank you. We are in the UK and using a still air incubator so havent been too worried about humidity as all the resources I can fine say the ambient humidity is about right. We do have one of the rings filled with water. I will but a humidity measure the next time we hatch though!

Better pic sorry