BDutch's bantam flock & natural breeding projects #5 🪺 🪺 and #6

[BDutch]

Not from the broodies.
But Tintin seems to adjust to his new life. He found a spot in the red berry bush to sleep. I made a kind of roof over it with a peace of Perspex. So he stays dry when it rains.

 

[ManueB]

I made a kind of roof over it with a peace of Perspex

So he can sleep "peacefully "?

 

[BDutch]

So he can sleep "peacefully "?

Yeah!

 

[BDutch]

Ini mini’s broody break time

Black returned to the nest:

No chicks yet. One pooped egg, again. . Today was day20 (bantam hatch day)

 

[MaryJanet]

Good luck!

 

[BDutch]

The silly cows kicked another egg out. I listened and the chick was peeping.
Put it back under momma Ini mini. (Marked #6) .
No hatches yet.

 

[fluffycrow]

The silly cows kicked another egg out. I listened and the chick was peeping.
Put it back under momma Ini mini. (Marked #6) .
No hatches yet.

Hoping you get some babies soon!

I never expected to hear/read a Dutch Bantam (or any small bantam) keeper describe their birds as "silly cows"! Hilarious!

 

[BDutch]

How are your chicks doing @fluffycrow?
Do you still have a few Serama ladies from your big hatch?

 

[fluffycrow]

They're all doing really good! I've picked out my keepers from the Tsouloufates, although they'll all stick around for quire a while longer.

On the serama front, no females unfortunately. They're all males. I won't be keeping any, which is a shame, because they're really nice. The good news is that I know my birds produce nice offspring. So hopefully next year I get some nice serama pullets

 

[BDutch]

That’s a real pity.

Can’t you collect eggs and try again at the end of June or early July? Only Serama’s this time.

I had bad luck this year too with the early hatch and I’m afraid this hatch won’t be successful either. (Still hoping for a late hatch with 2 females).

I was wondering if it wouldn't be better for Tintin if he finds a new home. He’s getting harassed a lot and I feel sorry for him. But finding a new home at this age (11 weeks) will be difficult. And in another flock he probably has the same problem or maybe even worse.
So I suppose he has to grow into maturity to become the flock master and with a bit of luck he might give me some weird looking offspring next year.

Sulmtaler x Dutch / Sulmtaler x RIR (all bamtams).

I already decided that the next hatch will be with an incubator. A friend bought a Brinsea for 20 eggs with an autoturner I can lend next time.

My broodies are too mean, getting too old or too unreliable to hatch. And I would like a bunch of chicks once more that don’t run away as soon as they see me.

But first wait and see. If a miracle happens and I get 2 ladies from Ini mini and Black it can wait.