Appielover
In the Brooder
- Oct 26, 2024
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Hi everyone!
I've visit this forum many times to try to find answers to my issues and I am slays amazed at the depth of knowledge in this group!
I live in Victoria , Australia and run a mixed flock that includes 2 Easter Eggers, a Plymouth Rock, a Sussex, a standard Leghorn, a bantam Leghorn, a standard Wyandotte, a Legbar, a Brahma, 2 x cross breed hens, a cross breed rooster, 3 young silkies and my new favourites (but don't tell the others ) 3 Appenzellers pullets and their roo too. I also have 3 hatchings with my Sussex. I started with 5 chooks 3 years ago and things just took off from there. Chooks are amazing and I have learned so much over the course of my chicken journey but I still have a lot to learn.
I have some questions for the Appenzeller people out there:
1. Do you find then harder to successfully breed than other breeds?
2. If so, are there any colours that prove more hardy?
I have been trying to hatch some and so has a friend but so far only black ones seem to survive more than 3 days. I currently have 6 more from my mini flock in my bator so . The ones we have lost all stayed off ok but quickly grew weak, stopped walking and couldn't even sit up. By day 3 they no longer opened their eyes and they died soon after. I tried feeding them honey water and vitamin b mixed with warm yoghurt with a syringe and this seemed to help a little for a short time.
I've visit this forum many times to try to find answers to my issues and I am slays amazed at the depth of knowledge in this group!
I live in Victoria , Australia and run a mixed flock that includes 2 Easter Eggers, a Plymouth Rock, a Sussex, a standard Leghorn, a bantam Leghorn, a standard Wyandotte, a Legbar, a Brahma, 2 x cross breed hens, a cross breed rooster, 3 young silkies and my new favourites (but don't tell the others ) 3 Appenzellers pullets and their roo too. I also have 3 hatchings with my Sussex. I started with 5 chooks 3 years ago and things just took off from there. Chooks are amazing and I have learned so much over the course of my chicken journey but I still have a lot to learn.
I have some questions for the Appenzeller people out there:
1. Do you find then harder to successfully breed than other breeds?
2. If so, are there any colours that prove more hardy?
I have been trying to hatch some and so has a friend but so far only black ones seem to survive more than 3 days. I currently have 6 more from my mini flock in my bator so . The ones we have lost all stayed off ok but quickly grew weak, stopped walking and couldn't even sit up. By day 3 they no longer opened their eyes and they died soon after. I tried feeding them honey water and vitamin b mixed with warm yoghurt with a syringe and this seemed to help a little for a short time.