Hello, it’s Camille again, I’m back with a new article ! I’m here to talk to you about…Baby chicks !!! Last week I told you about our egg story and today I bring you the good news, our chicks have hatched ! I was unable to take pictures for...
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A new egg story !
Here’s a new egg story and I hope a futur chick one ! 🙂 How it all started Autumn comes and I have a few eggs remaining in the incubator. I use these eggs to do fertility tests and I hate interrupting life cycles…Usually I place them under brooding...
Today I saved a chick…
Natural brooding Yesterday we made sure that the third and last egg under Black was still alive and on it’s way to hatching. The unique ‘pip’ noise inside the shell made me think that it was on it’s way to join it’s brothers and sisters under their mother. This morning...
Chicken Family portraits : N’Djili, little splash brahma
I’ve decided to write a series of articles to introduce you to all my feathered friends that cheer me up everyday ! I won’t be able to talk about all of them because there’re so many of them ! They all have a unique personality and their own habits...
February : the beginning of the chickens’ reproductive cycle
The gallinaceous metabolism follows a particular cycle, linked directly to nature’s seasons. if you respect this cycle you will have strong and resistant baby chicks. As soon as February comes, the days get longer and the chickens capture more ultra violet rays (UVB). This changes their metabolism : The...
A baby chick’s diary : The first days of life
Today I’ve decided to let a very special being write instead of me. This little chick came into our lives 2 months ago and she’s got a lot to say ! She’s very likely to become a great “hen-house news and gossip” reporter ! P’Ang is the one speaking in this...