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Raising Gamebirds => Incubation => Topic started by: buffett-phan on March 26, 2008, 09:01:01 PM

Title: 15 New Babies!
Post by: buffett-phan on March 26, 2008, 09:01:01 PM

 :grin:

My first hatch went better than expected.  I had 30 eggs...3 broken...7 clear...5 still in incubator and 15 chicks. 

Of course my efforts may be in vain.  My Dad and husband were walking around the farm Sunday afternoon and they saw a hawk swoop down into a covey and come back up with one.  Atleast we haven't seen the bobcat in a long time. 

Title: Re: 15 New Babies!
Post by: birdlover17 on March 26, 2008, 09:19:00 PM

Congrats on your hatch!! p42

Enjoy your chickies!

Title: Re: 15 New Babies!
Post by: Pheasant Hollow Farm on March 27, 2008, 03:15:52 AM

Hummmm.......the infamous Hawks... Red-tailed or Coopers?

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

Title: Re: 15 New Babies!
Post by: aKirA on March 27, 2008, 03:27:20 AM

well predators shouldn't be a problem if you have them in pens with 1/2" fencing.

Congrats on your newborns. p42

Title: Re: 15 New Babies!
Post by: buffett-phan on March 27, 2008, 05:59:14 PM

They said it was a small hawk so I'm guessing Cooper's.  I have seen one around a couple of times.