Posts by Stephanie739

Quote: Originally Posted by FarmMomof3  Well the little peeping egg hatched just after dinner. He was bleeding a little... I'm not sure if that is good or not... We put him under the mama hen and we'll check on him in...

I wonder if you could hatch it, keep it with you for a day, then sneak it under the mom the next night?

The reason I would definitely help that one along is because you don't have a mama or incubator. I think it would have a better chance out of the shell. Of course raising one baby alone is going to be an issue too. 

If it is pipping, it is ready to hatch. I have helped a few hatch before at that stage, and they thrived. I have left others to do it themselves even when the time seemed too long, and they did die. I would help it hatch if its been...

I had golf balls to start, and added real eggs a little later. I have only noticed one broody trait since the hens moved in. One of the hens fluffs up every once in awhile. They have mostly stayed on the perch in the sun while in the...

Hi all. I adopted two broody hens last night and am eagerly awaiting for my eggs to arrive, but the hens don't seem interested in sitting anymore.   Any thoughts?

Quote: Originally Posted by luckychik  I guess I am lucky cause I have 5 roosters and 6 hens and they all get along well.  I have a high roo to hen ratio too. They get along well, but the roosters always...

Quote: Originally Posted by ki4got  so i looked and looked, but may have gotten there too late...  does anyone breed silver or gold laced bantam cochins?  i'm in need of a gold laced (or silver, worst case)...

My thoughts exactly! I have beagle mixes and they won't harm my chicks. In fact one of them, loveesss the chicks and tries to take care of them. I posted a story recently of "Munchie." He stood guard over my young chicks when a large...

The eggs are hatching :)  My australorp is very sweet. She doesn't even mind me looking and/or touching the babies.