Posts by BlueEggBob

BEWARE OF THE CURSE! LOL!

I know what it is... They taste blue!

Yes! I know! Who would have thunk it? My blue eggs are cursed! Here's how I found out...   I'm a newb to raising my own chickens and just this year I started a nice small flock for eggs, blue eggs to be exact. Not that all my...

I've found that when the hatch date is approaching it's best to "lock up" the broody hen by herself and then no intruders can molest her or her new babies. My brooder box is just big enough for two nice sized nest and has one opening...

Update on the new chicks... 3 out of 4 eggs hatched but one chick was attacked by another hen ( not surrogate mama ) and killed   The 2 remaining chicks have just followed mama out of the brooder box for the first time...

Thanks Amy I'm just glad I found the poor little chick before they all frenzied...

Close the door tight on your brooder box! One of my non-broody hens snuck into my brooder box and killed one of my new babies I sealed up the door better now so that will NOT happen again!

Wow! Mine were 2 days early too! They should have hatched Wednesday... So much for my calculations

Quote: Originally Posted by 4islandgirls  yes i did check for mites, and there are none. One of the eggs i put under the other broody hen has hatched but the broody hen didn't want it, so i put it back with it's mom...

Update... My other surrogate mom had 2 of her 4 egg clutch hatch on labor day. It was a nice surprise!