Posts by valreegrl

I can't say exactly what will happen with yours, but this is what happened with mine in this situation.  I have eggs in the bator, on day 15.  And of course, my frizzle decided to go broody.  So I took two out and put them...

Oh no!  I took a half day today and watched my broody for the afternoon.  In the coop/run I have the Red Frizzle and a Barred Rock hen.  This morning the Frizzle was sitting on the eggs.  When I came home at noon, the...

The band aid treatment works and fast!  Within 48 hours, you couldn't tell which chick was the spraddle leg   Just watch....the other chicks (if any) may want to peck at the band aid.  We separated from the others and just...

Don't worry yet   I have 3 week old chicks that was hatched at my Daughter's school.  The bator hit 104 over-night early on.  No ideahow long it was that high since nobody was there to watch.BUT...they all hatched! ...

Quote:Originally Posted by Chickenmaven If it works, she might be able to raise all the chicks.  Last year, I put in an order with a local breeder.  Like magic, one of my hens went broody exactly 21 days before I was...

Quote:Originally Posted by aggieterpkatie Hey, this is a good idea.  I've got a light brahma bantam that has been broody for a long time.  I've let her try hatching twice, but she abandons the eggs around day 14 or...

Thanks!  I am just going to put 2-3 eggsunder her. She is a bantam hen and on the smallish side. I have 18 in the bator total. Now, if she sits on them and it works out I may toss a couple more her way.

Since the eggs are already on day 14 is it too late?  Will my hen "understand" when they begin to hatch "early"?

I have Polish eggs in the incubator.  Day 21 is June 11th.  And of course, NOW, my Red Frizzle hen is broody!  Has anyone taken eggs out of the bator and put them under a broody?

Quote:Originally Posted by chickee CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE On your new babies   Looks like my hatch on these shipped eggs is turning out better than expected! Even though the first baby didn't make it, I have 4 hatched, 1...