Posts by ChickenCrazed

Ok my broody hen just got FIRED!...I went out and took her off the nest to get her to do her business, etc...Out of 24 eggs there were 23 left and she had egg yolk all over her face!...If she eats an egg a day there will not be too many...

Quote:Originally Posted by joe17 It is so frustrating when they do that! I had like 4 broody silkies at once and just one chick hatched. The chick was so confused about who the mom was and the 4 mommas were chasing him everywhere! I...

Quote:Originally Posted by Spitman well not so good news , I should have checked under my broody hen . I got home today expecting to find chicks but when i found none, and my hen was up off the eggs for the first time ( that i saw)...

Quote:Originally Posted by Miss Lydia Quote:Originally Posted by ChickenCrazed Ok momma Brahma is sitting on her Silkie eggs and very happy I might add!...I don't think she has been off of her nest for the past two days...She...

Ok momma Brahma is sitting on her Silkie eggs and very happy I might add!...I don't think she has been off of her nest for the past two days...She has water and food close by but she does have to get out to reach it!..Should I be worried...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tiss I'm still new to broodies this summer, but yes, I believe she would eat the shell too if she is the culprit.If she ate them I would think you would see egg yolk in the nest or on her face!...Hope you...

Quote:Originally Posted by Jenjeran I have a dingbat broody silkie. She gets off the nest for treats and other random reasons. This morning at 7am I went to check them and found a hatched baby chick 20ft from her nest,   it...

OMG this would have given me a heart attack!...This is my biggest fear...finding a snake in the coop!...I know they can be good but I just don't handle them well....So happy you you ended it's ability to keep coming back but so sorry you...

Good job girls!...They are so cute!...How exciting!

Quote:Originally Posted by Miss Lydia Quote:Originally Posted by zebserema Quote:Originally Posted by ChickenCrazed Ok so now I have fertile eggs and a broody hen how many eggs can a LF Brahma hen incubate?  Not sure...