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Yes, my plan was to raise the chicks myself once they were hatched as my hens don't usually brood and for the reason that yes, the hen might lead the chicks into the water. Many of my birds are second or even third hand so are often shy.

I have a muscovy hen who seems to be getting broody. I am planning on putting 2 of her own eggs and 5-6 island reds under her. When would be then best time to start brooding? I live in Merritt British Columbia Canada

Thanks... I'm just waiting overnight now for naturto take its course...

I have 2/5 eggs starting to unzip, I think, they both have pierced the eggs, and are pipping like nuts! I'm so nervous, my first hatch and first-time chicken raiser. Hen - hatched eggs, if that helps, for about 1/2 an hour or so I have heard them pipping and they have pierced the eggs, like I...

Ebony is my hens name! What breed is your baby?

Hmmm. Not sure how long she has been back on the nest, but my hen has layer quite a few eggs lately, and has accepted a golf ball as an egg apparently. I put it near her in the nest and she pushed it under. I have tested by taking it out from under her and putting it next to her and every time...

Thank you for the info, but she is up and moving about now.

I'm sorry I can't post any pictures. I have a Black Star hen that might be broody? Not sure how long she has been in here, but she is giving me an elongated cluck when I reach under or touch her. Not sure how old she is but she is a foster and at her old home she was hen pecked. Would this make...

Hey guess what!? I've got some Rhodies chicks I know they go broody, that's what my buddy has.

Cool. I'm just a few provinces over!

Maybe I'll try that in the future.

That's waaaay sad... I really wanted to try them...

Hmm. Never seen a while leggie before... I have ISA Browns.. and some sort of black laying hen...

Yes

I am thinking of letting one of my hens incubate and possibly hatch a fertile egg from a friend's farm. My hens never attempt to brood, is there any way I can provoke/induce brooding without a roo around?

My chicks do the same qith me, my hens are very gentle though. I have a skintag/mole thing on my neck that the runt, Jewel pulled on today... it was so painful.

My roughly 5-6 week old chicks are pecking at me when I handle them, I have been training them with small pieces of craisin (dried cranberries)n, could this have anything to do with it? How can I stop them pecking? Usually they seem unsure and peck pretty gently, but sometimes they are painful...

Wow! We are just over an hour from Princeton! -Merritt

Thank you,it was my father's fault she was killed... but I can't figure out how to post pictures,if I click the pi cure link it won't let me upload. And I'm not sure how old my girlies are...

Any other British Colombians here? Yee-haww!