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My bantam has done a great job rescuing my brahmas eggs. There were 3 running around last night when I got home so I put them under the brahma so the bantam would continue to sit. She's got 1 more now. I don't know if the last 2 will hatch - she has obviously left the nest at some point today...

Hi, My broody was meant to be on day 21 today. But one of the eggs hatched Thursday evening (day 19) and there was another hatched yesterday morning. I was out yesterday but I thought she would sit ok yesterday as it would still be less than 24hrs from the first hatching by the time I got...

I got 6 brahma eggs last year. I picked them up - not posted. Only one was fertile. It hatched on day 22. This year I'm hatching my own brahma's eggs under a broody brahma and the first hatched day 19. Day 21 was meant to be today and she left the nest yesterday with the first 2 hatched...

My broody hatched out 4 of her 12 eggs. Not a great hatch rate since they had all been developing. She ate 4 of the eggs and some got a bit delayed as she pushed them out of the nest and they got cold. So she abandoned a load of fully formed chicks, some of which had pipped, but she only...

Not really. Took her to the vet, who gave her 5 days of baytril. She's still sneezing. She's not snuffly still though. She started laying again and now seems to be going broody. The other hen with her seems fine. There have been some sneezes from my main flock, but no one down there seems...

I've wiped the eggs down as best I can. I hope she gets at least a few out so I can see how good a mother she will be or not

Thats good to know there is still a chance she'll be a good mum. At least she's not sat on expensive eggs - I got them free off a friend. They had all been developing well when I candled a few days ago.

Day 14 and my broody has pooped on her eggs. What to do? I've cleaned out the nest, but some of the eggs are filthy. This girl does not seem to have good instincts. She took weeks to go properly broody and now that she is sitting properly she is not getting up to eat, drink and poop like...

I've 12 eggs under a broody due to hatch on the 22nd.

I'm in Ireland. I've tried searching to find how to get her tested anf I'm not finding anything for live birds at least. I've found some reference to being able to take dead birds in for testing for free. Mycoplasma is a notificable disease here and infected flocks should be culled. I don't...

I'm quite new to chickens so don't really know what a swollen joint would look like. I can't catch her - she's not that immobile. I've not heard her sneeze today, although she's got a runny eye. I'm not sure how to get her tested. If she tests positive she will have to be culled as its a...

I bought a old English game bantam 5 weeks ago. She seemed healthy when I bought her but after a week or so she started to sneeze very occasionally. Over the past week she has started sneezing more and her eyes are a bit watery. She seems to be limping a bit spending time sat down. Does this...

I've had 1 half hearted broody since April. Sitting all night and morning but then getting off mid afternoon until evening. Finally, after several weeks, she's settled down to proper brooding and sitting all day. I just gave her some eggs today. I did try to give her eggs before a month...

My sulky broody is definitely properly broody now after several weeks of nearly broody :-) She's not laid for 4 days now and has stuck to the nest so much that I've been a bit worried as she hasnt eaten, drunk or pooped in a few days. I took her out of the nest this evening to put some straw...

I've one brahma with 8 one week old chicks and another that I've just set 12 eggs under. My other girl (I think only a brahma cross) raised 7 earlier in the year.

I gave my gold brahma 6 light brahma eggs and only 1 hatched :-( Luckily a load of the barnyard mix eggs i gave her did hatch as well so hes not alone. He's got 5 LF and 2 bantam chicks for company.

I I'll give that a try.

I'm hoping my girl who has been thinking of going broody for the past 4-5 weeks might finally be get sorted to brood properly. She had been getting of the nest for 4-5 hours in the afternoons after sitting all morning and night, but she's been off less this week. She also didn't lay today...

I put 6 light brahma eggs under my broody brahma but only 1 hatched. He's got some barnyard mix friends though so he's not alone.

My last mother hen is friendly but I can't even touch the young ones normally. They do all come running when I go down with treats and will peck at my boots. But if I try andand touch them they are off.