FINALLY! a broody hen

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rockriver said:
Any chicks yet?
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no chicks!
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I don't know what happened. I assumed that chickens have an instinct to brood and raise chicks, but none of them hatched, 2 weren't fertile and they exploded, the rest failed at various stages of development. I don't understand why.
 
So sorry to hear that:(
Were ur hens ands roo closely related generations of inbreeding can cause high mortality rate if ur hen is still brooding then u could slip some chicks under her at night she will think they are hers
 
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So sorry but that happens.... Hope you get better luck next time! Sometime it's not even her fault, it might be a baterial infection that infected all the eggs.... I had a broody that had no luck with her first clutch and hatched all of her second clutch!
 
rockriver said:
So sorry to hear that:(
Were ur hens ands roo closely related generations of inbreeding can cause high mortality rate if ur hen is still brooding then u could slip some chicks under her at night she will think they are hers
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they're not closely related, the hen hatched this May, she's a New Hamshire and the roo is an Australorp. I always wondered if she was actually turning them or not - it being her first broodiness.. (if that's the right word)
 
Majd said:
So sorry but that happens.... Hope you get better luck next time! Sometime it's not even her fault, it might be a baterial infection that infected all the eggs.... I had a broody that had no luck with her first clutch and hatched all of her second clutch!
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I'm sure it's for the best, it is mid winter and they'd be stuck in the garage for at least 5 weeks, I'd rather she went broody in the spring. Here's to next time! I have 50 hens in all so, at least one has to go broody sooner than later!
 
cream puff said:
they're not closely related, the hen hatched this May, she's a New Hamshire and the roo is an Australorp. I always wondered if she was actually turning them or not - it being her first broodiness.. (if that's the right word)
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The hen turns them ever so slightly in every movement she makes so much that she couldnt not turn the so that wasnt the problem
 
Wow big flock! You sure are gonna get at least a few broodies is spring! Can we see pics???
 

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