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HAHAHA! HAAHAH HAHAHAHAHAH.......... hahaha...... uhhhh.... I will stop laughing when  ALL my hens go broody at once. But, I must admit I love broodies.  almost all my non marans non showgirls hens are rescues  from people who didn't want broody chickens.. or hatchery stock, haha. I've given 6 hens chicks so far this year, and my first  one  is eyeing the nest again with a fair bit of hope.  She tried to sit on her 10 week old chicks instead yesterday ( 2 left) but that didn't go so well...

I am so jealous! none of mine have gone broody yet and supposedly BAs will. I do have a Dorking and they are supposed to go broody but CapayValleyChick(Hi Kim) says they do not go Broody very reliably for her.

 

My Barred Rocks have shown no indication of Broodiness. I do have a Cherry Egger RIR that sits on the nest for a long time and sqwaks at me when I lift the nest lid. She keeps getting off of the nest though.

 

 I am really hoping the Dorking will go Broody. She is17 months old or so.

 

What is your secret?

 

Ron

 

Edited to Correct Spelling. Ron

Edited by ronott1 - 7/24/12 at 2:40pm

 Now I have something I want!

 

 Those are so cute!

 

Ron

hooray, home from meeting Cheryl at the Omelet Ranch (thanks, Cheryl!) with my two lovely silver penciled rocks -- haven't quite decided on names yet, but trying to get them settled in inside their separate-but-equal pen within the coop's run:

 

 

 

they are just about the same size as the other three (daisy the australorp is still a good bit smaller), but with HUGE feet -- and so far one of the rocks has had a few through-the-bars stand-offs with one of the bossy marans (ethel), but no major trouble.  they're so wonderfully beautiful!!

 

 

 

off to take two handfuls of spinach to the gang...

laura

I have a hatchery girl as well.  She was one of my originals and still gives me 6 eggs a week at 3 1/2 years old.

The secret is tell everyone you want a broody - then you'll get a lot of them.  I'm on broody #4 right now this year, and my 3 1/2 year old Production Red of all chickens is acting broody.

They are even cuter when they grow up:

http://www.porterturkeys.com/sweetgrass.htm

I have so many broodies in my HQ egg flock, that the girls still laying are using the floor of the coop.  No room in the nests.  My BO has literally turned into bones, skin and feathers.  She refuses to leave the nest for more than a few minutes per day.  She has been sitting now for 6+ weeks.  I'm going to have to set up a broody buster cage for her.  The other three boxes have a RIR, a cuckoo marans and a BA.  No one has eggs and I have no plans to give them any!

 

Deb

Hi! I'm new to this thread. What's up?. Does anyone live in or near Denair? Just want to feel welcome.

I haven't kept up on this thread recently I guess....................... It was suggested to me that I post about my experience with Delawares. I live in Turlock which is in the hot interior valley of Callifornia. I have lost no Delawares to the heat, grown birds or chicks. They are reliable egg layers & I loved the fact that they went all winter long with no lights & kept laying. I don't use lights with my outside birds. Lotsapaints lives in Paso Roble that is south of here & even hotter & she raises delawares too. That's where mine originally came from. They make great meat birds too. I have processed them for myself. Delicious flavor. They are one of my strongest breeds for hatching eggs.They pop right out, on time, & full of vigor. I incubate my eggs & don't leave them with the hens to hatch. They have been one of my favorite breeds right from the beginning. I have sold many, many chicks. Up til now my Dellis have been my winter layers. This year I hatched out Dominiques because my research showed them listed as winterlayers too. We will see if they can do as well.....LOL

Karen In Turlock

Sorry Gomes..........I didn't see your post....WELCOME.......I live in Turlock practically right next door. Who is your 4H leader? Are those Sussex in your avatar picture?? I specialize in Large Fowl Dual Purpose but have Silkies for fun too. My grown son raises fancy pheasants & Yokohama Chickens & soon to have Shamos.

Karen in Turlock

OMG! A person near me! do you want to meet up sometime? I'd love some dominiques, but I'm out of room! And I'd like to give you a special offer.

A dozen hatching eggs of one of these breeds and coloration...
OEGB: Wheaton, Mille Fleur, Brown Red and Spangled
Wyandotte: Black, Buff, BLR, Buff Columbian, Columbian, Golden Laced and Partridge.(all are Bantams)
Buff Orpington bantam

For $10 a dozen!

Now enough on business, How have you been doin?