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post #7681 of 17836
3/25/12 at 11:54am
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Originally Posted by silkymom1986 View Post

Hey everyone!!! Today is hatch day for my broody hen, she has 4 eggs under her, this is her first hatch, mine too with a broody hen, so I'm excited and nervous, I can tell she wants to be a mommy so bad, she has been sitting the whole time, with exception of about 10 minutes a day when she would get up to eat real fast, how will I know if they hatch???



 When you hear peeping or see a little head peaking out at you. Or you could just go out and lift her up some and take a look..

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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post #7682 of 17836
3/25/12 at 12:01pm
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Originally Posted by hennypenny99 View Post

This is my first time trying to do a video but here goes, this is my white silkie Phoebe.  I am giving her some eggs after finding her on a nest of 12 eggs that were all unfertile.  I gave her 7 eggs total.  5 are from my father in law and they could be pure bantam blue cochin or 1/2 bantam cochin and 1/2 mixed laying hen.  The other 2 eggs are 1/2 RIR or Black Australorp and Guinea.  I hope those hatch.  I want to see what they look like.  :D  I hope this video works. 

 



 sweet video, you did take out the 12 unfertile ones right?  if not she may not be able to keep the fertile ones warm enough.. you probably did though.

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #7683 of 17836
3/25/12 at 12:02pm
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Originally Posted by hennypenny99 View Post



Awww!  I would love to see pictures too!  What was going through that chickens mind when she laid an egg on kittens?!  "oh what a warm and fuzzy nest" goodpost.gif

 



 That would be cute!

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #7684 of 17836
3/25/12 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by perchie.girl View Post

You might try a spot light hooked up to a motion detector.  Just as a deterrent.  If they get frustrated they will go somewhere else to hunt.

 

deb
 



 


I second that bit of advise.
 

 

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #7685 of 17836
3/25/12 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by Atomic Ranch View Post

The Party Rock continues to sit.  My question is-- If the eggs (4) are up to 48 hours apart in development, will she sit through all?  Or stop waiting?

If I partition off maybe three of the egg stalls (leaving one for the others), will she be more inclined to hatch the later ones too?

 



 If you put up a partion she just may, some hens like to take their chicks out at 24 hrs, some at 36 but I'm sure there are some that would wait, especially if they hear pipping and peeping going on and their was fres water and food near by. My frizzle waited from Wed. till Friday afternoon before she rolled her unhatched eggs out from under her.

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #7686 of 17836
3/25/12 at 1:19pm
Thought I'd share some pictures of momma and her chicks, they are almost a week old, my how time flies!

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*-Meredith-*

Mom to 3 wonderful dogs, 4 crazy cats(one is expecting any day now ), 4 hyper rabbits, a happy assortment of chickens, and some funny call ducks. And(for now)1 random turkey.

Living my dream life here at Shadow Oak Farm, and loving every second!!!!!!!!!
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*-Meredith-*

Mom to 3 wonderful dogs, 4 crazy cats(one is expecting any day now ), 4 hyper rabbits, a happy assortment of chickens, and some funny call ducks. And(for now)1 random turkey.

Living my dream life here at Shadow Oak Farm, and loving every second!!!!!!!!!
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post #7687 of 17836
3/25/12 at 1:21pm

^ Wow! Beautiful photographs! Lucky, happy family smile.png

Go Team Chicken
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post #7688 of 17836
3/25/12 at 1:28pm

I love the Chick backpack.....  Too cute

 

deb

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Originally Posted by wildriverswolf90 View Post

Thought I'd share some pictures of momma and her chicks, they are almost a week old, my how time flies!

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deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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post #7689 of 17836
3/25/12 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by stonykill View Post



  not at all. hatch can happen anyday from day 19 to day 23. Always remember chickens can't tell time or read a calender and have done this for 10,000 years or more without our help



Yes! I am just so anxious for the little ones to get here!!!! I candled them today just to see what was going on inside and all I can see are the air cells, everything else is dark.

My life is a wonderful zoo! 1 Jack Russel TONY, 1 Rat Terrier BRIDGET, 1 Porcelain D'uccle (Victor), 2 Easter eggers (Clara and Loraine), 2 evil barred rocks and 2 two month old Speckled Sussex hens (Kate and Pippa).
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My life is a wonderful zoo! 1 Jack Russel TONY, 1 Rat Terrier BRIDGET, 1 Porcelain D'uccle (Victor), 2 Easter eggers (Clara and Loraine), 2 evil barred rocks and 2 two month old Speckled Sussex hens (Kate and Pippa).
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post #7690 of 17836
3/25/12 at 2:59pm

Beautiful Babies!  I just love Cochins!  Yes Miss Lydia I did take the non fertile eggs from her.  It seemed such a shame to have to throw away the eggs.  I wish I had a roo to go with my beautiful girls.  Now I really hope she does a good job with them.  She gets of the nest at least once a day.  My daughter just brought me an egg she said she found under the storage building.  I think she knew better but then she wasn't with me yesterday when I put them under there.  I brought it back and gave it back to her and she wasn't totally sitting on all the eggs.  I think she had just came back from a break so maybe she hadn't adjusted herself yet.  I did notice that she has moved them even further out of reach.  Hahaha! 


A spotlight on the owl isn't a bad idea.  I am going to try and set up the game camera tonight.  I hope I can get some good pictures of it.

Bantam Red Cochins, Mille Fluer D'Uccle, Free ranging guineas - Pearl, Pied, Buff, Violet, Lavender.  One RIR hen and one Black Australorp hen (Henny) who is a spoiled rotten pet.  Variety of Maran babies.  One great husband, three kids, and two dogs.  I'm a chick-a-holic so I have an ever changing number of feather kids.

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Bantam Red Cochins, Mille Fluer D'Uccle, Free ranging guineas - Pearl, Pied, Buff, Violet, Lavender.  One RIR hen and one Black Australorp hen (Henny) who is a spoiled rotten pet.  Variety of Maran babies.  One great husband, three kids, and two dogs.  I'm a chick-a-holic so I have an ever changing number of feather kids.

My Swap Page:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-swap-shop

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