Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread - Page 817

UPDATE:  This is day 21 for one of the eggs-- the one that looks kind of funny.  Not expecting anything.  Also day 19/20 for the other egg, which when I candled last, looked great.

Problem is, the broody is getting restless.  She laid an egg yesterday and went out and about in the run today.  After a couple of minutes I put her back on the eggs and she is once again protectively growling if I get near.

Should I keep her in there just a couple ore days?  Or take the eggs and incubate? 

My broody hatch went well. We are on 2 weeks now. She had 14 but she started pecking and running off 2 of them. I was standing out side watching them and when she chased them off they ran to me and stood by my feet. So I picked them up and put them in with the incubator babies. Maybe that was her way of saying hello! I only need 12. She takes them all over the yard. but never in the middle. She keeps to the edge of the woods.

Everyone taking a dust bath.Buffy the BO mama and Gretchen the EE the real mom of some.

Well I have another batch of eggs ready for lockdown tonight...I actually have a batch every week this month.  I found that my Cochin has gone broody so I gave her only two of my eggs that will be going into lockdown tonight...she's pretty small she is a Bantam Frizzle Cochin plus this is her first time and has only been broody two days.  I could have given her eggs that will take a week or more to hatch day but I kinda fingure this way is she stays on the nest for three more days we should have babies.  Should I have given her eggs that are not as developed yet?  My Silkie that is same age as her sat for a week before I gave her eggs then another 3 weeks for hatch and even almost a week after tshe hatched a few until I finally took the eggs away. 

so what do you do when a broody decides mama'ing is done and only had one chick??

Well I have another batch of eggs ready for lockdown tonight...I actually have a batch every week this month.  I found that my Cochin has gone broody so I gave her only two of my eggs that will be going into lockdown tonight...she's pretty small she is a Bantam Frizzle Cochin plus this is her first time and has only been broody two days.  I could have given her eggs that will take a week or more to hatch day but I kinda fingure this way is she stays on the nest for three more days we should have babies.  Should I have given her eggs that are not as developed yet?  My Silkie that is same age as her sat for a week before I gave her eggs then another 3 weeks for hatch and even almost a week after tshe hatched a few until I finally took the eggs away. 

Well Duchess gave up on her six eggs that were due in about a week. Luckily I was out there and i was watching her so after about 20 minutes I snatched them up and took them in the house and put them in with my duck egg. 

She has since lost all urge to sit, but has kept the attitude :( Luckily I managed to hatch two of her eggs at the Easter hatch so I have two of her babies :) 

Well I am so disappointed my little bantam hen has given up her 2 chicks at a little over 3 weeks old. She has started to lay eggs again so i think that was her cue to give up being a mama. I am going to wait till tonight and see if she takes them into the coop with her to keep them warm if she doesn't let them get under her or she gets on the roost then i have to put her and her chicks into a small coop and keep her in there with them at night till they are a little older.  So frustrating.