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post #1 of 17
3/27/12 at 3:52pm
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Does anyone else have a broody setting eggs currently or soon?

 

I currently have 6 broodies setting eggs in the broody house & another Scovy hen working on a nest in the main house.

 

1 Wyandotte/OE mix (chicken eggs)

1 Buff Wyandotte Hen (Scovy eggs)

1 Scovy Hen (Scovy eggs)

- All due April 11th

 

1 Buff Wyandotte Hen (Blue Wyandotte Eggs from a BYC'er)

- Due April 17th

 

1 Muscovy Hens (Scovy eggs)

- Due April 18th

 

1 Muscovy Hen (Scovy Eggs)

-Due April 28th

 

I have some chicks currently hatching in the incubator as well and plan on setting about 40 more when they're all hatched out =)

 

Inside the broody house:  This was an old playhouse converted to a coop about 10 years ago, but this year it's used only for the broody girls.

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Of course the Mixed girl had to be different! I have been calling her "Oscar" since she went broody(that's a garbage can lid she's in), lol.

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post #2 of 17
3/27/12 at 4:00pm

i think my cochin hen is thinking about it so will see but i have 4 eggs that are devolping fine in the incubator so i going to have a 4 out of 4 hatch rate which is good today is day 17

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post #3 of 17
3/27/12 at 4:04pm

One of my silkies is setting, but only two eggs.  I'd been giving them to a friend for her incubator but let hen keep two.  We're on day 14.

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post #4 of 17
3/27/12 at 4:08pm
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The 31 I have in the incubator should all hatch, I just candled them on Sunday and they all looked good, even though I had trouble on day 16 with temp spikes rant.gif

Wyandottes & Easter Eggers

1 Chihuahua(Izzy) & 1 mouse cat(Inky)

 

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post #5 of 17
3/30/12 at 1:15am
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Anyone else have broodies right now?

Wyandottes & Easter Eggers

1 Chihuahua(Izzy) & 1 mouse cat(Inky)

 

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post #6 of 17
3/30/12 at 1:22am
My Silver laced W just hatched her first 2 babies couple of days ago. I have a Black Buff Orp sat on 2 eggs but she keeps getting off for at least an hour at a time to sunbath!

My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)

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My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)

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post #7 of 17
3/30/12 at 3:25am

  My last BO started settin the 27th. She acted like she was earlier but didn't. So I go buy an incubator and now she does go broody. I put 4 eggs under her and the one of hers is coming out so she will be on 4 eggs.

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post #8 of 17
3/30/12 at 3:44am
I really dont want a broody, ive got 23 call ducks & 12 Indian runner duck eggs in my bater dont want anymore lol...

My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)

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My ladies & boys are, 1 x Twin called Micky, 2 Light sussex, 2 Buff Orps, 2 blue Silver laced W, 2 Silver Laced W, 2 BR, 1 white star, 1 exchequer, 2 silkies, 1 frizzle, 1 Polish. 8 Marans, 1 Ko Sharmo. Im setting 24 call ducks 26/3/12. Yes im an addict!! :-)

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post #9 of 17
3/30/12 at 1:12pm

I have a broody barred rock hen (Robin) and she has 12 eggs under her. She went broody 4 days ago but we dont have a rooster so we had to wait to buy fertile eggs until today!!!! Good luck.

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A Rodision Ridge Back Samson and a Black Flat Coat Retriever Lucy.3 barrdrocks: Baby,Henrietta,Robin,2 golden comets: Angie,Button.Sunny NHR,RosemarryBO,Nugget Bantam mix,Bella Blue Cochin Bantam, BO Cinna,EE Cupcake,Leghorn Lasey,

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post #10 of 17
3/30/12 at 2:15pm

I have a mallard who is broody, she is setting 5 of her own and 1 mixed chicken(originally put in there to show her that was her nest). She is getting extremely fussy.

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