Broody now!

[vnploveschickens]

I am so excited! Our buff orpington, Luna, has been setting on 3 eggs. Look at the surprise I found this morning!!


Luna would only let me take one picture before jumping back in the nest!

Here's Luna, about 2 1/2 weeks ago:

There are 2 more eggs, we shall see what happens!

 

[nursemeh]

way to go Luna- that is one cute chick!!!

more pics please!!!!!!

 

[vnploveschickens]

Here they are! The 2nd chick hatched late Tuesday afternoon, still a bit damp in this picture!

Here's Luna clucking to her babies!

They are just the sweetest, little chicks!

 

[poultryfan73]

Very cute chicks!

 

[rancher hicks]

Three days for Frenchy and 10 for my other two. One BO and one CM.

 

[vnploveschickens]

Oh boy, Rancher Hicks, we will be watching and waiting with you...

 

[baltimoreharps]

Awww!!!

So cute!!

I'm going to get pics of the babies, it's been crazy around here with things, but I am getting pics before these little boogers outgrow the cute fuzzybutt stage. We have 17 new additions so far, 2 more to hatch and I don't want to go into the losses right now, BUT, I do have a lav split that is a miracle in itself! No idea of who was the momma, but I have a good idea...this baby is so pretty, I just wish that her sib was with her, but she was scalped yesterday and passed tonight.

I can't seem to rest lately, everything is SO busy that there's always something to do, but I'm glad that the buddy chick is back with it's mom, even though I do miss having it crashed out on my neck underneath my hair after Baldy passed.

If the mommas will let me, will get pics tomorrow.

I'm pecked raw right now, lol.

 

[bathsheba8542]

AWWW! One of our hens went broody, but she's a little unclear on what she's supposed to do. At first, when she was on a nest with an egg, I stuck a few others under her. She left the nest. Then, I left her alone when she stuck herself on another clutch of eggs. Which would have been fine, except then she left that and moves around every day to sit in a different spot on different eggs. Poor little thing!!! I don't think we're going to get chicks this year.

On another unrelated and disappointing note, we had a Canadian goose on her nest by the site of our pond for the past 3-4 weeks...(well, it sure seemed that long). We've deferred contractors from starting on pond rehabilitation work, but yesterday morning when I went by (I've been strolling by every day), she was gone, the nest was empty except for a few broken shells, and an ENORMOUS black snake was lurking around. : (

 

[rancher hicks]

Frenchy's hatching hers now. One out a Delware I think. Don't want to pester her to much so I'll control myself til morning.
Oh and I had a fourth go broody so I moved some of anothers eggs to her so her hatch will be real short. I hope she doesn't wonder why she's been sitting on eggs for only ten days.

 

[line-rat]

Hello; I have 3 Buckeye hens setting on about 15 to 18 eggs. I also have 2 dozen Ameraucuna eggs in a incubator.