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Thank you. I have been watching.

Thanks I free range all my chickens together too! It makes things very easy. This was her second brood. she stayed with her 1st hatch for 5 weeks. She was also more attentive the othe 1st ones. The rest of the flock is very sweet to the baby too. I have one mama that won't give up her babies...

Thanks you. The broody mama is very sweet with the baby. I just wasn't sure how it would work when the new ones hatch.

I had a broody hatch out one baby she seemed ok with it until last week. She decided that she didn't want to keep the baby at night any more. She tolerates her during the day. She went up to rooster and left baby. The baby just turned 3 weeks today. I have another broody sitting on eggs right...

Mama being broody for the 1st time...

BO/ EE mix

Lance is the alpha. He is the best rooster I have ever had.....

Will it be a problem to only have one chick with a mama hen? She had 7 eggs and but only one made it to hatch. Will that baby be okay? Mama kind of looks sad she wasn't happy that I took the other eggs from her (they were clear).

I wanted to share that tonight when I went to close the coop I have 3 girls in a nests.......... If they continue to be broody it looks like I will have 6 broody hen at once.......... If any more go broody my egg production will really be down..that will be half my layers...lol

I am so sorry for your loss!

Right now I have only 10 laying hens. We do eat lots of eggs. My neighbors eat them as well and I have had many people ask me if I am going to sell the eggs.... I do have a neigbor that will process (only boys) for me. My other girls haven't started laying yet so I don't know how they lay yet. I...

I am all about broody hens......... I love to watch them with there babies...... I started out with 15 chickens at the end of Dec........As of Now I have 49 and some are still hatching as I type....... Well today my BR has been sitting all day and she is in the nest right now.... This will be...

I don't have any answers but I am sorry for your loss......

lol love those broody hens......

Awe they are so cute........Thank you so much for sharing.........