**UPDATE**
Hi All,
One of the eggs the broody hen abandoned (and I opened the end of) has hatched in my incubator! This is from a Lemon-Blue LF Cochin Rooster and a blue LF Cochin hen. It looks almost silvery right now, can't wait for it to dry off/get fluffy so I can see what color it is. :)...
Interesting! Could you post pics of the parents? I can't figure out how to see pics from other members on here; if there is a trick to storing them on site, please let me know!
Thank you, WWMICASA1; I can't wait to see the next batch of eggs hatch out from my incubator; half are from these three, half are from the new lemon-ish hen that was in with a black frizzle Cochin rooster before I purchased her. Should be interesting! We are about halfway through the incubation...
Funny you should be talking about a broody hen leaving her eggs and moving to another nestbox; I have a broody Buff Orpington hen, same one that was broody for over a month this last winter (and it was a long COLD winter). I finally gave her three eggs to set. I went out the other day, about 12...
Hello all,
I am a new subscriber, and I have LF Cochins. My husband bought me an incubator last July, and I hatched out my first babies at the beginning of August. Being naive, I only had three live chicks, and probably did more harm than good in the process. All three are healthy; one hen and...
Thanks, Michael! I apologize for not getting the hang of this very well; thought I did post it to the LF Cochin thread. I'll do better next time! Thanks again; going off to post in the suggested places...
Hello all,
I am a new subscriber, and I have LF Cochins. My husband bought me an incubator last July, and I hatched out my first babies at the beginning of August. Being naive, I only had three live chicks, and probably did more harm than good in the process. All three are healthy; one hen and...
Hello all,
I am a new subscriber, and I have LF Cochins. My husband bought me an incubator last July, and I hatched out my first babies at the beginning of August. Being naive, I only had three live chicks, and probably did more harm than good in the process. All three are healthy; one hen and...