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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I just wanted to share a pic. :) I have 4 nesting boxes... of course they're all crammed in one... do I tell them they're sitting on nothing??? I have some favorelle eggs coming sometime soon, we'll see if they arrive while I still have some girls thinking they need to brood....
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    Thank you for the information!!! am taking note of everything, hoping for the best, worst case scenario they will just be in the brooder by themselves and I will not use my broody, gonna give it a shot though. will keep everyone posted monday! :) thanks again!!!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    @Lady of McCamley thank you so much! I will be giving this a try and let you know how it goes, no internet access through the weekend so will post monday.... stay tuned!!! gonna attempt tonight in the cover of dark and hope my little silkie will enjoy grafting... she was pretty fiesty...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    HELP! ok, so quick background.... my broody of forever (poor girl has been broody for like 3 months) went on strike 5 days prior to hatch.... I hatched out 10 nice little fuzzy chicks, who are now in my brooder in the house. I had another hen just go broody today.... (chicks hatched...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    well hatch day is wednesday, have been off the "radar" for a bit with migraine fun. good times. and my two younger roos disrupted my broody who went on strike.... which I don't really blame her, she has been broody for almost 3 months, but she quit like 5 days prior to hatch! so I found...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    well day 9 here, still have/had 13 going on my last check... I candle again tomorrow, altho haven't been checking the ones under my broody that well, so fingers crossed she's doing her job ok. she's sitting tightly every time I check, so i'm hopeful... maybe this weekend i'll try and candle...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    She is a silkie, sweet little thing, I let my other little sillkie Cloudy brood for me last fall and mid brood Stormy thought she'd like to also, but I didn't let her, so she's been having the itch since then. I am excited for her to finally have her own little chicks. And also like you said...
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    ok, just gave my broody some eggs yesterday, NERVOUS! this is her first hatch, but the poor thing has been patiently being broody it seems like forever.... gave her 3 of my own eggs that were showing veining and one of my shipped eggs, gonna check in a few days and if all are still developing...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    we are on day 5 today, peeked yesterday (as I have control issues... lol) the 3 eggs from my coop all showed veining, woot woot! and 10 out of the 14 shipped showed veining, it is still early, so we'll see it more show or if I get early quitters, but stuffed the 3 from my coop and one of the...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    @LisaLouHoo sorry with Elvis! good luck with the OE @Tammylr I almost have better luck with smaller LED flashlights than candlers and they are cheaper too half the time it seems. my last one burnt out so using a candler now, but planning on getting a new flashlight this weekend at walmart...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    Eggs are here! woohoo!!! 15 of them! love the extras... one has a little chip in it... so we'll see, have them resting right now, so excited to get them in the bator!!! gonna wait till first candle to toss some under my broody as it's colder than all get out by us right now... hope...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    @LisaLouHoo don't lose hope! i'm with Tammylr, give em till day 10. Hang in there! is nothing worse than checking and seeing nada. At least with your own eggs you can grab a few more and start again. Fingers crossed for veining in a few more days!!!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    well my eggs should be here tomorrow, I hope! or so says the usps tracking page, and we all know that is 100% reliable.... I am ready at any rate... my broody is quarantined and sitting tightly on the egg I gave her (and keep switching out daily). And my bator is fired up and ready! My kids...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    hi all, hoping to join tomorrow... fingers crossed, getting shipped eggs in from Florida, have my broody quarantined and ready to roll and my bator fired up and waiting! putting few under my broody and rest in the bator. getting in cuckoo, splash, and a few lavender. EGGCITED!!!!!
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    Silkie thread!

    thanks to everyone! Back to Buffie it is. so long Tanner... cross posted and emailed a silkie friend and hen has been the unanimous decision!
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