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I had a continual broody hen and went on to let her sit on some purchased fertile eggs whilst I incubated others. One of her eggs hatched and 2 incubated. These are now 17 weeks old and doing brilliantly. This has not stopped madam from going broody again however and the only way I have found to...

I know just what you mean. I have 2 Brahma hens. One went broody suddenly and I got her a couple of eggs to sit on. It didn’t work sadly as she ate one egg and the second died in-shell. However she continued to sit for the 5th week so I got more eggs. 3 weeks later we have 3 chicks and she...

And then there were 5!

Excellent post. You have covered everything that is needed to raise a happy chick and brooder hen...that is apart from the little problem I have at the moment. One hen went broody and after a week of her pinching her sister's eggs to sit on with her own (unfertile), I purchased a couple of...

I have the same problem. Had a broody hen so got her a couple of fertile eggs to hatch. We are now days from hatching and from one morning to the next (when she gets off the eggs for a short time) one egg completely disappeared. Nothing whatsoever left. All I can think of is that she ate it as...

Thanks. You’ve put my worry to rest. I’ll let you know how it goes.

One of my hens started spending longer and longer in the roost to lay her eggs to the point where in the end she stopped leaving it. I read up and realised she was broody. As I only have 2 hens (Brahmas) and only a small garden, I decided to get her a couple of silkie eggs to sit on. If they...

Also ... I was told the hens were about a year to 18mths old.

I feed layers pellets in the main with shell and mixed grits alongside. Late afternoon a small amount of mixed corn. Occasionally water soaked bread or mixed veg (they love the bread but not the veg). They also have a chicken stick which they can peck at when the need is there. Fresh water...

Yes they have a mixture of shell and grits with their pellets

I need to extend my present coop but on seeing this I am now going to make from scratch. Your detail is top notch and easy to follow. Excellent construction and tutorial. Thank-you

The lash eggs were easy break shells but the latest good eggs were stronger shells.

Oh they were. My first chickens and first (good) eggs. They tasted absolutely wonderful.

So was I. Cracking them took me some time, not wanting to open them and see there was definitely a problem to be solved. You can imagine my relief ...

I have some GREAT news! :yesss: This morning there were 2 perfect eggs and on cracking them open they were both normal and quite perfect. They were cooked and eaten and were delicious! I am SO relieved. In this case it seems they were just stressed out with the move and their systems...