I have had backyard chickens for over a year now. I've naturally brooded virtually all eggs ( barring unforeseen complications) under broody hens. All of these hens have been fierce protective mothers and I've been able to leave them among the rest of the flock from the moment of hatch...
Hi!
I started a flock a few months ago.
I have one silkie rooster
One silver lace wyandotte hen
One americauna hen
One Rhode island red and americauna mix( at least I think so)hen
One brahma bantam hen ( I think)
My bantam laid a fertile egg and got all broody so I decided to let her sit on...
So I got a small flock of hens and one rooster a few months ago. The hens are a variety the rooster is silkie. Now fertilized eggs one of those hens has been brooding are hatching. Ive got one chick and one egg pipped so far this morning. There is a total of 11 eggs from several hens under her...