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I found with my broody she wasn't getting off the nest either. We would lift her off once every day in the evening. I made a watery oatmeal mixture and would put that down alongside of normal layer pellet and some scratch. The oatmeal was a hit, and I felt better knowing she was getting fluids...

any guesses on the silkie?

this I believe is a Wheaton Amerauna, hatched yellow! Again sorry for the poor quality photos. I appreciate any wise guesses, and the not so wise too!

Two More: this Silkie egg was thrown in as bonus, and actually hatched. Any guesses?

Sorry for the poor quality photos, iphone and chicken juggling is an interesting combination :)

The black one front and center

Our Hen hatched 9/12 eggs on February 9th. While she was setting the eggs we would take her off once everyday and set her on the ground near food and water. I would usually clean an area on the floor with a push broom then put down some scratch and layer pellet as well as a 1 cup or so of warm...

Update: all the chicks are running around eating drinking And taking feather naps under mom. She is amazing showing them how to scratch and drink. Momma left the next and eggs were cool so I removed them. 2 were full of red liquid and one had begun hatching (small pip) but for some reason died...

Thank you for advice! Mama hen was up this Am for a few minutes and some of the chicks were stumbling around picking at the scrambled eggs we brought out. Always a good reminder that nature knows best. Sorry for the poor quality picture (Due to the heat lamp).

Thanks for the advice! Thanks what I thought about the yolk sac, so I will let nature take its course for a bit longer.

I have an Americana Cross Hen that was broody for 4 weeks and I finally put 12 fertilized eggs under her (also blue Americauna from a farm with a rooster). The eggs started Hatching yesterday (day 21) by this morning we had 9 hatched. 3 eggs haven's shown promising signs so we are giving them 24...

I had 11 blue amercuana's and 1 silkie egg under my hen! They started hatching yesterday and by this Am we had 9 hatched. The hen is keeping them under cover. We are planning on pulling the 3 remaining eggs tomorrow evening (Day 23) unless they start hatching; as there is no pipping so far. It...

My chicks are due to hatch on Sunday the 9th. I'm up in Canada and I was hoping the weather was going to to warm up by then, but currently it -25 C (-13 F) outside. I already have a heat lamp in the coop close to my hen 4 feet above her. Wondering if I should plug in a second one until this cold...

I have a broody hen that is day 10 on a clutch of 12 eggs. She was a committed broody for an entire month and is also very skinny. She is a very sweet hen, and I don't want to lose her. Every evening we take her off the eggs and put scratch, hen feed, and warm oatmeal down on the floor with the...

Excited to here your results!

I'm up in Canada, and I put 12 blue americauna eggs under my very broody heritage hen yesterday. She was thrilled! First time hatching so fingers crossed the hen is a natural!

I am considering throwing 8-10 eggs under my broody hen. I neighbour said he would give me some as I don't have a rooster. It averaging -3 C here. Eggs are cool when I collect but not ever frozen, do you think I have a 50% chance? Obviously a hen is more unpredictable than a bator... Btw your...

My hen has been broody for a month now. Nothing seems to break her determination, and she is so sweet so I couldn't stand to keep her in a rabbit kennel for more than 5 days. she seems to be very dedicated (only leaves her box 2times a day to eat. She shares her coop with 6 other hens who...