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Hmm well maybe i will try leaving some of their eggs in there first to see if they will go broody before I put the fertilized eggs in. Anything is worth a shot.

Mine are only 1 year. Possibly the reason?

They are completely disinterested. Except for that one day when my one seemed like she might. I just think its interesting because I have a friend that went with me and also bought a dozen of the same chicks and she has 2 broody hens.

Australorp and Rhode Island Red

That's a good idea. I had one of my girls her name is Pepper, shes an australorp, she sat for a day and then went about life like nothing.

Unfortunately, that's what I figured. Man, they dont make things easy on me.

So I have 4 hens currently. I was planning on getting fertilized eggs from a friend of mine and having my own hens raise them. Problem is my hens could care less. Not a single one of them will sit on eggs. Is there any way to induce broodiness? Or are my hens just really not interested in being...

They are only out there during the day when the weather is decent. Otherwise they are inside. I've raised chicks before so I feel pretty good about them. The only questions I have is about integration.

Not too long. Possibly 2 weeks.

About 3 weeks old

That's what I was thinking also. The only thing I was worried about is the hens being aggressive towards the little ones. I figure it's a good sign that they dont seem too concerned about them now. I have never had to do this before but I lost 2 of my chickens and wanted to grow my flock a...

My hen does the same thing! You have to make sure the screen door is shut in the summer otherwise you'll fi d her hanging out in the kitchen or drinking from the dogs bowl ‍♀️

Picking them up from above is probably scarier for a little one. Bit honestly. I think it just depends. My last year chicks always hated getting picked up. Now as hens they are pretty sweet and gentle. But my new babies run right up to me in the morning and are trying to come out the door before...

Hey all! So I have been raising 6 new chicks in a brooder in my home. It has been exceptionally cold here and today was the first nice day we had. So I put my chicks in an enclosed dog kennel next to my hens run. My hens didn't act aggressive at all (they bitched for about 15 mins though). Then...

Understood, too bad I'm at work all day and wont have any today.

Sorry, i do not have a pic of the coop but im sure there is plenty of room for them. its made to hold a lot more chickens than i have. i am in upstate NY and it has been very muggy but they have gone in during much hotter temps. But maybe the mugginess makes a difference? and they havent done it...

Hello all! I'm new to the site and decided to join to get some input from all of you that know much more than I do! So tonight was the second time this happened. When I got home from work, I saw all of my chickens roosting on their outdoor roost, all settled in. When I looked in my coop, my one...