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  1. n3kms

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thanks so much. I don't suppose any of your middle Tennessee family has chicks about to hatch?
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    For those who need to hear how not to manage broodies, I have a story. We started with our first two broodies last year. One raised 3 times and one once, I had a broody coop that was separate that I used, I read all about how to do it, asked some questions, got great answers and everything was...
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    Janoel 12

    Never did anything but chicken eggs but that little incubator has been really reliable, even after being dropped. I hate I can't see into it but I think with its size it regains temp and humidity quickly after it has been opened.
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    Chicken math

    I have a feeling this I not an uncommon situation among chicken folk. One thing new I have learned is that chickens are a gateway "drug". Next comes........Rabbits!
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I didn't even know there was a thread for that. I'll have to check it out. It is my first time having two broodies at the same time. Today they are both sitting outside the dishpan but no eggs are in the dishpan so I guess they have been moved. I don't know what they have against it but they are...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have one broody coop. It was occupied by a silkie that hatched 3 Black Javas. Then a Cream Legbar goes broody, so I let her sit on whatever eggs are under her until I am ready to move the silkie and babies to main coop. I like to give chicks some time on clean ground before they are in the run...
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    I have one broody coop. It was occupied by a silkie that hatched 3 Black Javas. Then a Cream Legbar goes broody, so I let her sit on whatever eggs are under her until I am ready to move the silkie and babies to main coop. I like to give chicks some time on clean ground before they are in the...
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    If she is not better Saturday when I'm off work I'll have to figure something out. I just have the two roosters in with a bunch of girls and one rooster is a silkie so I was hoping she would have limited exposure since there are other more will prospects. I checked tonight an she is roosting on...
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    Yep. Three with a broody silkie and in the brooder is 13 freedom rangers plus 3 more Javas from my little incubator plus an "oops wrong egg" not Java. Probably a BLRW X CCL. Excited to get a few of my Javas hatched. Got another broody. Going to put some Bresse eggs under her and maybe a few more...
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    I don't have a good place to isolate her. Normally I would use the brooder but it's full of chicks and the broody coop is full of broodies. I guess I'll keep an eye on her. Even with a bad limp she was hard to catch so maybe she'll do okay.
  11. n3kms

    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    I got a pullet that is limping. Obviously doesn't want to put weight on her left. I've washed her feet and looked at them and can't find the problem. Any ideas?
  12. n3kms

    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    I don't know if I could stand waiting all that time and not knowing. Good luck.
  13. n3kms

    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    Those are so pretty. How long do they incubate and can you candle them.?
  14. n3kms

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have a hen who brooded 3 sets of chicks last year and was hoping she would do the same this year. So far nothing. Do you think she will or does it sometimes happen that way?
  15. n3kms

    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    The TSC in Murfreesboro is just right off I-24 next to Sam's Club. So it is easy to get to. All kinds of restaurants near by. And the Greenway is not too far away and has a picnic area.
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Awe.....so sweet. Another good thing about broodies is that you don't have to worry about the electric company coming to your neighborhood and turning off the electricity without warning. Eggs under broody stay warm but incubator gets turned off for 4 hours while I'm not home. So irritating...
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    The Middle Tennessee Thread

    Last year I got some Black Java eggs from North Carolina. Thought they sounded like a good dual purpose breed. I have been impressed with them. I have 4 pullets that are laying 3-4 medium to large eggs a day. They are big, beautiful chickens. My rooster has never given me a second of grief. I...
  18. n3kms

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thanks for the advice. I pondered. I've used that coop 4 times for this purpose but not with a tiny, timid silkie. And not in the winter. Probably wouldn't have worried about her being near the food if I hadn't had an experienced broody poop in the nest once. I gave her a bite so she would know...
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    Got my daughter's little silkie moved to my broody coop then the next night put 5 Black Java eggs under her. She ate one small bite of food the next day and none the next. I wouldn't have worried but it is so cold and she is so small. So this morning I took her out some fresh food. I put it in...
  20. n3kms

    Silkie thread!

    I have dishpans in all of my nest boxes, which are a set of six, I have the dish pans in there so I can just easily pick up a broody and move her. But this little silky has decided not to compete with the big chickens and she has hollowed at a place underneath in the nest boxes. So it's going to...
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