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  1. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Looks like some cochins and silkies. The one with the all white head looks like it may be polish? Where did you get them?
  2. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Tip for candling a broody's eggs....always wear gloves!
  3. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Does she still have eggs? The chicks will be fine for 3 days from the yolk they absorbed before hatching, so don't worry too much till they are 3 days old. It doesn't take them much to survive, since they are so tiny. Maybe just make sure there is food and water available close by? Maybe if mama...
  4. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Quote: You can't Don't worry about it FourAcornsFarm~~ First off Second, if you put the eggs under a broody, I don't really think it is necessary to let them settle. The hen doesn't move them around that much, and they are on their sides anyway, so they should be fine. ~~Side note~~...
  5. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Quote: I am so glad you joined the thread. I am going to be back to square one as of tomorrow. I ordered eggs and I had a classroom lined up to incubate them. However, now the teacher tells me that she is "not comfortable" with incubating my eggs that I paid so much for. She only wants my...
  6. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Quote: Or you could just take the chicks away as they hatch. If she is a good mama, you should be able to give them all back once she is done, provided you watch her and take them away at any sign of trouble.
  7. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Mama should basically handle everything, as far as food and water, but you may want to keep her and the chicks in a small area, so the chicks can get under her easier if they get cold. That's why I took Gertie's last chicks away. The only 'pen' I had to put her in was a large dog kennel, and I...
  8. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Quote: Yep! She is one crazy girl! Her first hatch was in August, when she was about 7 (?) months old. She went broody the 2nd time in November, and a friend gave me some eggs to set under her. She had been the only one laying, so I was a bit egg poor at the time. She hatched 8 of 8 eggs that...
  9. shelleyd2008

    Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

    Ooo!! I just saw this thread! My silly girl Gertie is broody again!! This is her third time, and she is just barely a year old. The first time she hatched 6 chicks on her own, and brooded a total of 13. Second time, she hatched and brooded 8 chicks. They are 10 weeks old. She has been brooding...
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