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Quote: Baby ducks are soooooo cute!

Quote: Not a picnic or fireworks day here in KY. but a great day anyway!

Quote: Well Congrats, I think Mine are through with the broodiness, they just don't know it yet. I have one that is sitting on nothing and seems content. X2

I gently stick my hand under 5 broodies sitting in one nest to see if they have stolen any eggs that I need to remove. I sometimes get a little growl or a hackle raised here and there but never bites. I handle most of them so I guess they know and trust me. If I ever get a mean one, I won't...

Quote: Those babies are just gorgeous!! I want them!

That breed is new to me and she is really pretty. How nice you have had nice hatching experiences with her for so long. Keep up the good work! What was the father on that hatch?

Quote: Miss Lydia, those chicks are adorable! What breed is the pretty mama?

I now have FIVE broody hens in one nest and they do not seem to care if there are eggs in there or not. They have been broody for more weeks than I can remember now. I worry that some of them cannot breathe under the pile. I do take them out when I go in to bring a treat or to clean. I have...

Quote: So sorry for your disappointing first experience. This spring I had my first two hatches and I only got 1 chick from each hatch. There is so much that can go wrong.......especially if it is our first hatch and the broody's first hatch. Your broody may go broody again yet this summer...

Quote: They are adorable and mom looks content. Did she hatch in the container? Good idea to give them some privacy but yet be in the coop. Mom can get in and out right?

Quote: NEED is not the operative word here with chickens!! LOL

I wish you luck with the broodiness!! I'm not having much. I still have 4 broodies all crammed into one nest. I took out shavings and put in nest pads hoping they would not like them and they don't but they are still persistant. I remove any eggs and the other chickens are having a difficult...

Quote: I have 2 broodies sitting in one nest in the heat and both panting and I misted them with a spray bottle. There is also a fan in the coop but it is not directly on them. They are free to leave the nest anytime they want to but unless I pick them up and put them outside, they don't...

It will be interesting to see how your prediction turns out! Good luck

Quote: Sorry country girl, most likely the other chickens ate the other eggs, are you sure they were alive? hope this one makes it. well the first egg that was damaged yesterday by getting stepped on by the hen was a developed chick at about day 13 or 14 the two that are missing today was...

Quote: My goodness Julie put the eggs under your broodys, that will be one less thing you'll need to worry about, Sorry about Hubby, if I was closer I'd come help out. Congrats on the broodys, at least they will take over any responsibilities for their chicks which will leave you time for...

I had my broody leave her eggs for a long period of time because I moved her and she wouldn't accept the new nest. I only got one out of the 4 that hatched but the fact that I did get one would suggest that you wait and candle or see if you hear anything when you tap on the shell at about the...

I really enjoyed the 2 hatches that I had and would love to let them all sit on all the eggs they wanted but what in heavens name does one do with all the babies? I did not plan on hatching any eggs but felt so badly for the hens that I let them have a few. Maybe it was lucky that only a...

I have had musical nests and musical broodies for two months now and I am exhausted from it! I still have 2 that insist on sitting on air in a nest together and every day they steal all the eggs from the other hens. I take them both out to the pen and put them in front of the treats I bring...

Quote: Hi everyone! I'm a silent learner on this thread and finally have a Q. There is a lot of talk about how wild and hard to handle broody raised chicks are. Have you all found this to be true? Is it just certain breeds? I see a literal handful of chicks in those pics that don't look very...