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Had a Salmon Fav. hatch out 10 chix last spring(1st time for her/me) and didn't want to encourage such behavior this yr.(feeling overwhelmed) so I noticed 3 days ago a newly matured hen(hatched out to said SF exactly 1 yr. ago)refusing to leave straw filled bucket they all like to lay in...

Am praying my Speckled Sussex, Lacey, goes broody. She hasn't really exhibted much broody behavior and I have a "stand in" thats proven to go broody(but isn't currently broody) from last may, Suzette a 3 1/2 yo Salmon Faverolles hen, and will try her setting on some fake eggs,real eggs soon...

Would like to try to hatch some Barred Rock from my BR hens(have BR roo) and they won't be able to start lay for at least 2 weeks(to clean out hens system of any other Roo viability) SO if they start lay appx. 8-26-12 and it takes 3 wks. til hatch(hate math) that would be middle/end of sept. and...

from my recent 1st time brood experience they go up and down ramp beautifully by 3rd day(when I ALLOWED them out!) and given you only have 6 seems safer to me(I had 10 so it was a crowded/hurried event) Can't hurt to block sides of ramp temporaily with some cardboard or something in CASE they...

I would LIKE to sex them now but from my experience and various breeds I am usually 50% wrong. My delaware pullets all have monster combs early on(have never had delaware cockerel to compare to tho)and I am holding off "guessing" for a couple of weeks. It would be nice if we could tell right now...

Thanks again to all that were patient thru my ramblings when hatches were occurring(and before that I was a basket case too!). This is Suzette, 4 yo salmon faverolles and her 5 week old(almost)10 various chicks. They are wearing her feathers out. Actually have a pet home for 1 cockerel that may...

Could be soon then.(couple of months) But I almost feel better waiting for the end of summer(and I say this like I AM controlling everything but...)so chances of extremely hot days are less. Would worry about chicken shed being too hot for eggs. You know-I understand you can't FORCE a hen to go...

Question-- How long after Broody hatches her eggs should I wait to use the SAME broody to hatch more eggs? I know its stressful for the broody hen not eating correctly or laying her eggs but what is the thought on weeks/months to wait????

I NOW know from bad experience to leave unhatched eggs you're not SURE are occupied in nest until a couple of days AFTER last hatch. Suzette was off nest all day yesterday and she had 1 egg left in her nest(we destroyed the other remaining 5-1 had chick in it-I am damaged for life) that I had...

Have just done this for the first time myself and everyone else said/and I have just done ---to put starter food/water out with mom and chix and there you go. My broody is eating well for the first time in weeks and her chicks are doing great(day 2 for chicks)

crappy camera!!!Will try to make this my last ramble here for awhile. Suzette(salmon faverolles) brought her 9 chix(surogate 9 black australorp) out about an hour ago and shes laying in grass talking to her brood. trying to get pix on.

??Suzette has another hatch BUT am worried-It is smack dab in the middle of where her tummy would be and the remaining few eggs(5?) are around it and it looks squashed. I realize I didn't watch the others get thru the process(this is where bator experience would help)and I am HOPING its normal...

HI! my hands have been so full I haven't gotten groceries and its hard having no one else around here that knows fowl. ANYHOO- got home from food shopping/mom harrassing and finally moved suzette to floor with remaining eggs(think 7) and,btw, she has NINE chix!!!!!one of remaining eggs is...

morning-there were 8 as of last night and there are remaining eggs, of course, that I was going to leave until tuesday a.m.(unless thats a horrid idea?)suzette laid a couple of eggs after she started brooding 3 weeks ago and am curious if they'll hatch.Am anxious to move nest to floor and turn...

Chick did NOT get out of membrane and was still alive when I came back from lunch w/my mom SO son euthanized it for me. It had been that way since found at mid morning and I didn't know how long to tolerate the poor thing being in that position.......I suspect it was one that I foolishly took...

5 live and 1 w/membrane on it but not moving so.......I walked away and don't know if they can take awhile to get out of membrane.

OK- And suzette is SO used to my presence that I pray she doesn't care much. she growls still but more quietly(?) And this being a first for myself and also moms day!!!!! Will be less annoying for other hatches hopefully. It is just such a joy to have done this the natural way since I can't...

Sorry to be so self centered-I do learn from reading your posts BUT I had to look again and there are 3 dry frisky ba chix and I grabbed a 1/2 of shell while there. Do I remember correctly that mom moves shells aside or what? The shells are taking up space and if I happen to see one on the side...

Good morning to all and I AM A G-MA!!! Woke up at 5 and restrained myself from looking until daylight and everyone else was fed and just picked up suzette and theres a dry BA chic !!!!! May be more but I was SO excited. OMG- no one to call this early either. tried. Now am worried about chic...

THERE B PEEPING!!!!!!!!And I know how to change text size now!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG-My son was out with me and held the egg and we heard peeping but I have 6 wk. olds close by(they don't understand roosting/chicken trance yet) so I leaned towards them and my sons palm WAS PEEPING!!!!!!!!! So is that...