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We don't have any serious problems here either, stony. She has hatched out 2x in the main coop and the only issues have been the other hens adding their contributions to the nest. My one problem this go-round was a broken egg in all the jostling of other hens climbing on board.

My Weezy seems to ONLY want to go broody in a coop full of chickens. Good fun, that.

I haven't posted here in a while, so it has been fun to catch up on all the goings on! We just had two broodies hatch out over the last week. Our Australorp Weezy is now a second time momma, with a brood of seven healthy, active chicks. We put 12 eggs under here, lost two to other hen activity...

Quote: Mine did EXACTLY the same thing - every day! I think it is part of mom teaching them to scratch and to come when she finds something good. I kept putting it out and mom even seemed to expect it. If I didn't fill that dish, she'd scratch away at the dish as if to remind me. I hope you...

Next year, more reliable, egg-layin' barnyard mutts (White Leghorn hens and roo, Mutt EE hen, BA hens) for us. I might grab some fertile eggs from the farm where I volunteer should one of our hens go broody in the spring/summer - just for a little more genetic diversity. In that case the roo is...

Quote: Fantastic news!! Our flock integration contuse to go smoothly as well, and you're right, it is SO much easier to deal with the one large mixed flock than the two segregated flocks!! Congratulations on the uneventful integration!!

Quote: First of all - Club Hen - hahahaha! Second of all - that sounds sodangcute!

Quote: Steeling myself for that! The good thing is the little ones are very fast and are learning that if one of the other hens looks at them sideways to scoot right out of the way. And we have branches in and about the run that they can hop up on for a quick escape. They've gotten pecked a...

when mine start roosting with mama it's so funny to go out and see them under her wings on the roost. Adorable!! That one seems to be very tame. They're all pretty friendly as they've figured out that I bring treats, but this one in particular seems to be cool with the physical closeness. I...

You might be right about that parrot thing, after the picture was snapped in jumped to my shoulder and started pecking at my hair. It cracks me up when I catch them all roosting together like the grown ups. Little tiny things. So far, so good with the integration. Weezy is an excellent momma!

Quote: Picture?? Okay! Happy one month Hatchday to my five little peepers, they've grown so much in just one month! Here they are with momma the day they hatched: And here they are all integrated with the main flock just yesterday: The one in the foreground there is our late bloomer...

You have a smart little pancake there! All is well in our coop, babies are up and scratching around with momma, and the rest of the flock are just getting about their business (including one warm whisper-blue egg by a happy Mrs. Badcrumble who is beyond pleased to have unrestricted access to...

Rusty is a beautiful roo!! WOW! Time for me to get up and make sure we still have one big relatively happy chicken family out there. Crossing fingers!

Quote: Fantastic!! as others have said, couldn't hurt to leave the questionable ones just to be on the safe side. We integrated the flocks today. GOD that is stressful!! But just as we were told, broody momma kicked some hen butt. There were a few harsh pecks to the chicks here and there, but...

Rachel'sFlock : Penelope and Primrose: One week old, and already breaking the law... Commando free-ranging~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/58241_one_week_old_chooks_005.jpg Darling, brave little things! Mine are so big and feathered now - I caught one (Spot - the one with the...

Woohoo!! Homegrown Fuzzybutts!!

Our chickens don't mine the construction noise of the garden shed being built just feet from the coop, but they do cluck a bit in the evening at the invading clam lights. Heather, that's what I have been considering. I wouldn't mind a couple more JBs (a hen in particular :-) but I'd rather have...

Adorable, bobcat! LilyBee - I don't know anything about hatching banties, but someone here will. (And look! It took me so long to post someone already answered!!) Rachel - congratulations! I'm not sure about when the official 36-hour window starts, but our hatching activity started on a Sunday...

Quote: That's all my broody ever did, too. She's pretty darn docile, and a really good mom. On the 4 week old chicks - not sure. Could you try introducing them at night when she's sleeping/mellow and see if she accepts? We reintroduced our injured chick at night and she took it right back -...

Quote: Funnily enough they're discussing this in another thread in this topic (for all I know you've already seen it!). Looks like it has been done with some success.