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  1. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Not unless you want a staggered hatch! My broody had mixed up eggs and she got off the nest before the last one hatched and i had to finish it off in my bra lol. I kept it there for another 2 and 1/2 days till it hatched yesterday and last night i stuck it back in with the rest. It's doing...
  2. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    My bra chick has hatched! The past hour it's been breaking through the shell really fast. It zipped all the way round then i took it out my bra for the final push and it hatched on a towel in my lap. I'm sitting here with it wrapped up, it's tweeting away and trying to get up. Looks strong and...
  3. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Update on the egg in my bra! So last night it pipped at 4pm. I went to bed with it tweeting and pecking a lot, expecting it to hatch during the night. I had such crazy dreams last night! I drempt that the egg was twins, that there was multiple eggs in there, i had like 10 chicks hatch and i...
  4. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I know, isn't is amazing :) The chick has now pipped! I'm sure it will be out by the morning. It's just gone 4pm here. I think i'm going to be up all night with this!
  5. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Update on the bra hatching! Last night when i was locking up the chickens i put all the chicks back in the nest and sat mum on top. I put the egg in as well, because i was worried about crushing it in my sleep, and i blocked the entrance to the next box so she couldn't leave. I just went in...
  6. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I gave her 4 chicks last night and she took them in like they are her own. When i went in the shed they were tweeting a lot and she started clucking and left the nest, climbing over me, seemingly to look for them. I had them in a box by my feet and she was clucking and looking around. I popped...
  7. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Quote:Originally Posted by Free Feather Do it at night, VERY sneakily. Do not give them to her all at once, but one at time.If she accepts the first one, wait about twenty minutes and add another, then twenty minutes and add another. From then on, you can give them to her closer together...
  8. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Just bought 10 new chicks, 3-4 days old, to add to the 3 that my broody is currently hatching. One is hatched, another almost out and the last is lagging behind by about a day i think. The guy told me to wait till tonight when they are sleeping and slip them under her. He says that's how he does...
  9. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    In relation to dirty eggs: I also had a broken egg which made a complete mess in the next box. My broody was in the favorite next box and the others were laying on top of her. I cleaned the eggs by dipping them in warm water and very gently rubbing them with my hand until most of the gunk was...
  10. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I just checked on her this morning and could hear tweeting from under her, lifted her up and there was the chick! I checked the other 2 eggs and they're still the same. I'm guessing from looking at pictures that they're about day 18-19. I see movement but they're not in the air cell yet. Do i...
  11. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I just candled the egg again and i heard tweeting!! So the chick is definitely in the air cell and close to hatching. The other two eggs still have a bit of space left between the air cell and the chick. I'm really hoping she sits to hatch all 3!
  12. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Hello! Novice in need of help please - advice on probable staggered hatch My broody started incubating eggs and i never noticed for a few days and the other hens were laying more eggs on top of her. I candled the eggs and removed the least developed. Was left with 4. Just removed one quitter...
  13. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Yeah, i'v marked them now, but the first few days she was broody i never noticed and was still collecting eggs from under her. Because they all lay in the same box i often have to move a hen to get to the eggs so at first i never thought about it. But then one of the eggs i i took to eat had...
  14. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I'm on my first broody too! From what I've been told it's personal choice, you don't have to separate them. I had to move my broody though because she was sitting in the favorite next box that all the hens like using and they were sitting on top of her laying more eggs. I've seen 3 hens in the...
  15. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    ADVICE PLEASE I just candled my broody hen's eggs and removed 3 that were less developed. I've now got 4 eggs with clear spider veining, however one of them looks older than the others. I'm thinking to start her again with new eggs all set at the same time, but i don't want to just throw away...
  16. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Very helpful, thanks Ol Grey Mare :)
  17. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Those next boxes all look great.Maybe i should do that too. I've not got a separate area for her and the chicks when they hatch. That was actually going to be my next question - do i need to completely separate her from the rest of the flock, and what does she need while she's brooding? Just now...
  18. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thanks for the replies! I was wondering about eggs at different ages. And i never thought to mark to eggs, i will do that now! I cleaned the whole coup, moved her to another clean nest box, i gently wiped the eggs clean with some warm water and put them back with her. There is 7 eggs there, and...
  19. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    My hens do the same, i'v seen 3 hens in the same box together when there is a whole row of empty boxes. They all like to lay in the same one. My broody has only been sitting for 3 or 4 days and the first few days i was still taking the eggs to eat. The last one i cracked open had blood...
  20. Demidog

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I'v also had a broken egg which has made a mess in the next box and gotten the other eggs dirty. Should i remove the broody hen, clean the box and replace the dirty eggs with clean ones? What am i supposed to do?
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