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  1. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Those chicks are so cute. Are they all silkies? What color are the chicks. I was looking at the brown ones. Partridge, I imagine, but not sure.
  2. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    If she's a first-time broody, then you can't predict how things will go, but I'd say that she probably wouldn't crush them just because she's LF and the eggs are Banty. It's always a learning experience, but if you want to use a broody, you have to start somewhere. Good Luck!!!! btw, my Buff...
  3. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I had a recent hatch where the mama ate several eggs. I also had a bunch of rotten eggs (marans that I couldn't candle well) and I think she HAD to eat them to keep the nest clean. She ended up with 2 chicks and she is a very, very good mama. She probably knows what she is doing.
  4. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Congrats! What's the plan for eggs? Do you have your own hatching eggs or are you getting some for her to hatch? What breed is she? Inquiring minds want to know :yesss:
  5. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Dude, your ONLY solution is to move to the country!!! You are a country person at heart...in fact, you would make an excellent breeder of Chocolate Orpingtons. I'd buy some from you! LOVED reading your post. I laughed through the whole thing!!
  6. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Or you could read up on this forum on how to break a broody. It might be your best bet for your situation. I would be tempted, too.
  7. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Sorry, BLT, don't know that I can be much help. I don't think it is a good thing to have a yolk sac showing. Not sure that it would absorb. Sorry :(
  8. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Yep, makes me feel better!! :goodpost:
  9. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    My BO broody is hatching eggs today. Day 20. Good and bad news. I came home this afternoon and visited the broody and both OE eggs were close to being born when I looked under mama. So I waited another hour and then went out again and one was fully out, which is the good news. Then I notice the...
  10. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Haha. Reminds me of the ugly duckling story. Happy ending for that little turkey.
  11. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I put 10 fertile eggs under my broody exactly 3 weeks ago... now there are 12 under her, one was obviously my dark brown speckle egger so I removed it, the others are indistinguishable from one another :/  none smell bad though.  Once a day I see my broody get off the nest to have a big ol...
  12. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    If you have a mixed age flock, don't give any layer feed until the young ones are closer to 18 wks. The side of oyster shell should be enough for the laying hens. Calcium for chicks can be damaging to them. It is ok for everyone to eat the starter, just extra protein. Live and learn in the...
  13. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Yes, BLT, the mamas do all the work for you!!
  14. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    That is SO flipping sweet! :love
  15. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Broody question. My silkie went broody a couple days ago and I'd been saving her eggs and had 4. She was laying steady, then went broody the next day and didn't lay an egg, so I put the 4 eggs under her yesterday because I didn't want the 4 eggs to get any older. She has not moved off the nest...
  16. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    What kind of chicks are you expecting out of those beautiful eggs?
  17. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Sounds like smart little chickies to me. That's pretty cute!
  18. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    As Forest Gump would say. Like a box of chocolates, you just don't know what you're gonna get. Which makes chicken keeping so much fun!!
  19. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Are all your hens only 8 mos old? They might get broody later in life. My first broody last year was 18 mos old. My only broody...so far...this year is 2.5 years old. I did the same thing as you. I got my first pair of silkies in hopes that she would go broody after I got her (she's 8 mos old)...
  20. LisaLouHoo

    Broody Hen Thread!

    That is freaking eggsiting!!!! So cool.
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