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  1. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I ALWAYS tie the brooder lamp with baling twin for extra reasurance. I almost brunt a barn down due to a lamp in the past. Now I hook and tie!
  2. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    It depends... I had that happen too just reciently. I tossed them in the bator and looks like some lived But only time will tell PLUS what deformities the chick might have due to it.
  3. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    About a monty ago I had 22 broodies at once. I always have broodies all times of the yr. Not often when I have not a single broody. Its very contagious in my flock.
  4. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    11 broodies with 2 more starting to go. Have 42 eggs under then. One day 5
  5. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    came home from work tonight to 18 more baby peeps... total of 23 so far...20 more to go from batch #1! Then expecting batch 2 & 3 in 3 weeks from now! Chick season here! All thats hatch so far are blue calicos, calicos, blk mottleds and some buffs and white cochins!
  6. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Well out of 46 eggs total I bought over the internet from 2 diff sellers, I candled them and 31 are fertile and doing great at developing. Thats a great hatch rate for mailed in eggs! Too bad a certian color, none was fertile, BUT it happens. I have 3 different batchs hatching... Batch #1 is my...
  7. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    HI Reggen! I have a 2x4 ferret cage hanging on the wall with nails above the floor of my coop just at arm/eye level to save room. About a week before chicks hatch from eggs, I move hen(s) into there to hatch out. It works great and keeps them totally safe too. Soon as my chicks start hatching...
  8. mindylee

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I currenly have 15 broody hens here! 3 hens are sitting on 15 eggs each and 2 other hens are sitting on 8 eggs each and 1 hen is sitting on 9 eggs. Im expecting 25 more eggs to arrive in the mail Monday or Tuesday and they will be split between 4 more broody hens which will give me a total of 93...
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