My chicks are hatching!
~~I'm not sure what to do! I am torn between leaving the chicks with mom or bringing them into the house to a brooder. The coop is insulated and has one 250 watt heat lamp BUT it is going to go down to -30 ish Celsius. Its going to be very cold until April. If I take...
Lady of McCamley,
how was your broody not successful? I guess I am getting ahead of myself here and should just wait and see what happens with my broody too. Don't count your chickens 'till they hatch, right? I hope to be in chick/broodyland permanently too!!
I wanted to add also that I...
I think you said shes a RIR? that's pretty neat if shes broody as I think they are more of a egg laying/production chicken. If you can, give her some fertilized eggs. This is my first go with a broody hen and eggs and Im having a ball! Tonight I candled them an 10 out of 12 are growing nicely...
that's what my broody did! any time I picked her up she would plop right down, wherever she was in a trance. Even when I shook the treat container! and she is always first in line. Do you have any eggs to put under her?
WOW! What a wealth of information! I very much appreciate you taking the time to write that up for me and gather the links together! I have printed your info and the info from the links! awesome!! I am going to wait two more days and candle on day 5. I am going to post pictures so I can get...
Thank you Lady of McCamley!
There are 4 light Brahmas, 4 Buff Brahmas and 4 Dark Brahmas. I have no idea how or when to start candling! If you have a basic run-down that would be great, I can take pictures and post them, and I will know whether they are viable or not!. They were laid in the...
Here is my broody, Fluffy. She is an 8 month old Buff Orpington. I noticed her sitting on 4 eggs one day displaying all the broody traits talked about on here! I waited a week to see if she was "serious" and when that week was up I drove two hours to buy her some gorgeous buff, light and dark...