I have a question for you all. My bobby and her babies are doing well and eating up a storm, but Bobby is a thin and her comb a bit pale after her broody spell. She was broody for a few weeks before I concluded that I couldn't break it and gave her eggs - so this has been a long haul. Does...
So, a friend gave me this dog house that I was going to use for my broody. DH and i were looking at it and thinking about pop doors, ventilation and clean out door, and before I knew what was happening he had pulled off half the siding and is rebuilding it. I'm sure it'll be much better but...
Mine are due to hatch Monday, but it sounds like you all are saying i could happen any time now. Aughhhh! I'm not ready! Boil the water! Where's the midwife?
Wow, it sounds like everyone is hatching! Very cool. Congrats everyone.
My broody is a little crabby (and I have noticed a couple of the girls with broken tail feathers courtesy of my little mama to be), but I guess I should consider myself lucky that she is sweet to me. I've never been...
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I ussualy seperate my broodies for 3 reasons 1.) To give them privacy 2.) When she gets off her nest to get feed and water her eggs won't get disturbed 3.) So she goes back to the nest box with the eggs.
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Thanks.
Do you let the mama raise them...
Do I need to move her to her own place? I have a tiny coop, so isolation means she has to go live in the garage or something. So far it's been OK, but I just have no idea what happens when the chicks happen. Do we let mama raise them or take them to a brooder box? So confused!