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  1. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    what kind of hen, where did you buy her, what part of the world are you living, post a picture of your hen when you have time welcome to BYC
  2. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    in the area north of Kansas City, Missouri, USA ,,, no chicken is safe outside the coop even in the daytime, I have had them die of dog, owl, hawk, coyote and Opossum.
  3. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have four Wyandottes and three went broody at the same time. I think that you will have broody bantams
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    Broody Hen Thread!

    I used a bucket as a nest early this year, the silkie hen/pullet was hatching her first brood, she left the nest for a drink half way through the hatching and three chicks followed her, they could not get back in the nest and died, if I use the bucket again I will bury it so it only sticks out...
  5. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    one of my silkies has started laying again so I have started collecting brahma eggs in hopes that she will be broody in two weeks
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    Broody Hen Thread!

  7. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    five broody hens here, two wyandottes, one silkie and two buckeyes, another Wyandotte hatched hers last weekend. My flock has "chicken math" without my help. I need to eat more chicken
  8. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    someone needs a broody like this and will give you some cash, put on a high price and advertise her on craig's list
  9. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    does a broody stay on the nest for the last two or three days with no food or water?
  10. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/step-by-step-guide-to-assisted-hatching
  11. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    my buckeye chicks are always the first to come near me to be picked up, sometimes I wonder if they are too friendly.
  12. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I never saw mine get off the nest, our schedules were opposite, I have to have coffee before I do my first chicken chore
  13. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    another success here because of the information on this thread !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my silkie had a tangled mess with chick attached today and the day old australorp was saved. Thanks to all who answer questions or write of unusual experiences.
  14. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    My broody silkie is ending day 20 and is now alert instead of groggy and sleepy, I am thinking/hoping she hears noises coming from the eggs.
  15. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I decided (after the success of adoption by two pullets) to place eggs under my third broody, these large fowl buff brahma eggs are scheduled to hatch on Sunday. The broody is a silkie so she only got four eggs. I am not good with candling but I tried.... I gave her eggs that are not clear. I...
  16. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    my adoptions are still going well, you all were right, they can't count, one was only sitting for 7 days the other 4 days, the Old English Game Bantam is in a pen with chicks under six weeks old and they leave her alone, the silkie is with her husband and an occasional group of young pullets as...
  17. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    to all those that have answered questions on this thread: THANK YOU my old English game bantam and my silkie bantam successfully adopted, my wife and I placed two under each broody pullet last night after dark and today they are acting like experienced moms.
  18. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    welcome to this thread and BYC
  19. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    we had snow this morning and 30F forecast for the low tomorrow morning. Two live chicks might/would be all she could handle.
  20. ocap

    Broody Hen Thread!

    she is on her breeds eggs (OEGB), I would rather have her brood Australorp, might surprise her with incubator chicks in a couple of weeks, she is less than half the size of a silkie.
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