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Omg yes, it’s a thing lol I was hatching nonstop from mid January until the end of March, and then again with my broody…I’m so over it, but I also can’t wait until my Marans, CCL, and EEs start laying! I want OEs so badly! I hatched out a beautiful Blue Copper Marans cockerel and a tufted...

wow! I’m glad the baby was safe after all of that!! Mozzarella killed the second SLW chick, darn it 😔 pecked out its umbilical spot. I’m sure she sensed its weakness. Two more chances to be a mom…hopefully nothing happens to them too.

I put the little family in a large crate in my greenhouse tunnel, because it was actually freezing last night and this morning. I figured it should be the warmest/safest place for them all, as long as the door stays propped open during the day and mama has water. I’m a little worried about night...

Mozzarella has 3 babies! One SLW and two Wyandotte/Bresse mixes 🤦‍♀️ I was hoping for all pure Wyandottes buuuut my Bresse roo is still making contributions lol plus his two babies are bigger and stronger than the SLW chick 😬 I hope she didn’t step on that baby and cause some damage, because...

Sad morning. A chick hatched last night, but it looks like Mozzarella stepped on it/smothered it. It was a perfect little SLW 😔 Another is zipping now, and no pips yet on the other two. So, she still has three to work with…not all hope is lost! My son was really disappointed though 😬 next time...

Ok, I spoke too soon. There’s a day 19 pip under the broody!!! I thought something was up, because Mozza has been making different noises today. Well, she’s been talking to the chicks! We’re just going to wing it until everyone hatches 🤷‍♀️ I’m just going to keep an eye on everybody. My husband...

Oh my goooooooddddd goslings are the cutest things ever!!! 🥹 i would love to have a little flock of Landes geese, but I’m not in a position to care for waterfowl over the winter…. yet 😏 not to mention I have 0 experience with geese lol I should probably start with runner ducks or pekins. Two...

Dang, I just sold 8 chicks from my March hatches. It’s always bittersweet, but I REALLY gotta balance the chicken math equations lol. I sold my only Isabella Leghorn pullet 😭 love how the breed looks, so beautiful, but the flightiness sucks imo, absolutely unhinged semi-wild birds lmao. I prefer...

I have ANOTHER broody, another one of my Bresse. She’s not getting any eggs lmao she can sit her fat plucked butt on ceramic eggs all day, but I’m probably going to break her by putting her in a dog crate for a couple days. I need eggs, not more chicks, darn it! I have 13 girls (plus broody...

My first ever hatch, I ordered 15 Bresse eggs from one breeder, and 10 Wyandottes from another (assumed a couple might break in transit) The Bresse guy sent me 20 eggs. My incubator only holds 24…the obvious solution was to buy a second incubator lol. So I have two Borotto Real 24, one with...

She’s a Bresse. Nothing too fancy, obviously not bred for show, because the breeder I ordered from focuses on dual-purpose traits like meat and egg production, which is why I chose the breed anyway.

That’s a real bummer ☹️ are there any locals or hatcheries selling day old chicks? I was reading that if you’re going to do the old “switcharoo” with a broody, it should be within 1-2 days max, but maybe others have different experiences . I was already contemplating this, just in case Mozza...

I finally candled today, day 10. Only 4/7 had development, the other three either weren’t fertilized, or quit very early, hard to tell. Gonna cook them up and feed them to the 1295768943579 chicks I already have 😅 Mozzarella (im)patiently waited for me to finish candling, then she hopped back...

I have to pick her up and put her outside the coop, hand feed her a little and then it registers that she needs to eat, drink, poo, and take a dust bath. I do it at least twice a day when they get breakfast and when I check for eggs in the afternoon. She runs around clucking like a little...

My girl was perhaps mid-level pecking order, very chill bird, but since she’s gone broody she’s become a fighter and stands up for herself, and defends her nest like crazy. She hasn’t pecked me yet, at least. She is normally a very sweet bird that likes to be held. I hope your girls don’t...

So, everyone says that using a broody hen is less trouble than an incubator, but I disagree, at least with my girl Mozzarella. I have to make sure she gets up off the nest a few times a day to eat and drink, because she’s very determined to sit. Maybe it’s overkill, and she’s going out by...

Oh noooo, I was 100% sure I was done hatching until fall…then my favorite Bresse girl, Mozzarella, went broody. She’s been acting moody and broody for over a week, plucked her belly, the works. So, I gave her 7 eggs (5 from my GLW and 2 from my SLW) and I made her a bigger nest box from an old...