I have a broody hen who was sitting in some eggs. there are other broody hens where she is sitting. I went to do some stuff for a few hours. As of 3 minutes ago, I checked on her and she was sitting in another hens clutch. Her eggs are lower than room temperature. I put her back and I am...
Hi everyone! It's been a very long while since I've posted here. Allow me to give a quick rundown of what's going on:
Swirly is my 1yr Silkie Hen who has survived Severe Wryneck, though still suffers from it; it is under control via vitamins
Long story short, my neighbor with chickens kicked...
I'm excited to have broodies help with hatching this year, but wasn't expecting any of my young hens to start setting so soon. I haven't worked out the logistics yet and could use some advice.
My first girl to go broody is currently in my 10 x 10 cattle panel coop with 4 other hens and a...
Hi guys, I was thinking if my Dad will let me that the next time my hen goes broody (She does it a LOT) I could get some fertile Australorp eggs from a friend and hatch some breeding stock! Can you raise BBS Australorps with just ordinary show quality Australorps? Or do you need special BBS...
Hilda is frequently broody. We have two roosters so when I discovered her sitting on a clutch of eggs I decided to go ahead and let nature take its course. Nature may have indeed taken course- but it ended with no hatched chicks- and a Hen that is still broody and now sitting on air. Im hoping...
I have a broody Langshan (Lucy) who has been sitting for 19/20 days. I heard loud chirping last night, not this morning but don't want to move her so as not to disrupt mother nature.
1st question: Are the chicks hatching or are they still in the egg?
2nd: Lucy is separated from the other hens...
I have a broody Langshan (Lucy) who has been sitting for 19/20 days. I heard loud chirping last night, not this morning but don't want to move her so as not to disrupt mother nature.
1st question: Are the chicks hatching or are they still in the egg?
2nd: Lucy is separated from the other hens...
Any advice is appreciated, thanks in advance.
I have a 1st time broody buff orph. laying on a clutch of eggs right now and it is day 26 (today Monday) and only 1 chick has hatched (on Sunday morning). The day we noticed she started laying we put it on the calendar and then 2 days later we saw...