broody hen adopting

  1. cdmadaio

    Will these hatch?

    These are the developing eggs. Some are 2 days overdue. I don't know if that's because they stopped developing or because they didn't get proper heat. I took some eggs out so the developing ones would get proper heat. Can anyone tell me if any of these are going to hatch? One of them is...
  2. R

    First Timer Hatching eggs

    Hello, I am new to the chicken world as we got our first chicken a year ago. We have 6 hens and no roos. I have a broody hen and 'adopted' 5 fertilized eggs from a friend. I placed them under my broody hen and she has been diligently sitting on them. They are due to hatch on July 21st. I...
  3. J

    Fostering chicks - chicks are up, but broody hen is still in nest box

    Hello, I am attempting to foster chicks onto a broody Buff Orpington. She was broody for a couple of weeks and I put 5 2 day-old store bought chicks under her 2 nights ago. She seemed to be pecking at them yesterday when they would peek their heads out from under her, but they are all surviving...
  4. ChickonLand

    Can I give my Broody hen live chicks?

    I have a buff orpington who has been broody for two days. I'd like to get her three or four chicks to raise. Have you done it before? Do I have to wait 21 days or can I give her the chicks sooner? Any advice?
  5. lncrane08

    Broody Hen isn’t accepting new chicks

    Hi!! So my Silkie hen was broody, and hatched out 2 chicks. I put 2 (same age) Silkie chicks under her on night two. Two eggs were still under her and not viable (I candles on day 22). I followed all the rules...took the eggs out and replaced with chicks under her at night. Woke up the next day...
  6. Amy HUNTERTON

    Help with lone baby chick

    My family and I went on vacation for a week and came back to 3 broody hens laying on a bunch of eggs together. We decided to let them continue and see what happened (this would be our first try hatching our own chicks). 3 chicks hatched at are thriving. Days later, I found one flattened chick...
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