broody raising chicks

  1. M

    First time giving a broody chicks

    I a few have eggs incubating and we’re less than a week away from hatching. I also have a broody who I didn’t let sit on any eggs until recently so she’s definitely not reached her 21 day mark. There is also another hen who I think has gone broody as well now, they sit happily in the same box...
    • Magpie2
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  2. mc410205

    Rouens as mother ducks

    One of my Rouens went broody for the first time - she’s 2 years old. She hatched two babies on 7/2, and abandoned the nest on 7/6. On 7/7 I went to dump the nest and found one of the eggs was hatching. We brought it inside and let it hatch, and as of this morning we have a third baby. I’ve...
    • mc410205
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    • Forum: Ducks
  3. janiedoe

    Ready to lay again?

    I have a 1&1/2 yr old black langshan hen (Lucy) who hatched out two chicks seven weeks ago. She has been a great mom. The chicks are pretty independent now and hang out with the rest of the flock and roost with them. They occasionally follow mom, but get along fine on their own. When one of the...
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