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  1. celliott24

    Day Old Chicks to Broody Hen

    Hi All, I ordered day old chicks, and had a broody hen (Stella) so she’s been sitting on the (not fertile) eggs for about 20 days. I separated her from the rest of the flock, but they can all still see each other. The chicks hatched on the 20th and I picked them up from the post office early...
  2. ButtonNomies

    How do you know if an adult will foster a chick?

    Hi I have a singleton 2 day old chick who is very very needy not having hatchmates. It's eating and drinking and pooping fine. One of my six week old has been calling to its peeps. I'm not even sure if Josie is a female tbh (silver pearl but has no pink or peach feathers) so I took Max (baby)...
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  3. M

    Mama hen won’t let adopted babies come out to eat.

    Hi, we have a Brody hen. Yesterday we put chicks under her. She was upset. So we didn’t take the eggs. Every time one pops it’s head out to eat she sounds angry. Otherwise happy to sit on them. They need food and water. Im not sure how to facilitate this next step. This is her first time being...
  4. lazytrucker

    Help! What do I do with this newly hatched keet??

    I had one keet hatch last night at 11pm in my incubator. I have one left to hatch that was staggered 2 days behind. I'm hoping to have my broody chicken raise them. She was a bit flakey switching eggs so I took the good ones from her and gave her fake eggs. I think I'm going to leave it in the...
  5. S

    Mama in labor, doesn't know it yet.

    OK !!!! I AM SO NERVOUS & EXCITED! My barred rock hen has been on her eggs 2 weeks. I have locked remaining hens in their roost area for the night, and provided a separation around the existing nest (as suggested earlier). Once all is pitch dark and VERRY LATE, I am going to bring her a couple...
  6. S

    Intro chicks to surrogate

    any and all tips welcome as I prepare to put 2 day old chicks under hen who has been solid broody for 2 weeks. I know ... night time, stealth mode, no light, no noise. I have heard to wipe chicks with damp sponge... and to watch mama to be sure she doesn’t kill babes. What about my human scent...
  7. S

    Ready to sneak chic under broody

    ok. 2 questions. Hen has been broody since beginning of month. Got 8 day old chics to put under her tonight. She is nesting on 2nd level of boxes and sits in front of her box and is very alert even at night. I have my old coop available with 2 nest boxes I can access from hinged lid. I think...
  8. Michelle Spall

    Broody Sussex hen with incubator chicks- 1st hatch for me

    Ok, so I was given a Sussex white hen and roster. No idea of age. I waited a couple of months and she hadn't gone broody so took 4 of her eggs and 4 from my Rhode red and incubated them. They are on day 10. So now Sussex hen gone broody and staying in box. My question is if when the incubated...
  9. melmonkey

    Surrogate mom-putting chicks under a broody-success

    okay- this is a little lengthy,but l think the info is helpful. I have a 2yr. old black sexlink hen who STAYS broody-has never hatched a chick as l don't have roosters, but will even sit on an empty nest-all day! l decided to get 3 baby chicks(pullets) and try to trick her into accepting them...
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