1 Broody....2 Broody....3 Broody....and more!

[Cryss]

Well today was the day, 21 for my 5 broody hens. Yesterday when I checked on them, I didn't hear any chirping so was thinking the worse. Today I was getting ready to find out if the last 7 eggs were doomed, and when I walked into the coop 4 of them had chicks sitting in front of them. All 4 hatched their last viable egg(s). The 5th one unfortunately didn't. Her only egg had spoiled. I did find 2 eggs that the other hens laid in their nests while they would get up and eat and I candled them. Sure enough they were fertile and with veins. So I took her spoiled egg and gave her those 2. Hope she hatches them.

 

[Robert G]

I was so happy, but felt bad for that one hen that didn't get to hatch one. Maybe she will stay on those 2 eggs and hatch them.

 

[Robert G]

The last three hens that were running around with my roos all decided to go broody. I already have 5 with chicks and now another 3 will soon have some too. My roos won't have any hens for a while.

 

[Robert G]

It just seemed like yesterday I had 6 broody hens with chicks. Now 4 of them have left their chicks since they are 1 month old. I placed all the chicks together and slept without their mom for the first time.