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[Hope Hughes]

I do like mine but am very old school broody will be better

Oh I completely agree 100%
The only reason we bought them were for the quail eggs. My chickens hatch out way to many chicks to keep up with lol.. but they are mostly bantams so I want to add a few more larger birds to the flock, and ducks!
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[pennyJo1960]

Oh I completely agree 100%
The only reason we bought them were for the quail eggs. My chickens hatch out way to many chicks to keep up with lol.. but they are mostly bantams so I want to add a few more larger birds to the flock, and ducks!
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just us chickens here no quail, guineas or ducks picked up four pet silkies from a breeder friend.. they have their own room in my new coop and a chicken tractor to go out so my outside cats cannot eat them

 

[Hope Hughes]

just us chickens here no quail, guineas or ducks picked up four pet silkies from a breeder friend.. they have their own room in my new coop and a chicken tractor to go out so my outside cats cannot eat them

I have thought about getting silkies, I have herd that are great broodies and I think my Daughter would love them. Just have to build a coop just for them with a BIG run... I wouldn't be able to free range them here on the homestead they probably wouldn't last a week
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[HeritageHenNut]

Count me in I'll set some from my SF pen.

 

[mama duckie]

My duck eggs ...the one on the furthest left is black Indian runner (mum Spock) x khaki campbell (dad Cheese) - the only drake we have with the girls... so the egg in the middle is Pekin (mum Hector) and the other 2 are maybe another Pekin and a Welsh Harlequin.

 

[ronott1]

For being Styrofoam I am very impressed with these! They have done great and clean up is a breeze with them. I was gonna get a cabinet but ended up getting a second one( cabinet in the future and use these as a hatcher) they are not cheep but they are worth what I paid.
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I have two Geneis 1588. They have been very good for hatching chicks, ducks, turkeys, Ginneas....Even wild mallards!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I have thought about getting silkies, I have herd that are great broodies and I think my Daughter would love them. Just have to build a coop just for them with a BIG run... I wouldn't be able to free range them here on the homestead they probably wouldn't last a week
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From what I was told the broodie has been bred out of most but not the silkies

 

[Hope Hughes]

All my chickens that go Broody and hatch are bantams. I have only ever had 1 RIR go broody and hatch 1 chick out. My duckwing game bantams have been great mommas..each hatch are 10- 15 chicks. ​

 

[pennyJo1960]

All my chickens that go Broody and hatch are bantams. I have only ever had 1 RIR go broody and hatch 1 chick out. My duckwing game bantams have been great mommas..each hatch are 10- 15 chicks. ​

should've said the ones I was told are all hatchery birds also

 

[Hope Hughes]

I have two Geneise 1588. They have been very good for hatching chicks, ducks, turkeys, Ginneas....Even wild mallards!

I love them so far! But they are dangerous to have.... because they are so easy to use and great at hatching..
All you want to do is keep filling them with more and more eggs lol
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