a devoted mother *PICS*

[austinhart123]

about 7 weeks ago a white cochin of mine went broody right about the time i set 30 eggs in my bator, i gave her 10 of them and let the other 20 in the bator hatch there, about 24 hatched total and i gave them all to her to raise, due to space issues, i seperated er from her chicks and put the chicks in an outdoor brooder with a heat lamp, 3 weeks after that, we had terrible storms and the circut shorted and they had no heat, so on a whim, i placed the mother back with her chicks, i just checked on them and this is what i saw

 

[Preservation Acres]

I love broody hens. So much better than a bater.

 

[ljf24]

I bet that's a headache keeping all those chicks happy.

 

[LilBizzy]

Awwwww.. That probbaly made her the happiest chicken in the world!! She's doing a great job!

 

[austinhart123]

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i know and the kids fighting over the blankets which are her arms lol
she has 22 crammed under there

 

[ljf24]

Lol. There's little heads sticking out from all directions.

 

[WriterofWords]

She's such a good mommy, it's so neat how they just spread out and cover the young birds! She's looks just like my Show Off, the bantam with the long nails!

 

[Dora'smom]

What sweet pictures! I'm sure you made her very happy, allowing her to care for those little babies! I love pictures of broody hens with their little ones.

 

[8wishbonechicks]

Awww..what a nice mommy hen! I'm glad she accepted all those cute babies. I'm hoping to do a Easter hatch but if one of my hens goes broody, I'm going to let her hatch them. Nice pictures!

 

[bockbock2008]

I don't ever think I have seen a chicken look that flat.