Broodies on eggs? Broodies with babies? Post here.

[what was i thinking]

i asked this on my own thread but no one answered.... so i will try here.... when will she start to lay again after her babies hatch? her chicks are two and three days old now.... i don't expect it to be tomorrow but i was just wondering. thanks

 

[Teresaann24]

All hens are different but from my girls...I have 1 hen who raises her babies to about 5 weeks and begins to lay again...I have one girl who raised her chicks to 7 weeks before laying again.

It all depends I guess...I have noticed however in the warmer days...They will lay sooner after hatching chicks then in colder days.

Like in spring/summer they will lay sooner.
In fall/winter they will take longer.

Someone eles may have more advice but this is from my knowladge of my own girls.

 

[Teresaann24]

(Update) on my broody

Still none hatched yet today is day 22. I hear the little ones peeping away inside the shells.

 

[ursusarctosana]

Candled today. Can see tiny wing feathers and kicking feet. It's day 14.

 

[Teresaann24]

Update..One zipping now and one piped...Woohoo! Come on babies..The one zipping now is chirping up a storm...LOL

 

[Teresaann24]

Update..1 is out on day 22..3 to go!!

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

Yeah!!

Congrats!!!

 

[Bec]

WHOO HOO!!! I candled tonight and I have 5 out of 6 babies developing! I was trying to candle 2 nights ago and couldn;t see much, but I got a new little (bright pink) maglight from Wally world and took a peek tonight! I saw very well! I can;t wait!

I have 2 EE/partridge cochin and 3 Buff Orp/Partridge cochin! They should be really pretty...come ooon March 5th!

 

[Teresaann24]

Congrats Bec!

I wont know if anymore of mine have hatched till morning.

I hope the other 3 have hatched by then!!!

The little one looked white...I am hoping for a splash silkie...

 

[austinhart123]

i have 3 broodies right now!

one is due on the 27th of feb.


the other two just started today, but one is sitting on turkey eggs so her duedate is postponed a week so thats one month exactly, and the other one is three weeks which is the 12th of march

and i have a goose on the verge of broodieness i am a goose novice so idk if shes broody or not just have to wait and see


and i have 3 goose eggs in the bator