Broody Australorp Now Mother Hen!!!!!! Lots and Lots of Pics!

[Freebie]

OH. and to the OP. I had a broody BA. She was a wonderful mother. Her name way Sydney. (a coon got her in 08) She would take in any chick and take care of it. She was so wonderful. I thought that was not typical of the BA though. I sure miss her.

 

[cwhit590]

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Haha...Michiganders are taking over! Hijackers!!!

Dreaming...I live in Mattawan...work in Kzoo...and my chickens live at a friends farm in Lawton.

Good to see someone else from the area!

Ok....so Preservation Acres....how's it going?!?!! It's almost showtime...

 

[Preservation Acres]

Day 20...

My GOODNESS!!!! I leave for a few hours, and everyone in Michigan checks in!

4 PIPS!!!! And all kinds of peeping going on.

My hen is so excited. Every time they start chirping, she stands up and looks down between her legs to see what's going on.

When I first got home there were 3 pipped, now there's 4, but none of them have started to cut a line around the egg.

I may have chicks tomorrow morning. Tomorrow is the official hatch day!

 

[Preservation Acres]

Oh, my DW brought my digital camera to her classroom and keeps forgetting to bring it back. GRRRRRRRRRR....gotta love her.

She swears she'll bring it home tomorrow.

 

[Preservation Acres]

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Your Australorp was named Sydney. Mine is Melbourne. Great minds think alike.

 

[cwhit590]

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Woohoo!

 

[kathyinmo]

YeeHaw! Come on chickeeee, come on out!

 

[Preservation Acres]

I'm probably going to be up all night checking in on her.

 

[cwhit590]

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Just don't reach under her and check the eggs too much...during the hatch they need the humidity from her, plus you don't want her to stress out.

Is your camera all ready?

 

[Preservation Acres]

I'll have pics tomorrow! And to think that some people don't like it when their hen's go broody!

I can't wait until it happens again!