I would hope everyone gets to experience of watching nature raise chicks from hatching till so far as 7 weeks. The broody takes better care of them than I ever thought. She has taught them to find food and water the first day of hatch. She protects them with a furry at times. At first the other chickens where curious and would approach and the broody put them in there place immeditily. We have a beagle who thinks he is a chicken and follows the hens around the yard just sniffing. The broody took care of him once and for all. Now he won't get close.
I bought a dozen assortment of bantam hatching eggs from Meyer. 7 hatched 2 didn't and 3 were killed by the broody getting the 1/2 hatched eggs stuck in her feathers. One White Crested Black Polish disappeared one day. I have one left. I still have no idea what I have. All but 2 are different and they are the black ones, 1 far right. Any help out there? Now the chicks pop up in between the other hens on the roost at night to keep warm. All a happy family. If you get a chance to see this take advantage of it. John
I bought a dozen assortment of bantam hatching eggs from Meyer. 7 hatched 2 didn't and 3 were killed by the broody getting the 1/2 hatched eggs stuck in her feathers. One White Crested Black Polish disappeared one day. I have one left. I still have no idea what I have. All but 2 are different and they are the black ones, 1 far right. Any help out there? Now the chicks pop up in between the other hens on the roost at night to keep warm. All a happy family. If you get a chance to see this take advantage of it. John
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