Broody hatch-a-long!!! With Pippin!

[the_peanut_coop]

I need to distract myself. I can't go back to the coop until it's been 3 hours. These eggs are like a watched kettle!

Right you are... travel over here and you can hold my bunnies!

 

[yakitori]

I need to distract myself. I can't go back to the coop until it's been 3 hours. These eggs are like a watched kettle!

You bet I would be the same when it’s hatching time here! Heck, I’ll probably move the nesting box permanently next to my work desk just so I can check without leaving the room!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

You bet I would be the same when it’s hatching time here! Heck, I’ll probably move the nesting box permanently next to my work desk just so I can check without leaving the room!

that's such a good idea,
for my next hatch, letting pippin make a nest in my room

 

[the_peanut_coop]

that's such a good idea,
for my next hatch, letting pippin make a nest in my room

I wanna broody so bad :'(

 

[yakitori]

I wanna broody so bad :'(

Or you can just become the broody

 

[the_peanut_coop]

Or you can just become the broody

Wha- No! that- ahhgh nooo haha

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Or you can just become the broody

I really want to do that

 

[PippinTheChicken]

we should get a BYC member to try it... who though?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I wanna broody so bad :'(

you can encourage a hen to go broody by leaving artificial eggs in the nest for an extended period. you can heat up the nests to make them more homey. you can play chick sounds to them, this will mess with their hormones and make them more likely to go broody.
what breeds do you have?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

only have to wait 2 more hours