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

[PippinTheChicken]

I can probably get pics this afternoon

 

[cherrynberry]

Well...I have a broody hen right now too! Have her 2 eggs yesterday. I also put 10 day old eggs under her (they were in the incubator, 5 eggs) so 7 in total. I will be taking the 5 older eggs from her on day 18 (probably day 17) and she will raise 2 chicks if all goes well. I will be candling the newer eggs in 2 days...hope all goes well! So far the 5 older eggs are all fertile (good job on my rooster’s part) I am really hoping Nugget (our rooster) will become a father before Father’s Day!!!

my only issue is that the nesting box is raised from the floor about 3 feet, so I will have to move her, probably in a weeks or so...EXCITED!!!

 

[cherrynberry]

I can probably get pics this afternoon

Although I need to go to sleep for now!!!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

 

[yakitori]

Well this girl goes broody every year (she’s the one in my profile pic) and we have no rooster. I have neighbors with chickens so I get their hopefully fertile eggs and let her sit and hatch out babies. Not sure what kind? An Olive Egger, Ameracauna for sure but the rest?? I started with 16, gave her 3 and was going to incubate the rest but the incubator couldn’t keep its temp so I lost some and a few were infertile. 4 more went under her last night and they looked good when I candled. Fingers crossed!!

for the fluffiests butts!

 

[yakitori]

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fluffiest bed ever!
Is pippin finally off the nest now?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

fluffiest bed ever!
Is pippin finally off the nest now?

Nope. One of the chicks is still quite young and wet. Pippin is trying to hatch one of the eggs.
Do you think if I take the egg away she will get off the nest? I can put it in my incubator and if it hatches I can return the chick to her

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I'm leaving soon

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Do you think they are chamois(buff-laced)? They are a vanilla colour

 

[yakitori]

Nope. One of the chicks is still quite young and wet. Pippin is trying to hatch one of the eggs.
Do you think if I take the egg away she will get off the nest? I can put it in my incubator and if it hatches I can return the chick to her

I think what someone did was to take the first hatched chick away so that the broody doesn't get distracted with the need to take care of the soon to be hungry baby.
take that with a grain of salt though, I've never done this before and am just parroting information