Broody hen - expected hatch date May 21 ~ anyone else?

[calicokat]

WOW! Such great hatching updates everyone!!

ChicknCharm - It's awesome that your early hatchers weren't lost to drowning, must have had a guardian chick angel on duty!

SuziQ - WOO HOO on your hatches! Do you think I should move my broody girl off her nest for her regular eat & poop break this afternoon? Her eggs are due to hatch today, and I'm not sure????? What did you do?

Cowgirl - I didn't know that Guinea babies were called "Keats" - learn something new everyday! Sorry to hear you lost one, even with a big hatch, every loss is a sad one.

I'm at work, and won't have news until at least this afternoon. And I'm curious too about the "moving the broody & babies" question too. I kinda was planning on letting her stay in the pet taxi for a day or so, but when I add the 10 extra chicks I don't want it to be too crowded. So I just don't know . . . . . . what have you all decided to do??

 

[Morag]

Hi I've just joined. This is my first broody hatching, yesterday produced 3 beautiful chicks!

 

[Cowgirl71]

22 keets, and more on the way!

I forgot Guineas could ever be this cute...

In my earlier posts, I wasn't sure if the word keet was spelled "keet" or "keat." So I used both!

But I just looked it up in Webster's, and it's spelled "keet." FYI!
Happy hatching everyone!!!

 

[kathyinmo]

Do you mind if I join you all? I missed this thread somehow!
Can't wait to see all the pictures of the broodies and babies! I had 3 broodies, and 2 have hatched in the past couple days. The other one is due today.
Here is # 1
This is when I first discovered the hatch ...

Here's my broody mama (black cochin) .... with her 6 Delaware chicks (all girls, of course). One is hiding.

Next day, I went outside to see the broody and chicks. DS had let them outside. I panicked for a moment, as I only saw the mama sitting there. Then, I saw 2 chicks come out from under her ....

Then there were 3 .....

Within a couple minutes the mama was up and all 6 were out ....

It is so cute how she calls them, and the come to her! I LOVE this!

This is # 2 ...

This is what I did .... I took the hatched chicks from # 1 and # 2 and I put all the chicks with # 1, then I put all the eggs left with # 2, so that is why she is still sitting. They both started the same day, so I am only gonna let her sit until morning, then I am gonna pull the eggs. # 3 might have chicks by morning .... we will see!

 

[Cowgirl71]

28!

 

[kathyinmo]

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Pictures, pictures!

 

[Cowgirl71]

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Pictures, pictures!

I don't know how to get the pics from my digital camera onto my computer...

 

[kathyinmo]

Do you have a cord that came with the camera? It should plug in to the tower, and then it is real easy.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

Twelve of the 23 are out and three more have pipped.

One blue easter egger, two splash or light blue ameraucanas, two blue ameraucanas and 7 black olive eggers (that is, olive eggers that will be feathered black)

Everyone is still fluffing out in the bator. I'll try for pictures tomorrow!

 

[write2caroline]

I love my broody DOT. I shouldn't wonder about what a good job she is doing because she was such a good little sitter and a wonderful mommy so far. I think Broody is the best way to go for a few chicks at a time!!!!!

Caroline