Broody Hen Thread!

[mvvs]

I have a broody hen and am seriously considering buying some fertile eggs (no rooster at home) to put under her... I can't easily separate her and would be chicks from the rest of my flock. Is it a bad idea to try to hatch eggs under her? And are there disease concerns for my other adult birds to consider when bringing eggs home from another farm?

 

[Chookin gooood]

Mummy with her little chick!!! ignore thing in the background!!

 

[chicken farmer]

What breed?

 

[Jharper]

What breed?

X2

 

[melina90]

Mummy with her little chick!!! ignore thing in the background!!

She's beautiful, love mommas color! It's always so amazing to watch a momma hen with babies

 

[Chookin gooood]

Mum is an lavender araucana and the chick is a araucana x hybrid. Unfortunatley non of the full araucanas hatched........although i could see they had developed.....
I know the shells are incredibly thick so i hope this was not the problem!!!!

 

[hunter319]

Well I finally got a white silkie yesterday in hopes she will set on and hatch some of my fertile eggs I have.she is in her own pen in the coop.any advice would be greatly appreciated in this is my first time trying this.thank you

 

[Chookin gooood]

Its now day 28 and the broody is still sitting on the eggs- wondering if there was any hope of them hatching
should i take them off her?
Thanks!!!

 

[Amandalea]

My Broody hen hatched 5 chicks wednesday, 2 more thursday, and 2 more friday, 2 more saturday. We have 11 now and 4 eggs left I was wondering how long it normally takes before they are finished hatching?

 

[sgtmom52]

My bantam cochin "BJ" went broody last week and I had previously ordered 5 Speckled Sussex chicks which were due to arrive on Thursday. As BJ is usually a wonderful mother, I put the chicks under her as soon as I got home. She took to them right away and is a proud momma! She took them outside today for the first time ~ they should be about 5 days old.