Broody Hen Thread!

[Ginger Assassin]

it depends on what hen you have and her personality what breed is she if you know and some hens would stay sitting till they die some wont stay for 2 days it depends.

yup our guinea hens died sitting on about 300 eggs but their where two of them.

 

[jammyjammy2112]

my hen went missing for 2 months i eventually found her in a ditch about 3 feilds away sitting on 2 rotten eggs she was very skinny but i fattened her up again and last year she hatched one chick but the chick died unfortuanity it jumped into a bucket of water i have a silkie with 2 chicks that are allmost 9 weeks old when should i put them with the flock they are currently with there mother in a seperate chicken coop
allso i have 4 chicks that i hatched in an incubator when should i add them to the flock aswell just wondering.

 

[animalboy0895]

my hen went missing for 2 months i eventually found her in a ditch about 3 feilds away sitting on 2 rotten eggs she was very skinny but i fattened her up again and last year she hatched one chick but the chick died unfortuanity it jumped into a bucket of water i have a silkie with 2 chicks that are allmost 9 weeks old when should i put them with the flock they are currently with there mother in a seperate chicken coop
allso i have 4 chicks that i hatched in an incubator when should i add them to the flock aswell just wondering.

i intergrate mine at about 2 months old. You have to do it slowly though other wies they will kill them put them in a seprate run or area where they can see the other chickens after about a week i let them out with the others and they get along fine!

 

[jammyjammy2112]

animalboy mine are 9 weeks and are still pritty small. The chicks with the mother go out free rangeing all day with the other hens but at nigth they and are in a seperate coop.so i think there ready to go in yes. the perce the adults are on is kinda high would it be ok for the chicks

 

[animalboy0895]

animalboy mine are 9 weeks and are still pritty small. The chicks with the mother go out free rangeing all day with the other hens but at nigth they and are in a seperate coop.so i think there ready to go in yes. the perce the adults are on is kinda high would it be ok for the chicks

if they have all their feathers they should be fine of course depending on the breed some take longer to get feathers. It would also depend on weather. Usually its warm enough out be the end of june but this year isnt looking to promising.

 

[scriptkiddieJR]

I've got a broody girl who's sitting the second time this year first time she hatched out 5 out of 15 but she sat through a blizzard most of them didn't make it past 10 days but the ones she hatched are all alive today

 

[PineTopFarm]

i have 4 chicks that i hatched in an incubator when should i add them to the flock aswell just wondering.

I have a small pen in my coop for chicks. The pen has an opening large enough for the chicks to get out but too small for the adult birds to get in. This allows the chicks to integrate with the flock on their timeline. If the adult birds get too aggressive then the chicks retreat to their pen. I've had great success with the chicks integrating very quickly.

 

[jendodd79]

My girl seems to be moving off the nest to let the other hens lay (since she is in the favourite box) and then pops back on - Also, our little 16 week old bantam cochin is choosing to sleep with her at night instead of on the roost. So funny!

 

[jammyjammy2112]

Pinetopfarm that's a very good idea thanks i'll try it

 

[zippy722]

YEAH!!!! My australorp did a great job. Day 21 today, and I have seen 4 chicks so far. There were a total of 8 eggs under her, so we'll see if there are more to come. So Very HAPPY. First time moms for us both. These are bantam babies (don't know what kind). The second picture are the parents of the eggs.