Broody Hen Thread!

[Jharper]

She tries so hard to cover three big chicks. Haha

 

[Kristin Brown]

Thanks for sharing the picture! Reminded me how much I miss my last hatch of chicks.

 

[Jharper]

I bought her then I had hatched out some chicks in the incubator and she went right to them. Crazy huh?

 

[Arkansas81]

How long can I sit hatching eggs on the counter before they are not viable. How many times do I need to turn them.

 

[Huevos-Azules]

She tries so hard to cover three big chicks. Haha

Very nice image, and the hen with her chicks.

Luck, Greetings!

 

[Jharper]

How long can I sit hatching eggs on the counter before they are not viable. How many times do I need to turn them.

Put them bunt side up and keep them at room temperature. They are good up to at least a week and a half.

 

[roostersandhens]

HELP!! i have 1 broody black astralorp haching 14 eggs. the eggs were sat on for 21 hours! but thenleft for 12. then broody hen came back and has been sitting on them for days!!!!! do you think the eggs will hatch. if so i can not wait!!!! PLEASE REPLY!!!! also freindly tip you are supposed to take youre broody hen of there nest 1 time a day!! if you do not they will get sick!!

 

[roostersandhens]

hi

 

[TimBaumann]

HELP!! i have 1 broody black astralorp haching 14 eggs. the eggs were sat on for 21 hours! but thenleft for 12. then broody hen came back and has been sitting on them for days!!!!! do you think the eggs will hatch. if so i can not wait!!!! PLEASE REPLY!!!! also freindly tip you are supposed to take youre broody hen of there nest 1 time a day!! if you do not they will get sick!!

I'm pretty sure they would still hatch! When my hen went broody for the first time she sat on the eggs for just 2-3 hours on the first day and go sleep on her roost...then the next day she would stay on them for 4-6 hours until she finally slept in her nest on the eggs. Then she started sitting all day! Most hens will leave the nest by them selves! If you pick them up you risk taking them out of being broody! But I have a silkie that wouldn't get up for 2 days so then I took it outside! SO only take hens of the nest forcefully if you know they don't do it themselves otherwise you're just causing them stress!
Good luck with your eggs!

 

[tadpole98]

would a hen who just hatched out chicks two days ago accept one more from the nest she deserted?
two days ago i went outside and WHOA THERE ARE TWO CHICKS RUNNING AROUND
red star hid her nest, and once those two hatched she deserted her other nest i found. I took those eggs in and put them in the bator, i thought all were dead but one just hatched about thirty seconds ago. Would she take it in? or kill it?