Broody Hen Thread!

[roostersandhens]

i will post pics of my broody hens chicks when they hatch!

 

[taterbug41]

Question I just wormed my hens and have to throw away eggs for 14 days could I just leave them in the nest to see if it would help in getting one of my hens to go broody?

 

[Orpy]

YAY my brood hen has done a wonderful job hatching my new babies


YESTERDAY (day 20)




TODAY (day 21)


TAAAADAAAAA we have a chick (D'uucle Bantam)

 

[roostersandhens]

cool my hens chicks are due to hatch tomorrow i can not wait i hear peeping and one chick pecked a hole in the shell!

 

[roostersandhens]

Question I just wormed my hens and have to throw away eggs for 14 days could I just leave them in the nest to see if it would help in getting one of my hens to go broody?

leave em i geuss i do not know if that will efect the chick though.

 

[Jharper]

I had to give her babies away today. She was upset. She was a squawking then she tried to crow. Then I gave her my sultan chick that hatched out Monday and she seems to be quieting down. Gave her an egg, too.

 

[roostersandhens]

I had to give her babies away today. She was upset. She was a squawking then she tried to crow. Then I gave her my sultan chick that hatched out Monday and she seems to be quieting down. Gave her an egg, too.

aww poor girl.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

I risked life and limb to get this shot earlier. She has 11 chicks total. 2 Cochins and 9 Faverolles. I aslo have one trying to go broody. If she is still setting on Fri. she will get however many faverolle eggs I can collect out of 2 girls and 12 BCM eggs that I am getting.

What breed of hen is this? I look like a Faverolle but looks Wheaten as well?

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Hi everyone, can i join this thread. I set my 3rd broody this year (I broke about 5 unfortunately). It's a little bantie on 6 Minorca eggs. I will get some pics of her tomorrow she is on day 2.

 

[River3330]

Hello everyone, I love this topic, has anyone ever had more than 1 broody hen on a nest of eggs, I have 3 on the same nest :-0 it started with one hen on a very large nest of eggs then 2 of her sisters joined her, she allowed that but got very upset when a naked neck hen tried to lay an egg in the nest. Today we have had our first chicks hatch I can't wait to see if one hen will raise the chicks or all three or will they separate into 3 different groups, as long as they don't squash the chicks I don't care what they do, I'm just very curious