All of them are under a year old as well, got them around July or August of last year.
I'll second this! I knew I wanted a broody to use once a year to replenish the flock. I had my existing flock of 16 mixed birds, mostly leghorns, born last August. I ordered more chickens (broody prone breeds) from Ideal in April. No sooner did those chicks turn 4 weeks and move outside and my EE (which I am assuming is a leghorn mix by her color and build) goes broody. I was not expecting that one!!I ordered some White Plymouth Rocks from Ideal. Some ended up looking like White Leghorns with floppy combs and lay white eggs... no biggie though, I liked them anyway. Well. about 10 or more of my 17 have gone broody at one time or another this spring. Not fake broody, hatch chicks and raise them broody. I have 22 chicks on the ground and about 30 more coming... they are baby raising machines! I was thinking I would be lucky if I got one... now I may be too lucky lol. If I leave an egg in there, someone is going to hatch it. My red broilers from Ideal, 3 I kept because I just had a feeling about them, lay like champs and hatch eggs like champs lol. I have one of two BR hens sitting as well and should have chicks in a week or so. Dont let anyone tell you hatchery chicks dont go broody! Holy goodness they do! A lot! Even the floppy comb "white Plymouth Rock" that lays the white egg is broody. Its nuts really. Just wanted to share.
I ordered some White Plymouth Rocks from Ideal. Some ended up looking like White Leghorns with floppy combs and lay white eggs... no biggie though, I liked them anyway. Well. about 10 or more of my 17 have gone broody at one time or another this spring. Not fake broody, hatch chicks and raise them broody. I have 22 chicks on the ground and about 30 more coming... they are baby raising machines! I was thinking I would be lucky if I got one... now I may be too lucky lol. If I leave an egg in there, someone is going to hatch it. My red broilers from Ideal, 3 I kept because I just had a feeling about them, lay like champs and hatch eggs like champs lol. I have one of two BR hens sitting as well and should have chicks in a week or so. Dont let anyone tell you hatchery chicks dont go broody! Holy goodness they do! A lot! Even the floppy comb "white Plymouth Rock" that lays the white egg is broody. Its nuts really. Just wanted to share.
I am hoping for the same thing! tomorrow is day 23!! thought I heard chirping today too! and my rooster is crowing more and it's actually annoying me! hopefully he goes back to crowing less when his ladies are back with him!Also day 22 and although no pipping I did hear some chirping coming from one of the two eggs today. I know I should leave them alone but its soooo tempting to be nosey lol. I have heard that if eggs go cooler during the process it takes a little longer. I wonder if this is what happened as the eggs would have gone cooler between Margaret dying and Silky adopting the them. Hopefully this time tomorrow I'll be sharing pictures
I ordered some White Plymouth Rocks from Ideal. Some ended up looking like White Leghorns with floppy combs and lay white eggs... no biggie though, I liked them anyway. Well. about 10 or more of my 17 have gone broody at one time or another this spring. Not fake broody, hatch chicks and raise them broody. I have 22 chicks on the ground and about 30 more coming... they are baby raising machines! I was thinking I would be lucky if I got one... now I may be too lucky lol. If I leave an egg in there, someone is going to hatch it. My red broilers from Ideal, 3 I kept because I just had a feeling about them, lay like champs and hatch eggs like champs lol. I have one of two BR hens sitting as well and should have chicks in a week or so. Dont let anyone tell you hatchery chicks dont go broody! Holy goodness they do! A lot! Even the floppy comb "white Plymouth Rock" that lays the white egg is broody. Its nuts really. Just wanted to share.
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