Broody Hen Thread!

[carlos2468]

I lifted up my hen (its her first day sitting on the egg) and it wasnt warm is that a bad thing

 

[fisherlady]

@fisherlady. Thankyou for the pictures ! They re wonderful

You're welcome, I enjoy snapping the pics to share, DH likes getting them through the day when he's at work and it is great for be able to share with all the fellow chicken addicted friends here! Lol

 

[fisherlady]

What a day for new chicks!  We are getting some severe weather tonight.  No wonder new momma was sitting tight and not letting those babies wander. Just hoping we don't all blow away!  Maybe the storm will do its thing then settle the wind down a bit.  It's been nuts here the last few days.

Hoping you all stay safe tonight!

 

[katatonic123]

Southwest Missouri. ..I think it may have blown past us already. Can't hear thunder anymore.

Where are you?

 

[microchick]

We got some heavy rain in Northeast/central MO. I think it blew through pretty fast, thank goodness. It looked far worse on radar than it was.

We know people in Western IL that had their farm hit by a tornado a couple of weeks back. They have a huge barn that was flattened by the storm and killed 2 Belgium foals and one mare when the hay loft collapsed. Sad stuff. I guess they have one mare in a sling due to her injuries.

 

[Greg88]

thanks but they are fisherlady's

 

[Wendy High]

Good morning to all. Latest update...Day 20 yesterday for hen in wire cage inside hen house. Lockdown (shut her door) 3 days ago. Yesterday when she let me know she wanted out.....here's a few thousand words for those who have paid close enough attention in the past...

Thank you to everyone who posts info and photos. It is invaluable.

She got off nest, ate, pruned...

Ran around in water dish. (My broodies like that.)

Ran out the Ideal ckicks when I went to let her back in..

Oh yeah, left 2 large, stinkie gifts b4 heading back to cage.

Settled back on nest making movements like she was working eggs and talking to them.

Settling down. The whole process took less than 90 seconds. Yep, she ran around enclosed pen and jabbered the whole time. Was a wonderful first time experience for me.

Good day to all. I have some catching up on here to-do.

 

[fisherlady]

Good morning to all. Latest update...Day 20 yesterday for hen in wire cage inside hen house. Lockdown (shut her door) 3 days ago. Yesterday when she let me know she wanted out.....here's a few thousand words for those who have paid close enough attention in the past...

Thank you to everyone who posts info and photos. It is invaluable.






She got off nest, ate, pruned...




Ran around in water dish. (My broodies like that.)

Ran out the Ideal ckicks when I went to let her back in..

Oh yeah, left 2 large, stinkie gifts b4 heading back to cage.


Settled back on nest making movements like she was working eggs and talking to them.


Settling down. The whole process took less than 90 seconds. Yep, she ran around enclosed pen and jabbered the whole time. Was a wonderful first time experience for me.

Good day to all. I have some catching up on here to-do.

She looks quite content in her little kingdom! Glad it is going well for her!

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

Wendy high look at you're Queen broody all ready to make you a grandmother can't wait to see pics of hers and yours new chicks!!!

 

[microchick]

I have to admit that I admire these little hens so much. Mine were purchased as one day olds from a local breeder and brooded in our utility room with just me acting as 'mom' to them. There was no adult hen to teach them anything, just little old me and I mean that quite literally. Less than a year later, Aggie goes broody. (I had predicted she would be the first when she was still a little pullet and was right)

I have watched her through the process and studied her every move and it amazes me how the instincts kick in and they know just what to do and when to do it. She has been an exemplary mother to her little brood of 8 chicks without having another hen to watch and learn from.

I notice our other hens standing at the fence separating them from the little family watching them intently and wonder if they are learning anything from watching Aggie and her babies or whether like Aggie, it's all stored in their genetic makeup.

It should be that easy for humans raising kids. Instinctively we know the biology of birth but women depend so much on other women, mothers, sisters, friends, etc to offer up advice to the new mother on how to raise the little ones where chickens just seem to know how to do it on their own.

Simply amazing, IMHO.