Broody now!

[incubatingisfun]

im kind of rethinking letting my broody incubate my eggs. she gets off to drink and eat but she takes so long that the egggs get cold.im afraid this will make for bad hatch rates or none at all

 

[poultryfan73]

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Id let her try it.. when my hen gets off the nest shes off for about 3-5 mintues.

 

[DAFox]

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What are your temps running where you are in Alaska? I had a broody in December that had a pretty good hatch...I can't remember if it was 7 or 8 out of 12. My outdoor temps were lows in the 30's (or lower) and daytime was probably no higher than 50.
I didn't use a heatlamp but maybe you rig a one over the nest if you are worried?
Dale-Ann

 

[DAFox]

I have one that is starting to zip!
I couldn't wait until my usual time to go and feed my broody. I went out with a flashlight and when I came up to the nest, I could hear my broody do the Mama cluck.
Now to leave her alone....the hardest thing to do.
Dale-Ann

 

[incubatingisfun]

cool your eggs are hatchng
im gonna let her set with some free eggs

 

[poultryfan73]

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Good choice!

 

[kuntrygirl]

I had a Buff Orpington to go broody on yesterday also. Not sure how many eggs are under her because I noticed her in the nesting box on last night. Will check her today and will probably add more eggs. What do you think the max number of eggs to put under a Buff Orpington would be? Temps in Louisiana for the next 2 weeks will range from 79 to 87 degrees.

 

[kuntrygirl]

My Broody List for the last 30 days:

Broody # 1 – Buff Brahma – hatched 5 babies
Broody # 2 – Buff Orpington – hatched 6 babies but caring for 2 additional chicks that hatched late from another broody chicken that
didn’t want the chick and from a duck that hatched a chick. (A chicken snuck in to the duck’s headquarters and layed an egg.)

Broody # 3 – Araucana – hatched 5 babies but 1 baby was about 3 days late and she didn’t want it. I placed it with a Buff Orpington
Broody # 4 – Buff Orpington – setting on 10 eggs
Broody # 5 – Cochin – setting on 6 eggs
Broody # 6 – Barred Rock – setting on 10 eggs
Broody # 7 – Buff Brahma – setting on 8 eggs
Broody # 8 – Blue Cochin – setting on 10 eggs
Broody # 9 – Buff Orpington – setting on 10 eggs
Broody # 10 – Buff Orpington – setting on 10 eggs
Broody # 11 – Cochin – setting on 8 eggs
Broody # 12 – Buff Orpington – don’t know how many eggs she is setting on. Found her last night
Broody # 13 – Turkey – was setting on 13 eggs but chickens attacked eggs killing 8 babies. Only 4 survived and 1 egg didn’t hatch. Turkey hatched a chicken. Don’t know who snuck in to the turkey’s nesting box.

Chick is still with turkey.
Broody # 14 – Turkey – setting on 13 eggs. Scheduled to hatch any day now.
Broody # 15 – African Goose – started with 15 eggs and down to 8. She cracked 7 eggs. Past due. Don’t think any eggs will hatch.
Broody # 16 – Toulose Goose – setting on 20. Past due. Don’t think any eggs will hatch.
Broody # 17 – Emden Goose – setting on 12. Past due. Don’t think any eggs will hatch.
Broody # 18 – Muscovy Duck – setting on 19. Will hatch any day now.
Broody # 19 – Muscovy Duck – setting on 15. Will hatch any day now. (hatched a baby chicken. Have no idea what chicken snuck into the duck’s headquarters)

I’m averaging a broody every other day. Anyone need a broody hen?

 

[poultryfan73]

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Well mine is handling 10 very well. Shes pretty big. Post a picture so i can see how big she is.

 

[poultryfan73]

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Id love a broody turkey! That or a muscovy hen!