broody question

[Barred Rocks forever]

hi my cochin went broody today i have maran eggs in the bator that have 5 days till they hatch can i just slip those eggs under the cochin thanks !

 

[Critter Crazed]

I want to know this too, bump.

 

[silkydragon]

i think so

 

[duckgirl_19]

hmm maybe some one else can answer this ill give you a bump

 

[Splashycochin]

Your broody hen has been broody before, and hatched eggs that weren't hers. She has a history of being a good mama, right?

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

yes she has been one but when i give her the eggs they will be a little early in the brooding stage thats what im worrying about maybe i will get some hatching eggs from a breeder i have always wanted some crele OEG from donnie

 

[Sunny Side Up]

I've not tried this, but I *think* it would be all right. Just make sure the hen is truly broody & not going to change her mind. Maybe give her a couple of fake or disposable eggs and see if she sticks on them. Then swap them for the eggs in your incubator. How nice it will be to have a bird do the work of tending to these chicks! Your hen will be thinking "Wow, this broody business is easy, the time just flew by!"

Once I had a young hen who was brooding some eggs and for some reason mid-way through the set she flew off the nest & found a way out of the broody pen. It just happened that I had a super-broody hen who started showing signs of broodiness that afternoon. I put her on the abandoned nest and she took to it right away. Typically I wait until after nightfall to make any moves/changes with broodies, but this was an emergency situation. Fortunately Bebe was an exceptional broody who could handle it.

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

awsome i guess i will try that lol i guess theres no point in getting those OEG crele eggs well i guess she wil ltake all the bantams for me

 

[Splashycochin]

So is the thought that adding fertilized eggs anywhere within the 21 day okay?