calling any one from missouri

[surf]

SEMO near Jackson

 

[EdenCamp]

My geese have a nest started!!!!!

Other than the guineas, who I suspect are just hiding it REAL well, everything has at least one clutch of eggs being sat on now.

 

[ocap]

My geese have a nest started!!!!!

Other than the guineas, who I suspect are just hiding it REAL well, everything has at least one clutch of eggs being sat on now.

I noticed in your signature that you have Buff orpingtons, are they hatchery? and do they go broody often?

 

[EdenCamp]

Can not tell you the BO's origional source - they were from a lady that got them from someone else type of deal. I have 3 hens and they are in with my BA's since essentially the same thing - BA x BO's are considered BA's. But yes, let them collect eggs and they go broody - let a hatch of BA's and foster EE's all ready and now letting them start to hatch out a big batch of BA and BA/BO crosses but it looks like a BA is taking the primary broody lead. Also have a BR that is brooding out CCM's and another batch of EE's.

I do have quite a few Cackle birds and have to say I have not been displeased with the quality of birds from them. Am planning on getting into some heritage non-hatchery rose comb RIR's this year. I'm more interested in homesteading multi-purpose sustainability type thing - no disrespect to those that enjoy the fancy hobby and showing lines. Rather have good moms than good incubators - no worries about power outages!

 

[jnjmanning]

My Guineas are nesting somewhere! I found one nest, collected 4 eggs, then she quit laying there. Both females disappear every day for a couple hours. Hopefully I will find it by this weekend. We live on 175 acres..........lots of predators!

 

[misschickenlittle]

My guineas just started laying again too! I put their eggs in with my silkies to try to get them to start laying. They should be laying now but haven't started... :/

 

[ocap]

My Guineas are nesting somewhere! I found one nest, collected 4 eggs, then she quit laying there. Both females disappear every day for a couple hours. Hopefully I will find it by this weekend. We live on 175 acres..........lots of predators!

I made the mistake of parking my truck in the pasture for a week and was about to move it when I discovered my Peahen was nesting under the truck. lost the use of my truck until they hatched

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I noticed in your signature that you have Buff orpingtons, are they hatchery? and do they go broody often?

I had 2 BOs that originated at Cackle. One went broody 3 times in 2 years, the first time was a month after she started laying. The next two times I let her hatch eggs and did a great job.
The other BO never went broody. I only had them about 3 years or so.

 

[EdenCamp]

I have noticed that the girls "cluster" to brood.
I have the BO girl with foster chicks she hatched in the BA/BO breeding pen.
The other girls in the pen, even tho they have choice of 4 boxes and all laid in regularly until now.
Now they ALL lay in one nest - chock full of eggs!
The adjoinging pen I'm letting free range even tho it has a big run - has 3 scovies and 2 hens nesting.
The pen/run on the other side of the BAs the geese started laying in.

Out front I have 4 nesting on the porch and one RIR that insists on sharing a scovy nest.
Another RIR insisting on laying eggs in a turkey clutch.

Pretty sure the grouping is not an accident.
Kinda like human moms, let them get thier hands on a baby and sniffing the new baby smell
and that maternal urge starts kicking in.

Let a clutch build up or pop a batch of eggs where she's laying and see if she dosen't start brooding them within a couple days. Mark them and swap out - won;t hurt anything to let them sit in the nest a day before refridgerating and replace with fresh laid. Once one "claims" the clutch for real you'll be hard pressed to budge her off. Catch her off the nest and replace with what you want her on if you like.

I make it a point to hand feed once they get serious about it. Even females I got as adults soon accept eating out of hand as a swell idea and makes gentling thier hatch easier when mom dosen't see me as a threat.

 

[what's kickin' chicken]

I made the mistake of parking my truck in the pasture for a week and was about to move it when I discovered my Peahen was nesting under the truck. lost the use of my truck until they hatched