Can a broody chicken hatch pea eggs?

[furbabymum]

I went into the barn last night and found one of my australorps has gone broody. She was already sitting on 2 pea eggs. I took the rest of the chicken eggs from her (no rooster) and put all the pea eggs I found under her. She's currently sitting on 5 pea eggs. What's the chance she can hatch those out?

 

[zazouse]

I went into the barn last night and found one of my australorps has gone broody. She was already sitting on 2 pea eggs. I took the rest of the chicken eggs from her (no rooster) and put all the pea eggs I found under her. She's currently sitting on 5 pea eggs. What's the chance she can hatch those out?

Yes and they make wonderful moms, better than the pea moms in a free range situation IMO let her hatch em, is she a seasoned broody?
I have been doing fertility test and am using broodies to sit them then i pull the eggs on day 24 and put them in my hatcher so i can move them to the brooder and they are also imprinted on people which folks really like my friendly birds when they come to make a purchase, i should charge more for them

 

[furbabymum]

She is not a seasoned broody. She's never hatched out eggs before. I never keep a rooster. Too mean when you have toddlers.

 

[chicks4kids]

Well, I've heard that they are good moms as well. I have 2 seasoned broody chicken hens sitting on 7 peafowl eggs each! Let's keep our fingers crossed for eachother

 

[casportpony]

I have four broodies on a bunch of eggs now and I think I have a bunch more hens, but not sure I want to incubate any more of my own eggs.

-Kathy

 

[PeepsCA]

I have four broodies on a bunch of eggs now and I think I have a bunch more hens, but not sure I want to incubate any more of my own eggs.

-Kathy

Thats kinda where I am at... plenty of Silkie and Showgirl broodies ready to do the work for me, but I'm not really that enthused about hatching any more eggs from my quad of adult Peafowl this season

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Glad I'm not the only one, lol. If I ever figure out where to get packing material I could mail you some eggs if you want, but I have nothing but ordinary IB here.

-Kathy

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Beware of the naughty broody... just had one try to eat the peachick! Bloody chick and pipped eggs now in bator.

 

[furbabymum]

Beware of the naughty broody... just had one try to eat the peachick! Bloody chick and pipped eggs now in bator.

I think I'm going to remove them like Zaz suggested to the bator to hatch. I'd like some friendlier birds. My current ones were parent raise and while nice enough, nicer would be awesome.

 

[zazouse]

I think I'm going to remove them like Zaz suggested to the bator to hatch. I'd like some friendlier birds. My current ones were parent raise and while nice enough, nicer would be awesome.

They will pester you to death when they get older, will wanna be all up in your buisnezz

and anyone else that comes along '


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