Eggs hatching under a broody question

[txchickie]

Update:

I just went out and peeked at her, she's got every last egg under her

She's such a sweet little hen! She does look like a black pancake with a head though

Poor girl is spread out FLAT!

I can't wait for chicks!



ETA: Fro the polish broody is in the guinea coop and is maaaaaaad

 

[~*Sweet Cheeks*~]

Good luck with your new mommy and chicks to come.

I finally put a couple eggs under my 1st time broody. I don't have any roos, so I've been taking eggs off from under her going on 5 wks.

I got some hopefully fertile eggs from coworker.

Be sure to share some pictures.

 

[cluckinchicken]

Hate to spoil the party, but I had 2 broody mamas this summer (bantam Mille Fleurs) who shared a pile of eggs. They shared the chicks, too.
BUT---They hatched 2 of them, then abandoned the rest. It was sad, there were so many that were viable. Next time I will move the whole lot to the bator soon as the girls stop brooding the eggs. I think they figured after 2 they were done. The chicks (barred rocks) are now bigger than their mommies (I like saying 'they have 2 mommies!!') and still follow them around. They have made palsy walsy with the girl's new boyfriend, a little Mille rooster. It's a little banty family.
I kept them on the floor in my beat up old brooder box (which is now in the fire pile)
that I made years ago so they could be safe (with the top on) with food hopper (with starter) and waterer in there with them. Safe from the other chickens, of course. Everyone was content. After a couple of weeks, I took the lid off and they all came out (with a box inside so the shrimps could hop out with the mommies).
Mommies escorted babies all over the yard, it was super extra nuclear poison cute!!!!! The babies would go outside the fence, of course, they were so tiny but never, ever run off. They'd just go in and out of the fence, keeping watch of the mommies and sticking around-- until one day they just couldn't anymore (from growing).
They would go up and down the ramp into the chicken house, with the mommies. Mommies would each take turns defending the chicks against big chickens who may hassle there. Mommies are tough with great bad attitudes!
The chicks learned to deal with everything, all the other chickens and are now parts of the flock. They even hang out with the adult barred rock girls.

Don't worry so much. If your girls have instinct enough to set on eggs naturally, they have instinct enough to raise their kids correctly, just like in the cartoons.

 

[austinhart123]

Quote:
same but mine are modern games and theyve only been doing it for one year

 

[txchickie]

I went out last night after dark and peeked under her! I didn't want to disturb her, but I did manage to lift up one half of her pancaked little body

and saw SEVERAL eggs pipping

She's always been a sweet hen and allowed me to peek under her without too much fuss while she's been sitting, but I don't want to possibly upset her while her babies are hatching. If I don't see babies out today I'm going to go peek again tonight!