emergancy help needed, don't know what I can do.

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

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That's great! How many eggs is she sitting on?

 

[cmom]

Congratulations!!! Please post some pics...

 

[toetoe]

As of this morning she has 4 chicks. So far she is being a good momma. I will be opening her cage later today and we will see how she does.
I will keep you updated. May be later I can send some photos.

 

[toetoe]

She started with 6 eggs but some how ended up with 8. I don't how she was laying and brooding.

 

[toetoe]

Well here we go, Both hens hatched 6 chicks.

The first is Louseal with hers:

I do believe momma is a bantam, but she is doing quite well with her new brood.

This is whity and her 6 chicks.

This one looks like the chick on the movie Happy Feet.

Now the fun part is seeing if they can handle being in the same run together.

 

[Tonopah Pati]

Can't wait to hear what will happen next, please keep posting.

OMG!, they are so cute. I want some. How old do the girls have to be before they go broody?.

 

[toetoe]

Well I was shocked when Whity went into brooding. I did not expect her to at only 9 months.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

I'm so happy both hens made good broodies!

My first experience with broody hens was this summer - they were both 8 month old barnevelders. The first one was clumsy and kept cracking or breaking the eggs (never ate any though) and I was able to get one chick from her (hatched indoors by me). The second hen(pullet) was wonderful and hatched 6 chicks (see below).

 

[LarryPQ]

oh my, what a good lookng bird!

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Congratulations!! Great looking chicks.