Exciting New Brinsea App Controlled Incubator - Testers Journey!

[notabitail]

Two, thirty, there's only a few letters different, so eh...

Plus isn't there a rule that if you drool on them you have to keep them?

There is a rule:

"You drool on it, you pay for it".

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I have two in the coop broody. I bet I could get one of those old ladies to take 'em. I never even thought of that!

But, they seem to abandon ship at about a month to six weeks old and then we're having to find a place for them. I've got hubby thinking about it as he remembers how this plays out.

Is any of your broodies bantams? I've only done hatching with one breed of bantam so far (OEG), but they stayed with the chicks a lot longer than my standard brooders have.

If it helps you any, I had an accidental hatch at the end of August/beginning of September one year with only four chicks, and they were feathered out before the first snow fly and did well during the winter. They were hatched and raised by a broody, and the broody (a standard American Buff Orpington) typically stayed with her pullets (cockerels were different) for three months and longer. My winters can get pretty cold here and my coops aren't insulated, but I do the deep litter compost (and not well).

 

[Debbie292d]

Is any of your broodies bantams? I've only done hatching with one breed of bantam so far (OEG), but they stayed with the chicks a lot longer than my standard brooders have.

If it helps you any, I had an accidental hatch at the end of August/beginning of September one year with only four chicks, and they were feathered out before the first snow fly and did well during the winter. They were hatched and raised by a broody, and the broody (a standard American Buff Orpington) typically stayed with her pullets (cockerels were different) for three months and longer. My winters can get pretty cold here and my coops aren't insulated, but I do the deep litter compost (and not well).

Thank you!

We only have silkies here, and there's always someone broody. As much as I'd love to try it, we've dealt with abandoned chicks three times. Silkies are awesome mothers until the day they choose to go broody again and then act like their chicks are the enemy. They'll allow them to be picked on. I left it up to hubby, who wants to just keep them in the house brooder until the new coop is built (a month or two yet), and then they can go out there until they are old enough to join the main coop. That will also be heated to 40F, but if they need more heat at that time, we've got safe panel heaters.

We're up to keeping 3 now.

 

[Marie2020]

LAWS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN WHEN IT COMES TO CHICKENS OKAY?!

 

[Marie2020]

LAWS ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN WHEN IT COMES TO CHICKENS OKAY?!

To add, especially when it's totally silly laws that are uncalled for.

 

[Marie2020]

Is any of your broodies bantams? I've only done hatching with one breed of bantam so far (OEG), but they stayed with the chicks a lot longer than my standard brooders have.

If it helps you any, I had an accidental hatch at the end of August/beginning of September one year with only four chicks, and they were feathered out before the first snow fly and did well during the winter. They were hatched and raised by a broody, and the broody (a standard American Buff Orpington) typically stayed with her pullets (cockerels were different) for three months and longer. My winters can get pretty cold here and my coops aren't insulated, but I do the deep litter compost (and not well).

That is incredible

 

[muddy75]

@casportpony may we have an update???

 

[muddy75]

@Debbie292d How are the babies?

 

[Debbie292d]

@Debbie292d How are the babies?

They are a week old today and growing like weeds! Thank you for asking. All healthy and happy!

 

[Debbie292d]

They are a week old today and growing like weeds! Thank you for asking. All healthy and happy!