First broody!!

[Jeevesrules]

At last she's done it!! After weeks of persuasion my welsummer has finally gone broody!! Getting eggs tomorrow so possible hatching date 7th June if she sticks to it!!

 

[Zaxby's2]

Yay! Good luck, and

 

[naughtyhens]

Yay!

Welsummers are great chickens. I love mine. Even broody she is so friendly and sweet. Best of luck with your hatch.

 

[StarStruck203]

i got my first broody two days ago!!! im so escited! she is a buff orpington and is being so sweet. she is very devoted to those little eggs. she is only setting on 4 eggs, but thats better than nothing. im excited either way

 

[somadlyinlove]

good for you It's soooo exciting!!

 

[somadlyinlove]

good for you It's soooo exciting!!

 

[moeplants]

I am new to this, I would like to get one of my hens to set on Guinea eggs, how do you go about that? I don't think the eggs my hens are laying are fertile...new rooster and he seems to only be interested in "his" hens, the ones that came with him. I have a hen that looks broody, but how do I get the eggs to her?

 

[Zaxby's2]

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I would wait a while until you see him mate one of your other hens, but after a week or two your eggs should be fertile. I don't know about the guinea eggs being fertile, but she will sit on them and can hatch them out successfully. I would move your hen to a different location and while your waiting for a fertile egg you can be making sure she's broody. Once she's been at it for a while, I'd go ahead and give her the eggs by just placing them under her at night. Good luck!

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