French frogs

[scflock]

Hold on there horsey, this ain't EBay

6 is out, one to go

 

[FridayYet]

Hold on there horsey, this ain't EBay

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Here's a new phrase I learned today, "Panspermia".

 

[abbevilleoz]

Here's a new phrase I learned today, "Panspermia".

I don't think you can say that on this forum.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

I don't think you can say that on this forum.

Lol, no you just have to stay away from roo talk. Care to venture what the theory of Panspermia is?

 

[scflock]

Lol, no you just have to stay away from roo talk. Care to venture what the theory of Panspermia is?

Yes, that's when you fry fertile eggs

 

[RubyNala97]

I'm due again Thursday

I'm Monday but thinking they'll probably start Saturday or Sunday. How many are you anticipating locking down around?

#6 - Deborah Harry

Ha! What a little cutie! How many more eggs to go?

We've been blessed with a few broody hens. In my experience, I can tell you to be prepared for the unexpected. We had one quit-totally- after the eggs were 17 days old. Had one eating the eggs, but later learned that she knows which ones are good & which ones are not. Had one sitting on the nest and an egg exploded under her. It was in the last week, so the gunk got all over the other eggs, and although I wiped them off, none made it.

The room sounds like a plan. Some broodies are so devoted that I have had to remove her from the nest during feed time. She will poop (GIANT), drink, eat quickly and hurry back to the nest. Broodies are an absolute beautiful thing in nature to watch. Maybe I am a protective farmer, but I do isolate mine. I have a broody box. Make sure she is eating and drinking. Some will drain all their energy & it can hurt/ kill her.

Not letting my RIR hatch out any. Just happy that she is keeping them from freezing with the freezing temps. Good luck with yours. Keep us posted.

Did you make a thread awhile back about the egg exploding? I remember reading a thread and the exact same thing happened. It's a shame it ruined the eggs. To be honest, I was not planning on separating a broody if i got one. I thought it would be easier to just keep them in the nest box in the coop, since no one stays in there during the day (except to lay) anyway. But with these temps, there's no way I could keep her out. Plus, this one hasn't even learned to use the nest box yet anyway. So I guess I will keep her downstairs. I have 4 eggs I would be interested in hatching. So I could just give her the 4. Now, should I leave her down there alone, with no other chickens?

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Yes, that's when you fry fertile eggs

Nice guess, but wrong. It's the theory that life on earth was seeded from outer space, humans especially.

 

[abbevilleoz]

Lol, no you just have to stay away from roo talk. Care to venture what the theory of Panspermia is?

I'm a creationist but I like this idea better than the Big Bang.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

I'm Monday but thinking they'll probably start Saturday or Sunday. How many are you anticipating locking down around?
Ha! What a little cutie! How many more eggs to go?
Did you make a thread awhile back about the egg exploding? I remember reading a thread and the exact same thing happened. It's a shame it ruined the eggs. To be honest, I was not planning on separating a broody if i got one. I thought it would be easier to just keep them in the nest box in the coop, since no one stays in there during the day (except to lay) anyway. But with these temps, there's no way I could keep her out. Plus, this one hasn't even learned to use the nest box yet anyway. So I guess I will keep her downstairs. I have 4 eggs I would be interested in hatching. So I could just give her the 4. Now, should I leave her down there alone, with no other chickens?

My broodies all went to find nests of their own. They would not tolerate confinement. One broody I tried to confine broke all the eggs under her. The other three went hiking toward the property line. My chante is the only one who seems interested in staying in the coop. She's been acting up for the last week so I decided to put some eggs under her today... she didn't get the memo and got out if the box, lol.