Granny's gone and done it again

[Granny Hatchet]

Ha. "Your wish is my command," eh?

Well, YA !!!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

You couldn't have one anyway. PITA would chew it to bits!

true, he hates the vacuum noise.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have a broody hen. Should I get her a couple of day-old chicks? Can she brood them safely even in cold weather? What do y'all think?

They CAN brood them but only if she is a proven mom would I do that.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Wonder how long its gonna take for my phones to change times . No one ever calls.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

They CAN brood them but only if she is a proven mom would I do that.

We were thinking of getting just two. Only way to prove her is to let her try, yes?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I have a broody hen. Should I get her a couple of day-old chicks? Can she brood them safely even in cold weather? What do y'all think?

How long as she been broody? It's a 21 day cycle that keeps them sitting until the eggs hatch. If you try to introduce chicks too soon, she might not be ready and reject.
Ditto on what granny said.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

We were thinking of getting just two. Only way to prove her is to let her try, yes?

Maybe prove her with some hatching eggs.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

We were thinking of getting just two. Only way to prove her is to let her try, yes?

Spring/ warm weather is just easier. If you can keep a good eye on them and be prepared to raise them yourself then no problem but they will freeze quickly on their own.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Not what you wanted to hear I guess.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Maybe prove her with some hatching eggs.

Ummmm, I think it's too late for that. She's been setting nearly three weeks already. She's young - about 7 months - and I kept thinking she would quit. If I order HE, I have to wait for them to arrive, then wait another 3 weeks for some of them to hatch. It would not be good for her to stay on the nest that long, if she even would. I can get her a couple of chicks tomorrow and put them under her tomorrow night. If she doesn't accept them, we can brood them in the house.