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[chiqita]

My Sicilian Buttercup Bantams have gone broody on me. Two of the three are currently co-brooding in their elevated coop. I don't want to leave them their because of the hole in the floor. I'm afraid the chicks will fall through. Anyone have quick ideas as to a simple broody coop for a couple of bantam hens and chicks? They are sticking to the nest like glue so far, and both of them lightly peck me to express their displeasure with being disturbed. LOL

These are my first broodies and from the one breed I have that is NOT supposed to go broody. I'm sure the cause was the fact that the whole time we were at the Mayo clinic my daughters didn't collec tthe eggs. Every cage had over a dozen eggs in it which DH had to throw away. He was NOT a happy camper.

I would not move them until they are ready to hatch. Too likely to abandon the eggs and freak out.

I wait until 1 chick is hatched or cheeping. Then I move them into a dog crate or crate FAST so the pipped eggs don't get shrink wrapped ( I have been know to put a feed bag under the hen and eggs and scoop the whole thing.) If there is a peeping baby under her, she will stay put where you move her if she feels safe. I cover the crate so its dark and she feels safe. I have been using these plastic crates the deliver tomatillios in from a local market for my broodies, I have 10 sitting on chicks atm, its INSANE. I had 4 in one crate that I was slipping chicks under as they hatched in the incubator . Get peeping chick, move one broodie, leave the other 3 on the 2 eggs they decided to sit on, rinse and repeat for the next week...

and yes, nest boxes full of eggs will tempt ANY chicken...

 

[ChickNmamma]

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Like chiqita said I usually put them in the "broody cage" after the first chick has hatched. However I also moved one with no hatched eggs and she walked around once or twice and went right back on the nest (Silkie though).

I put one inside the house last year because it was November and I thought it was too cold out there. The second one I put in the dog crate inside the coop, she sat on her nest faithfully and got off when she needed to. I had a bit of a hassle keeping the other hens away from her nice full food dishes on the door though - all the others wanted her food! After the chicks hatched out I left them in the dog pen for about 5 days.. then she wanted out with the littles - so I let her. Its really funny to watch a broody "protecting" her flock - she is like an umbrella - huge on the front when she puts up all her feathers and spreads her wings!

 

[ProfTi]

Ok....so I got sent home from work tonight for a snow emergency!!! In April! To give you perspective, for those who live in more tolerable eco-systems, it is against the law to declare a snow emergency in the city of Minneapolis because it simply isn't supposed to happen!!!! Additionally, a "snow emergency" here generally means a minimum of 12 inches. I was in Boston once and they think 4 inches is an emergency. Climate change much?????

 

[alisar]

My Sicilian Buttercup Bantams have gone broody on me. Two of the three are currently co-brooding in their elevated coop. I don't want to leave them their because of the hole in the floor. I'm afraid the chicks will fall through. Anyone have quick ideas as to a simple broody coop for a couple of bantam hens and chicks? They are sticking to the nest like glue so far, and both of them lightly peck me to express their displeasure with being disturbed. LOL

These are my first broodies and from the one breed I have that is NOT supposed to go broody. I'm sure the cause was the fact that the whole time we were at the Mayo clinic my daughters didn't collec tthe eggs. Every cage had over a dozen eggs in it which DH had to throw away. He was NOT a happy camper.

I just pmed some else about my el cheapo mini coops. You MUST keep them in the shade though, otherwise it's probably like a solar cooker.

 

[allsummedup]

Ok....so I got sent home from work tonight for a snow emergency!!!  In April!  To give you perspective, for those who live in more tolerable eco-systems, it is against the law to declare a snow emergency in the city of Minneapolis because it simply isn't supposed to happen!!!!  Additionally, a "snow emergency" here generally means a minimum of 12 inches.  I was in Boston once and they think 4 inches is an emergency.  Climate change much?????

Your getting what we had here in Alaska a week ago.

 

[madamwlf]

Our little bat is back. About 5 years ago we put a bat house in. The first year we got nothing. In the second year a bat moved in. Just one little bat. He's been there ever since. He leaves in late fall to migrate and comes back every Spring.

 

[pysankigirl]

Our little bat is back. About 5 years ago we put a bat house in. The first year we got nothing. In the second year a bat moved in. Just one little bat. He's been there ever since. He leaves in late fall to migrate and comes back every Spring.

o tats so cool. I love bats!


Sorry about my typin. two middle letters on my keyboard ave stopped workin !!!! can anyone puzzle out wat letters??? so frackin anoyin. I am tryin to find different words to use to say wat I want to say witout tem.

 

[juststruttin]

I have my chickens and turkeys together. With only one acre, I really have no choice in the matter if I want turkeys. I use rigorous bio security and have never brought a bird onto my property that has touched the ground anywhere else. Also, I get the birds in a tractor completely separated from the adult birds (but with the other growing chickens) until the birds are 16 weeks. From my research, by 16 weeks, turkeys are much more resistant to Blackhead. I also worm my birds really regularly to keep down the cecal worms. It is the cecal worms that are really the problem. That being said, it is a risk! I watch my guys really carefully. Once you get it, it lives in your soil and you are now a turkey free farm. It has worked for me and most small poultry keepers I know. The only ones I know that have had a problem are the ones who have taken birds from other places or didn't worm regularly. There is a treatment for Black Head. It is hard to get and by the time you know what you have the birds are probably dead.

Great, thank you for all the great info. Is there any diseases that chickens can catch from Turkeys, or are only chickens at risk when housed with chickens?

 

[Brookhavens]

o tats so cool. I love bats!


Sorry about my typin. two middle letters on my keyboard ave stopped workin !!!! can anyone puzzle out wat letters??? so frackin anoyin. I am tryin to find different words to use to say wat I want to say witout tem.

Tip your keyboard over and shake it to see if anything might be in there that jammed them up.

 

[pysankigirl]

Tip your keyboard over and shake it to see if anything might be in there that jammed them up.

Testin

o ell.