Hatching or incubator?

[dominiker]

What is better hatching eggs or incubating,and when does a hen usually go broody?

 

[4-H chicken mom]

That's the problem, you never know when a hen is going to go broody.

 

[dominiker]

Sorry I ment bying day old chicks or hatching.

 

[dominiker]

Sorry I ment bying day old chicks or letting my hen hatch eggs.

 

[InsaneBreeder]

If you have a broody hen, I'd let her hatch the eggs. It costs practically nothing and you won't have to worry so much about keeping them alive, since she'll take care of them.

 

[paddock36]

Just depends if you can wait for the hen to go broody or not.

 

[Matoe]

start with day old chicks and learn what you can. then go to hatching eggs, but a old hen will do a great job but on her time and only a few birds. I just got my chicks 40 this morning from meyer my second year of raising birds and I learned alot my first year soon I'll try to hatch some eggs pura vida Matoe

 

[dominiker]

On my pet chicken,it asked me if I want a marek vaccination,do the chicks need one?