Hatching with 2 broodies

[ShelbyCoral]

The suns up! The roosters are crowing! The egg's a dropping! Time to get to work on the farm!

 

[tommysgirl]

I think I started a new mixed breed! All 7 of the chick's look the same! Ancona and black copper marans. Some have feathered feet but some dont. Also I have two black copper marans polish who look the exact same even the comb and they and brother and sister! SO COOL! They have a little crest like a brabanter. Got to get pictures tomorrow!

They sound so cute. I have had fun with my little sex link hybrids too.

How many broods you guys have!? How many chicks to?

two broodies raising chicks one with 4.5 week olds one with 5 day olds
two on eggs

I have a single broody and I have no idea how many eggs she is setting on. All I know is that about everyday one of my other hens is adding to the pile...grrr... she is a woods broody hiding out there somewhere. She comes each day down off the mountain to eat and drink. Then back to the woods she goes. I've tried following her but she is quick and camo so I lose her everytime. Here she is on her visit today she's the tiny one in front

Beautiful roo. Make sure to post a pic when she comes back with her clutch.

Sorry... have to agree with everyone else... lots of red...

Actually, I do think it works, and not just on Cochins - or at least worked for me last year. That's exactly how I am predicting the genders on my two-week olds (they are Cochins and Orps - I figure Orps should be similar enough to Cochins in feathering out).

Yeah...well I have a home for one of them already....just waiting on a few girls to hatch so that I can send him off with company.

This is interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing it. I am going to go look at my boy brood and compare them to Aster

 

[ItalyChickie]

IC ... did I read that you are going to give the broody twins some Cenere eggs?

I actually forgot to answer the original question - yes, one of the twins got Cenere eggs, the other Pallina's eggs. And it's supposed to work for Brahmas too - but I'm not sure how the Silkie/Silkie mix roos influence it (did NOT work on the grey-blue teenage boy, he had long feathers!)

This is interesting stuff! Thanks for sharing it. I am going to go look at my boy brood and compare them to Aster

I thought both of you might like to see the original post where I got the idea, and I managed to track it down (it's not on this forum) - comparison pics are much better than mine:
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php?topic=26745.0

 

[16 paws]

All my chickens free range from sun up to sun down and a couple weeks ago she stopped laying in the coop, then she stopped going in at night. So far nothing has eaten her which is not really all that surprising. Haven't lost any to a predator in a long time. I just live in the perfect spot for chickens.

I really want to move there....
Where is it?
Any houses for sale?
I have soooooo many predators here it is not even funny!

Marie

 

[16 paws]

The suns up! The roosters are crowing! The egg's a dropping! Time to get to work on the farm!

Hi ShelbyCoral,
I have one broody that just broke yesterday after I took away 8 dud eggs.
Two broodys that are co-mothering 4 bantam cochin chicks.
One Jersey Giant broody mothering 3 babies.

Chicks=
6 silkies I brooded them, just put them out in the coop separated from the main flock with their own mini coop
4 bantam cochins
1 leghorn
2 forgot their names, russian something....
Marie

 

[16 paws]

Teila,
Just read your post about sexing with the feathers,
I have 4 bantam cochins that are a couple weeks old now. We can test out your theory on them. I think one of them is a roo because the comb is much bigger already. I will go look at the wing feathers.
I am recharging my camera battery and I will take some pix.
marie

 

[missnu01]

Burnsville nc.

We have lots of predators but apparently not on my property...last year one of our neighbors something got all their chickens, but---nothing messes with our chickens. ...not sure why...maybe they taste bad?
We have skunks and opossums and raccoons and foxes and some people claim coyotes, but I've never seen one. I don't actually know why we don't have any predator issues. Unless it is because of my coop. It is the second story of an old garage type building. So maybe things have a hard time getting up there?
The only birds that ever have an issue and need extra protection are the young ones when they first go in the coop. Once they are big enough to roost in the rafters apparently nothing can get them. Had 2 broodies last year nesting on the floor of the coop and nothing got them. I don't know why. Luck? All my dogs are male... small predators maybe hate turkeys. I don't know why nothing grabs our chickens, but nothing does so hooray!

 

[16 paws]

Burnsville nc.

We have lots of predators but apparently not on my property...last year one of our neighbors something got all their chickens, but---nothing messes with our chickens. ...not sure why...maybe they taste bad?
We have skunks and opossums and raccoons and foxes and some people claim coyotes, but I've never seen one. I don't actually know why we don't have any predator issues. Unless it is because of my coop. It is the second story of an old garage type building. So maybe things have a hard time getting up there?
The only birds that ever have an issue and need extra protection are the young ones when they first go in the coop. Once they are big enough to roost in the rafters apparently nothing can get them. Had 2 broodies last year nesting on the floor of the coop and nothing got them. I don't know why. Luck? All my dogs are male... small predators maybe hate turkeys. I don't know why nothing grabs our chickens, but nothing does so hooray!

I bet it is your dogs that keep the chickens safe. How big are they? Do they stay out with the chickens?
We have plenty of dogs but they are Yorkies and are about the size of a chicken.

They are not allowed down in the back yard. I bet if I had a big dog it would be a lot safer around here. We have a bobcat that has reached thru our chain link fence and pulled a chicken thru. We also have hawks and coyotes

I am glad you dont have problems with the darned predators!
That is awesome.
Marie

 

[16 paws]

Teila,
I am having a hard time getting a picture of them. They are 3 weeks old now. Here is one that I thought was a pullet because a couple of the others have combs coming up already. The interesting thing is this one has the shortest wings of them all but no comb yet.
Those wings only go halfway and there is one that has wings all the way to the tail area.
I will get more pix.

 

[missnu01]

Burnsville nc.


We have lots of predators but apparently not on my property...last year one of our neighbors something got all their chickens, but---nothing messes with our chickens. ...not sure why...maybe they taste bad?

We have skunks and opossums and raccoons and foxes and some people claim coyotes, but I've never seen one. I don't actually know why we don't have any predator issues. Unless it is because of my coop. It is the second story of an old garage type building. So maybe things have a hard time getting up there?

The only birds that ever have an issue and need extra protection are the young ones when they first go in the coop. Once they are big enough to roost in the rafters apparently nothing can get them. Had 2 broodies last year nesting on the floor of the coop and nothing got them. I don't know why. Luck? All my dogs are male... small predators maybe hate turkeys. I don't know why nothing grabs our chickens, but nothing does so hooray!

I bet it is your dogs that keep the chickens safe. How big are they? Do they stay out with the chickens? 
We have plenty of dogs but they are Yorkies and are about the size of a chicken. They are not allowed down in the back yard. I bet if I had a big dog it would be a lot safer around here.  We have a bobcat that has reached thru our chain link fence and pulled a chicken thru. We also have hawks and coyotes
I am glad you dont have problems with the darned predators!
That is awesome.
Marie

We have a large mutt that is mixed with who knows what and a 4lb Yorkie-poo...but at night the chickens are on their own..I'm not sure what keeps everything away, but I'm glad whatever it is does