Hatching with 2 broodies

[chicky68]

She is pretty!!

 

[randerson846]

Thanks, she is a first time broody

 

[ItalyChickie]

She looks plenty serious about being a mom to me.

 

[randerson846]

I hope she stays ive got 8 eggs under her and she is covering them fine so hopefully she will finish it, and not give up half way

 

[tommysgirl]

Oh that is too funny!!! Okay, according to correct rules of chicken counting, I only have 12.5 chickens. (11 hens, 3 bantam hens - the rest don't count.) Do I pass chicken math now?

Also, I obviously need more, 12.5 is not nearly enough!

Plus you have to have enough Bantams to = a whole number we can't have a half chicken running around

This is the only site I am using. It is the BEST!

Welcome we try to be helpful and sweet and to make sure everyone knows that there is more than one way to skin a cat and raise a flock!

 

[Teila]

Howdy Team

Lunch time for me, so reading my way through masses of posts. Good to see our little Team Broody so active.

MM, welcome back from lurkdom!
Oh dear, the Jurassic Park gang do sound like a bit of a handful; I hope you are able to find some nice homes for them.
Your li’l school house is looking really good; looking forward to the pictures of the finished product and it’s new tenants enjoying their digs.

CC999, aaaw Muppet and Maddy are cute names. Nice pics! They are adorable! I especially like the ones of the beautiful white silkies on the nice green lawn .. gorgeous!

R846, fingers crossed that you have success with your broody Isa Brown. Sorry I can not comment on their broodiness either as I have no experience with Isa’s.

Lolz IC, I can only imagine what R846’s Isa would look like after trying to raise 27+ chicks .. I am thinking she would resemble a frizzle! lol

16 paws and IC .. beautiful pictures! Keep them coming!

TG .. I agree, Gracie Belle definitely needs to lift her act and bring on the broody!

Welcome chicky68! With regards fence height, I think it really depends on the breed, determination and age of the chicken as to how well they fly. I have five bantams. I am in a residential area with low fences so when I purchased the original two, I clipped one of their wings (if you clip both wings, they apparently can still fly quite well. If you only clip one it makes them a little lopsided which causes a flight-balance issue).

I have not had to clip their wing since as they have no urge to leave home. I kept two chicks from two separate hatches and also recently bought a Frizzle Pekin. These three have not needed their wings clipping as they have learnt the boundaries from the older gals.

PS. They are supervised free range only.

If you do consider clipping the wing, you need to be very careful that you do not clip too short and cause bleeding. There are heaps of threads on safe wing clipping.

On the FF topic:

MM, I saw your comment regarding the Nestle Quik containers; they are not metal are they?

On the compost topic:

Yep, IC, no mice problems with this particular bin. Also, the amount of time the girls hang around their ‘bug-house’ I doubt very much any mouse would be silly enough to move in.
I agree 16 paws, I would not be happy with a spinning bin. I like the solid uprights as the ‘done’ stuff, ready for the garden, is easily accessed from the bottom and you just throw all the fresh stuff in at the top.

On the chicken count topic:

I have 5 bantams .. none sitting on eggs and as it happens, none laying eggs either! Lol
Using TG’s chicken math, I only have 2.5 chickens!

I would like to start a new topic:

What other critters do you have at your place?

I will kick off with mine .....
I have two beautiful house cats. A 5 year old black male, Syba and a 3 year old black and white female, Chimee and
7 or so goldfish in the outside ponds.

PS. No tadpoles anymore ... the cold snap killed them!

 

[16 paws]

Ok, I am not surprised, I was always bad at math anyway

So I flunked chicken math lol.

Well in that case....
I have 2 RIR Lucy and Ethel
2 Golden Sex Links Daffodil and Buttercup
1 EE Daisy Mae
1 Jersey Giant Penny
1 Blue Cochin Layla
2 Barred Rocks Roxy and Dotty
1 Buff Orpington Savanna
Do not count chicks and roos
Bantams =3
Do Polish count as half? Polish=2
Do I have 11 and a half then Tommysgirl?
Oh my goodness, I think I need more chickens

 

[16 paws]

ItalyChickie,
I like your plan, sounds like it will work like a charm. So smart....
Friday is the day huh?
Are we going to get lots of pix?
Marie

 

[tommysgirl]

I sold Ozzie today! He has been fighting through the fence and looks absolutely terrible. I sold him to a former student who has 6 hens for him and unlike here he will be the only show in town so he will be happier.

Also I believe I have homes for all of the babies. People wanted all the sex links. I was planning to keep some so I guess I will have to make more when they all leave and someone else gets that mama feeling. I am keeping two of the bantam babies. One of each color and breeding the boy to my silkie girls whenever he gets to the point where that is even an option Chick plans are so fun!

So I would like your input. I can't decide between breeds. I know that I want to have a girl hatch Marans eggs for me. I have a fairly close contact for eggs so I know I want to hatch some of
them for their egg color but also because thy look like this.

.

But she only has one hen laying right now. So I have to wait until she has more hens laying.

Now the next question is do I go for a cochin/pekin hatch if I get a broody before she has eggs or do I go for Blue/Black/Splash Ameraucana or more California Greys because I heart them and their offspring?

Taking votes

 

[16 paws]

Howdy Team

Lunch time for me, so reading my way through masses of posts. Good to see our little Team Broody so active.

MM, welcome back from lurkdom!
Oh dear, the Jurassic Park gang do sound like a bit of a handful; I hope you are able to find some nice homes for them.
Your li’l school house is looking really good; looking forward to the pictures of the finished product and it’s new tenants enjoying their digs.

CC999, aaaw Muppet and Maddy are cute names. Nice pics! They are adorable! I especially like the ones of the beautiful white silkies on the nice green lawn .. gorgeous!

R846, fingers crossed that you have success with your broody Isa Brown. Sorry I can not comment on their broodiness either as I have no experience with Isa’s.

Lolz IC, I can only imagine what R846’s Isa would look like after trying to raise 27+ chicks .. I am thinking she would resemble a frizzle! lol

16 paws and IC .. beautiful pictures! Keep them coming!

TG .. I agree, Gracie Belle definitely needs to lift her act and bring on the broody!

Welcome chicky68! With regards fence height, I think it really depends on the breed, determination and age of the chicken as to how well they fly. I have five bantams. I am in a residential area with low fences so when I purchased the original two, I clipped one of their wings (if you clip both wings, they apparently can still fly quite well. If you only clip one it makes them a little lopsided which causes a flight-balance issue).

I have not had to clip their wing since as they have no urge to leave home. I kept two chicks from two separate hatches and also recently bought a Frizzle Pekin. These three have not needed their wings clipping as they have learnt the boundaries from the older gals.

PS. They are supervised free range only.

If you do consider clipping the wing, you need to be very careful that you do not clip too short and cause bleeding. There are heaps of threads on safe wing clipping.

On the FF topic:

MM, I saw your comment regarding the Nestle Quik containers; they are not metal are they?

On the compost topic:

Yep, IC, no mice problems with this particular bin. Also, the amount of time the girls hang around their ‘bug-house’ I doubt very much any mouse would be silly enough to move in.
I agree 16 paws, I would not be happy with a spinning bin. I like the solid uprights as the ‘done’ stuff, ready for the garden, is easily accessed from the bottom and you just throw all the fresh stuff in at the top.

On the chicken count topic:

I have 5 bantams .. none sitting on eggs and as it happens, none laying eggs either! Lol
Using TG’s chicken math, I only have 2.5 chickens!

I would like to start a new topic:

What other critters do you have at your place?

I will kick off with mine .....
I have two beautiful house cats. A 5 year old black male, Syba and a 3 year old black and white female, Chimee and
7 or so goldfish in the outside ponds.

PS. No tadpoles anymore ... the cold snap killed them!

Ok Teila,
Here is mine...
6, yes I said 6 beautiful Yorkshire Terriers.
Ranging in age from 1 year to almost 13.
Let me say one thing....they do not call them Terriers for nothing!!!!!!

They are a BIG handful.
I also love every minute of it

They need me and I need them so it is a match made in heaven.

No to get too serious but last week was the first time in 34 years I have not had ( kids or a kid) in my home.My last one left home last wee




k. So I am an empty nester now. I am glad I have all these crazy animals in my life because they keep me real busy. I dont have a lot of time to be sad...
Marie