Hatching with 2 broodies

[MistyMountain]

New pics! Don't know if the final egg hatched yet though!

 

[Lesa Mae]

New pics! Don't know if the final egg hatched yet though!

OMG those babies are too cute!! Now I can't wait to see what our little ones will look like.

 

[ShelbyCoral]

Congratulations on the cute fluffy kids MM! Its is very adorable!

 

[16 paws]

Congratulations on those fuzzie wuzzies. Too cute in that little dish pan.

The chicks are kind of looking around going, "ok, so what do we do now?

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[tommysgirl]

Hi everyone!

MM darling babies and doting mama! I love the color variety!

IC Sorry about Genere's infertile eggs....what you need is a full sized hensemenator! Exciting news about your pending egg deliveries! Re Cosmo and Stella...uhmmm yeah I tried looking at skin color when they first hatched...I hear it is not the same as leg color...and their fuzz was too dense. It sounds totally lame like I don't even know my kids' eye colors but I don't know what to tell you. I pretty much let them come to me and I don't handle them much so yeah...I dunno

Gracie Belle's eggs are due to hatch on Saturday. She has pooed her nest multiple times and a couple of the eggs are really gross!. I take her off and she goes right back on. Can'f fault her dedication but am concerned about the health of the embryo pooed upon eggs..One is pretty yucky. What would you do?

Godiva has been on the nest for a week! She is getting chicks from my 4th of July hatch and today Norma...who always has an attitude so it is hard to tell...seemed to be going broody again as well. I think I will give Norma eggs early next week but I might give her chicks too. We are going on vacation July 17-21 and I don't want broody chick swapping going on.

The chicks I would give Norma are Marans that I am going to be chick sitting. They are hatching today. I am picking them up on Friday morning. In exchange for watching them for 10 days I get to keep however many I want.

I think I will keep 5 but don't know if I will be able to tell who is what at that point.
If I pick 5 cockerels I will be
a) unsurprised,
b) gravely disappointed
c) receiving the chicken keeping award for worst luck of the season
d) all of the above

I am trying to figure out the best/safest way to house all these broodies and babies. I do love my broodies but I am perfectly fine with not getting any more for awhile!

 

[missnu01]

Guess what?! Woods broody has returned with 15 peepers following right along

 

[missnu01]

And another picture.

We grabbed her and the babies up and put them in a big dog crate so she'll be safe with them. Once they get a little bigger I'll let them all go wherever but right now they're too small to make it into the coop. And I don't want her taking them back Into the woods

 

[Lesa Mae]

And another picture.

We grabbed her and the babies up and put them in a big dog crate so she'll be safe with them. Once they get a little bigger I'll let them all go wherever but right now they're too small to make it into the coop. And I don't want her taking them back Into the woods

So happy everything went well for woodsy momma!! e

They are just gorgeous!!

 

[Lesa Mae]

Hi all!!! Just completed my nesting being babies are due to hatch on Thursday ???? Coop all tidied up new beds for all and separation in place to minimize any drama!!!
I can't believe how fast these brats have grown up almost the size of mom and dad

I'm going to guess that the 2 back babies are Roos and possibly a third ???? ( Sara is a name for all those boys too right !!!)

Here are the 2 broodies sharing the nest! I plan on leaving them co-parent in hopes that if they get to raise babies they will kick the broody habit ????

 

[tommysgirl]

Guess what?! Woods broody has returned with 15 peepers following right along

Wonderful news! Congratulations! I just love all of the colors you have going there

Hi all!!! Just completed my nesting being babies are due to hatch on Thursday ???? Coop all tidied up new beds for all and separation in place to minimize any drama!!!
I can't believe how fast these brats have grown up almost the size of mom and dad
I'm going to guess that the 2 back babies are Roos and possibly a third ???? ( Sara is a name for all those boys too right !!!)

Here are the 2 broodies sharing the nest! I plan on leaving them co-parent in hopes that if they get to raise babies they will kick the broody habit ????

Good Luck with all of that! Nice work on the coop! Fingers crosses for an excellent hatch.