Hello everyone. Chickens are so fun to watch

[NxthiTsab]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Are you asking why Becky isn't incubating the eggs she has been laying?

Yes. I've had her since July and she has laid about close to 30 eggs but shows no sign of sitting on them.

 

[NxthiTsab]

Americanas and Auracanas lay blue and green eggs. Easter Eggers do to, but I have never owned one of those.
Some birds just don't want to go broody. Not all chickens want to be mothers.

Aww. Poor Becky. Or poor me who will never see her with chicks.

 

[NxthiTsab]

I'll try uploading pictures in a bit. Have to run errands. And have to figure out this site also

 

[NxthiTsab]

Finally, some of the chickens...
What breed are they if ya'll want to help identify? TY TY

The only baby that hatched from Becky. I'm so sad the other eggs did not make it. They were fully formed. I hope to be better at incubating next time.

And snuggle time...

Here is daddy, Chicken Nugger. His brother in the background. So sad he is not here with us today. There's a lot to learn still.

And here is Ben looking good. He's such a good bird and easy to handle.

Also Blacky, inseparable from Ben

And baby mama Becky... hiding... not wanting to come closer

 

[DobieLover]

Yes. I've had her since July and she has laid about close to 30 eggs but shows no sign of sitting on them.

Well... because she's not broody. Breeders attempt to breed stock that tends not to go broody. If a chicken is broody, she's not laying eggs.
Hormones will dictate if and when she goes broody. It is not something you can encourage. You should collect the eggs daily. Otherwise, they are just going to waste.
A broody hen will go broody even on an empty nest. Or sitting on fake eggs.
I battled broodiness in 3 out of 10 hens this year. Two of them went broody twice. One could not be broken and I surrendered and allowed her to set 4 eggs. Three hatched and now I have to deal with the two cockerels I have no room for in my flock.
Sometimes the CHICKENS are the ones with chicken math issues.

 

[Claires Poultry]

Finally, some of the chickens...
What breed are they if ya'll want to help identify? TY TY

The only baby that hatched from Becky. I'm so sad the other eggs did not make it. They were fully formed. I hope to be better at incubating next time.

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And snuggle time...
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Here is daddy, Chicken Nugger. His brother in the background. So sad he is not here with us today. There's a lot to learn still.
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And here is Ben looking good. He's such a good bird and easy to handle.
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Also Blacky, inseparable from Ben
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And baby mama Becky... hiding... not wanting to come closer
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All your birds are so pretty!

 

[blackandtan]

Welcome to byc! Thanks for joining the rest of us crazy chicken peeps!

 

[Bigbluefrog]

Hi! Welcome to BYC!!
I love the pictures of your flock! Very pretty and colorful!
I am also new at this chicken raising! Where did you get your roosters? Beautiful!

 

[NxthiTsab]

All your birds are so pretty!

Thank you

 

[NxthiTsab]

Hi! Welcome to BYC!!
I love the pictures of your flock! Very pretty and colorful!
I am also new at this chicken raising! Where did you get your roosters? Beautiful!

Hello. We had Chicken Nugger for a couple of years now. He was living with the in-laws at the most. And for Ben, we had him since July.