Holy Moly! I have a BROODY! 2 babies hatched :)

[Hotwings]

Congrats on your broody! I never heard of a barred rock that went broody. My friend Freebie's Buff is sitting on 16 eggs! This her 2nd year of going broody and she is a excellent mother. There is nothing like the experience of seeing a hen actually hatch her own brood. Good luck and I hope your barred rock keeps it up.

 

[Yogiman]

Congrats MsPrissy on your broody. I too woke up to three (3) broody hens this morning. They have spent the past three days and nights on the nest each with a glass egg. With no roo and no fertile eggs on the place it is quite an ordeal as to what to do. Good luck with your brood.

 

[texaschickmama]

I just love broodies. I haven't let mine hatch out their eggs. Mine are hatchery quality, although I love them, and I don't want to have that quality chicks, I would much rather have some beautiful blues and blacks from you or Cyn or Jody.

 

[MissPrissy]

You need some buff orps to go with your lot of orps! Get in touch with Jody and get a dozen or 2 to share among them.

 

[turnerstar31]

I actually had a RIR go broody. She has been broody for about a week now. Let me tell you she is quite a crank. I went to go and collect eggs and she just about bit my hand off when she was first starting to sit. Needless to say I did not put my hand back there but rather made my dad do it lol. Question though. I have tried to move my broodies because I swear they always sit in the worst spots but everytime I try to move them it seems to break them. Any tips on how to move them.


And congrats on the broody.

 

[MissPrissy]

Move them at night while they are sleeping and it is dark and they are still in that catatonic state.

 

[GoodEgg]

Congrats Miss Prissy!

My silly little banties go broody on a regular basis (fortunately I don't have much market for their eggs) but I have yet to have a broody standard. Not that mine are that old anyway, just that I've had to break broodiness on just 2 young banty pullets a number of times compared to 20+ standards never showing a hint.

Anyways, congrats! I hope it works out! I just LOVE the photos I've seen of hens with their chicks. I'd love to have that some day too, so I hope for you that yours will incubate and raise the babies. Good luck!

trish

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

My BO broody is really nice for a broody. She lets me pet her and take the eggs out for a quick candling (I have to cause I can't move her so shes in a nest box where all the other chickens like to lay their eggs). My sisters named her Big Momma last year when she hatched 3 chicks out. This is her second hatching.

 

[ginasmarans]

Congrats to you! So far this year my marans are being reliable broodies. I have 1 with 6 chicks,1 possibly with newly hatched chicks now,1 due in about 2 weeks and one giving the matter serious thoughts. I love 'em.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

A broody, YEAH!!!!! You've been hoping for one!