I am surrounded by broodies - help, advice? I am over my head.

[PouleChick]

Viral Brooditis

love it!!!

 

[Justso]

love it!!!

Well that's a good one, but I was more thinking the human illness of sticking everything you can under broodys and trying to hatch all. Then ending up with an exponential number of chicks. Montana, I think you're broody too!!

 

[karissapaul]

When they are that broody. You can't do much.
i LOVE CHICKS. you could send me some! Lol
JK.

 

[PouleChick]

Well that's a good one, but I was more thinking the human illness of sticking everything you can under broodys and trying to hatch all. Then ending up with an exponential number of chicks. Montana, I think you're broody too!!

For me they go together at the moment even though it will be a logistical nightmare if this 3rd one goes broody and particularly if all 7 eggs due on Wednesday hatch Part of me is 'eek' and the other part is 'how exciting what eggs can I buy to put under her'

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Bless your soul. That is a whole lot of broody. I've heard it is extremely contagious....

 

[MontanaChickDoc]

I wish I had kept better track of the dates. I feel like some should be close...next time I will pencil the set date on each egg. Ha! Did you hear that? I just said “next time”...proving that I am an addict alright. It IS exciting seeing them all sitting there, making tiny lives happen. Of the bunch, I think the little call duck has the best shot. She never wanders off or forgets which nest is hers like the other dummy hens. I would be thrilled if 1 or 2 of her 4 eggs made it to hatching. As for the others I already have buyers lined up so at least that part is good.

 

[MontanaChickDoc]

Look what I found waiting for me when I went to do nightly rounds!!! She has 2 more eggs under her...one of those hatched is an ultra dark marans - I'm tickled pink because I have not had much luck hatching those in the incubator

 

[Robert G]

Well I'm glad to report that 4 out of 5 of my broody hens hatched their last viable egg. They each started with 3 eggs and when I candled them last week they were all down to just 1 each. They are Belgian D'uccle Black Mottled Bantams.

 

[MontanaChickDoc]

What an adorable chick! But that hen’s expression is like “Hold the phone WHAT just happened!?”

 

[Robert G]

What an adorable chick! But that hen’s expression is like “Hold the phone WHAT just happened!?”

Yeah, she didn't like the fact that I opened her studio apartment to take that picture. LOL