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[fire370]

Is there a way to encourage hens to go broody? I love my brahma (shes like my chicken bff) and would like to get her to try her hand at it. Any ideas?

Nope

 

[LocalYokel]

Is there a way to encourage hens to go broody? I love my brahma (shes like my chicken bff) and would like to get her to try her hand at it. Any ideas?

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/04/five-ways-to-encourage-hen-to-go-broody.html

http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/encourage-hens-to-hatch-eggs.aspx

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Ms@Sally Sunshinedo u want me to candle and mark aircells

 

[bauerdog]

Yup

Thank you! Nothing like second guessing yourself

 

[canadachickens]

OK, humidity holding well and regulating appropriately now, no more funny noise, and I have calmed down. I thought I was going to be so COOL about this hatch - nope. Let's see how many times I freak out during lockdown.... Meanwhile, @Sally Sunshine you wanted photos. I finished the new coop today, and moved the Naked Necks in this evening. They are a little freaked and huddled on the floor of the run in a corner in a pig pile (that's how they've been sleeping in the tractor). They'll be grumpy kept in there for a few days to "learn" it's their new home, since they're used to roaming a lot, but it is pretty nice in there. I assume they'll figure out that they have a sheltered henhouse with roosts eventually. Still have lots of cleaning up of stuff in the yard, and I need to start building tractors now (growout for the chicks) and some A-frames (for solo roosters). But it's nice to get it done. And Dumbledore is back outside with his girls - his tail feathers are growing back out. I don't have it in me to set up the brooder right now - I'm about to drop. I'll set it up after work tomorrow... Busy week at work next work. I just know I'll be a wreck while at work worrying about the hatch/chicks - I can't take off to watch them. I just need to have faith - what will be, will be... I'm going to try to do a read back of the stuff I missed before heading to bed. - Ant Farm

Nice work! Going to 'borrow' a few of your ideas when the snow melts up here!

 

[caeti21]

@caeti21

Are those polish chicks?

One is frizzle polish tophat and the other two are frizzle polish silver lace

 

[LocalYokel]

One is frizzle polish tophat and the other two are frizzle polish silver lace

Thanks!

 

[LocalYokel]

@caeti21

 

[lozerface79]

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2014/04/five-ways-to-encourage-hen-to-go-broody.html

http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/encourage-hens-to-hatch-eggs.aspx

Thanks! Im going to do everything in my power to get her to go broody! Hopefully she will take!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

UPDATE @Sally Sunshine

Three eggs under Broody

1 Leghorn egg veining nicely

1 Leghorn egg clear, also has a large bubble floating around and several smaller bubbles.......

1 RIR egg veining nicely

who said she is updating today ? ha ha ha remind me tomorrow

Is there a way to encourage hens to go broody? I love my brahma (shes like my chicken bff) and would like to get her to try her hand at it. Any ideas?

some say so, but I never tried it, some say NO like fire

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