June to July hatch-a-long!!!

[Cyprus]

oh no!!! if its not one thing its another i guess... today i went out to clean the top of my coop where my broody hen is...... and i found 4 MAGGOTS i guess it must be cuz the flies are really in to my chicken feed this year i have three flie traps out but i guess thats not enough i cleaned the rest of the shavings out and poured boiling water all over where i found them, i took my broody hen off the nest hopefully she wont break.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

oh no!!! if its not one thing its another i guess... today i went out to clean the top of my coop where my broody hen is...... and i found 4 MAGGOTS i guess it must be cuz the flies are really in to my chicken feed this year i have three flie traps out but i guess thats not enough i cleaned the rest of the shavings out and poured boiling water all over where i found them, i took my broody hen off the nest hopefully she wont break.

I'm surprised they didn't eat them. Mine love them.

 

[chickenmama109]

I'm surprised they didn't eat them. Mine love them.

Hahah that is what I thought but they were at the bottom the shavings, is there anything I can put out in the coop to keep the flats away?

 

[chickenmama109]

So I am wanting to hatch my only d,uccles eggs under my broody hen and mix it with my bantam rooster. But about ten days ago I had a very big black copper maran rooster and he was always mating with, I hatched him in my incubator a d when he grew up he was always fighting with my bantam rooster so I had to find him a good home. my question is, will my d,uccles eggs still be fertile from him?

 

[Cyprus]

So I am wanting to hatch my only d,uccles eggs under my broody hen and mix it with my bantam rooster. But about ten days ago I had a very big black copper maran rooster and he was always mating with, I hatched him in my incubator a d when he grew up he was always fighting with my bantam rooster so I had to find him a good home. my question is, will my d,uccles eggs still be fertile from him?View attachment 1824082

It's pretty likely they will be.

 

[chickenmama109]

So I really do think my broody hen is gonna go through with it this time!! Today is her third day being broody and I'm going to start collecting some eggs to put under her. But my question Is should I bring them inside in a room temperature room before putting them under her? And also the hens do still sometime nock her off the nest but I dont have anywhere I can separate her besides shutting the coop door when the hens free range, but if she cant protect her eggs know will she protect her chicks from the bigger chickens

 

[Cyprus]

You don't have a dog or cat crate?

 

[chickenmama109]

You don't have a dog or cat crate?

No unfortunately I do not.

 

[Cyprus]

No unfortunately I do not.

If you can find something, literally even a bucket to separate her into that would be best.

The other hens will keep eating her eggs.

 

[SunHwaKwon]

I got antsy and went ahead and candled a day early. Out of 15 eggs, it looks like one is a dud, one is questionable, and the rest all look great. Hoping I end up with 13 or 14 beautiful healthy chickies!