Mama Broody teaching 3 day olds (pic heavy!)

[True Grit]

So pretty. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Wildflower_VA]

No matter how hard we human chicken mamas work to raise chicks in a brooder, we will never equal a real mama hen raising her chicks. She knows just what to do and when to do it. I think it is a shame that the hatcheries and some breeders are breeding out broodiness so the hens don't lose egg production. I don't want my hens to be just an egg factory. Next year, my chickens will be hatching and raising their own babies, and I will be able to watch and enjoy the mama hen teaching the babies the ways of the chicken world, the way nature intended.

Your mama hen looks like a very good mama. I would trust her to know what she is doing. Your pictures warms the heart.

 

[galanie]

OMG I hate those pictures. My best momma hen is broody again after raising a couple this spring and I'm like NO MORE CHICKS. I had two others go broody since she hatched those and broke them. Now I'm thinking of getting her some eggs...

 

[flowergirl60]

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[Justhatched]

Thank you for sharing. They are adorable! Beautiful pictures