Myth Busters, BYC style

[rjohns39]

This will be interesting I don't have an opinion one way or the other, but have been told most emphatically do wash incubating and don't wash under a broody.

 

[featherhead007]

How much$ should we pay a broody for all her hard work? Mine works for "chicken feed"
But I think she's going to ask for a raise!

 

[MillersFarm]

How much$ should we pay a broody for all her hard work? Mine works for "chicken feed"
But I think she's going to ask for a raise!

$? Yeah right, if you ask me she needs to start paying me for free-loading!

 

[featherhead007]

$? Yeah right, if you ask me she needs to start paying me for free-loading!

Well, get her to lay, and stop free-loading. I have a roo, and I'm not afraid to use him!!!

 

[CapricornFarm]

Want some of mine? i've got 6 broody bantams and 2 broody turkeys..

I would love the turkeys but NY is a bit of a trip from VA.

 

[CapricornFarm]

This will be interesting I don't have an opinion one way or the other, but have been told most emphatically do wash incubating and don't wash under a broody.

I wish i had broodies to test it out. 2 broodies, one gets washed eggs, one gets au naturale. See how the hatches go. Anyone with ideas of myths to test, jump right in!

 

[Rose Quartz]

I wish i had broodies to test it out. 2 broodies, one gets washed eggs, one gets au naturale. See how the hatches go. Anyone with ideas of myths to test, jump right in!

Fermented feed vs. dry feed. but you would need 2 coops. also store bought grit vs. no grit from hatch to adult hood. (with both groups having access to the same soil conditions in their run)
I'm not sure how you would test the health on this though. Maybe by average speed of weight gain per group.

 

[Sdominique]

I don't have a way to test this theory because I only have 1 rooster(Dominique called Abraham). So Abraham has 14 ladies in his harem. He is 2 yrs old. Last year I had 2 hens go broody, I put them on eggs, and out of 12 eggs I had 7 that didn't develop and looked infertile. So my question is- what number of hens is "ideal" for 1 rooster to consistently cover??? Is it a case of " so many ladies and not enough time"?

 

[CapricornFarm]

Fermented feed vs. dry feed. but you would need 2 coops. also store bought grit vs. no grit from hatch to adult hood. (with both groups having access to the same soil conditions in their run)
I'm not sure how you would test the health on this though. Maybe by average speed of weight gain per group.

Good idea. I should make a list. I have a coop partitioned in half but my chickens are August of last year chicks. So pretty much full grown. But maybe i could test it on guineas! Or quail...

 

[CapricornFarm]

I don't have a way to test this theory because I only have 1 rooster(Dominique called Abraham). So Abraham has 14 ladies in his harem. He is 2 yrs old. Last year I had 2 hens go broody, I put them on eggs, and out of 12 eggs I had 7 that didn't develop and looked infertile. So my question is- what number of hens is "ideal" for 1 rooster to consistently cover??? Is it a case of " so many ladies and not enough time"?

I think they repeatedly breed the favorites after a certain point. Another good idea to test.