New member Intro

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @Ecogoat

I hope everything goes well with your hatching.

Welcome!

 

[N F C]

Hi, hope your hatch goes well!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC & good luck with your hatch!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Best wishes for a successful incubation and hatch!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @Ecogoat

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Hatch. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[triciayoung]

Hi there! I am a new member interested in having my hens raise their own chicks. I had hens as a kid but only “spent hens”, which laid lots of eggs but never went broody. We also had some bantams but still no broody hens. I got hens more recently about 3 years ago, starting with 5 year-okd hens just for eggs. Then a year ago I got some Legbars and others but only ended up with one hen of each breed (I had a lot of roosters!). I wanted the legbars because they were supposed to go broody but so far the one hasn’t. So this year I got some black chickens and mosaics and again had more than half roosters, lost some birds to various things but have one actual pair. And the black hen went broody as soon as she started to lay! Great except it’s winter and the barn is often below freezing and likely to get colder so I am not sure if the eggs would have stayed warm enough as she was laying but before she maybe started sitting. Guess we will find out soon as my best guess is that they’re due to hatch this week. Anyway, aside from the Ayam Cemani pair, I have 2 Mosaic roosters, 2 Maran hens, and one each of the following hens: Legbar, True Green Whiting, Wyandotte (though her eggs should be brown but are blue-green), and a Sanjack (long crower). I think that about covers my intro.

Get a few silkies, they will not let you down when it comes to being broody. I would love to see pictures of your flock. You have some interesting breeds.

 

[Tookie]

Welcome! We're so glad you decided to join us!

 

[Ecogoat]

Appears the eggs got too
Cold before she sat on them. None had any development. So, new question… how long does it take a hem to recover and start laying again? I have her in a warmed coop with the Ayam Cemani rooster now. She xontinued eating at least once a day and would wolf down several cherry tomatoes as well daily while brooding, but she still lost weight.

 

[Ecogoat]

Get a few silkies, they will not let you down when it comes to being broody. I would love to see pictures of your flock. You have some interesting breeds.

Get a few silkies, they will not let you down when it comes to being broody. I would love to see pictures of your flock. You have some interesting breeds.

I will have to get some photos!