New to this gig!

[sharpsfarms]

Hello all and so glad I found this site. I am not new to raising chickens we have done it since I was a child. We did meat chickens only purchase them in the spring slaughter them off in the late summer. I was gifted some production rir hens and thought I would give the whole hatching my owe a try. Little did I know that the likelyhood of a production rir going broody was very slim to none. So I purchased a heritage rir roo his name is Charlie (aka big red if you ask my wife lol) but I have 9 eggs in the incubator hoping for a good hatch temp ranges have been 97 to 101 and humidity is a constant 55%. My main question is will my roo give the newcomers the hormone to go broody? I'm hoping he will lol incubators are a lot of work. Thanks eveyone

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, sharpsfarm, and welcome to BYC. Happy you joined this. You might be able to get some help with your hatching question in this forum. https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/18/chicken-behaviors-and-egglaying. Best of luck to you!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join us here! Please do check out the link left for you, I'm sure members there will be able to help you out.

Wishing you the very best of luck and enjoy BYC

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - glad that you have joined us. Good luck with your roo and broody genes!

Best wishes
Ct

 

[BuffOrpington88]

Hi and welcome to BYC! Good luck with your hatch! Thanks for joining us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Sending good hatching vibes your way.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[cukuriku]

Welcome!

Enjoy this great site and amazing learning centers, along with a really nice community and very helpful members! Have much success in raising your flock!