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[Hollowoakfarm]

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I am rarely jealous of what someone else has...but now I am. Definitely jealous. Very. I want some!

 

[BHep]

I am rarely jealous of what someone else has...but now I am. Definitely jealous. Very. I want some!

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[AllyRodrigues]

OK, I'm experiencing my first broody hen apparently.

I have a flock of about 18 or so-laying hens and soon-to-be-laying ones, too. One rooster and a few ducks. They stay in a coop and don't free range around the yard anymore.

The buff orpington hen is sitting on 6 duck eggs in the nesting box. (we found the eggs and stuck them there) I really don't mind this, except that my other hens haven't laid at all for the last two days..Is this a coincidence or what? I almost always get 6 or 7 eggs a day, even throughout the winter..

 

[vfem]

Gooooooooooood morning!!! I woke up to 4 peeping chickies! HOORAY! They ALL hatched, and I'm truly shocked. Looks like the final ones appears to be 2 EE mixes and 2 Marans. So darn cute and pretty calm when I hold them. Off to get chick feed and treats for mama!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Gooooooooooood morning!!! I woke up to 4 peeping chickies! HOORAY! They ALL hatched, and I'm truly shocked. Looks like the final ones appears to be 2 EE mixes and 2 Marans. So darn cute and pretty calm when I hold them. Off to get chick feed and treats for mama!

 

[BHep]

OK, I'm experiencing my first broody hen apparently.

I have a flock of about 18 or so-laying hens and soon-to-be-laying ones, too. One rooster and a few ducks. They stay in a coop and don't free range around the yard anymore.

The buff orpington hen is sitting on 6 duck eggs in the nesting box. (we found the eggs and stuck them there) I really don't mind this, except that my other hens haven't laid at all for the last two days..Is this a coincidence or what? I almost always get 6 or 7 eggs a day, even throughout the winter..

May want to check under that BO...she MAY have more eggs now.

Sometime the other hens will lay next to her and then the broody steals them.

 

[AllyRodrigues]

 

[AllyRodrigues]

LOL! I considered that and almost lost a hand checking! Still just the duck eggs as of yesterday!

May want to check under that BO...she MAY have more eggs now.

Sometime the other hens will lay next to her and then the broody steals them.

 

[LukesCityHens]

haha what a coincidence! one of our BO's is also very broody. we're currently breaking her from the habit and she hates us everytime we move her out of the box

 

[mayberrygirl]

I just realized... I have 4 1/2 dozen eggs in my fridge...

I think I need to collect for hatching eggs. Other then taking the eggs to the stock yard to auction, what is the best way to sell them? Both eating and hatching?