Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

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Hey ML I posted some pictures of my ducks on the thread I started earlier.
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At long last... my Broody with her babies! She has been brooding since mid April, possibly a little longer, I have been VERY worried about her. I was not successful at moving her before hatch, but have her safe and secure away from the other hens and roos, she's eating and her comb has even pinked up a little. A VERY little. The yellow chick all the way to the right, was near death in the incubator at my son's school. It was dried to the bottom and bleeding, being pecked and stepped on by the other chicks. I nursed him for a few days in our incubator with antibiotic ointment and infant vitamins and then stuck him under her. He is doing MARVELOUSLY now! My son says she caters to that little guy.

 
I thought my Candy would never do it!! I checked on her this morning and I had 3 little black heads poke out! My daughter wanted to go out now and double check and we have another little baby!!
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We have a seven eggs left and a couple look to be pipped (I didn't look at the eggs, but looked at the pictures). I am so tickled and my daughter (4 years) is so excited!!!!
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Peepmommy, Yes, they do!!

Stonykill!!

This Broody has gotten so accustomed to me serving her scrambled eggs, I just don't know if she'll ever go back to mash...
 
What is so funny is that the roo was a RIR and of course my mamma is a BR. I am really curious about that black chick with the white dot. It looks just like our BR's, but I've been told I won't get a BR from this breeding! The only other hens we have are RIR's and BSL.
 

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