Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[shellyk]

Here's some pictures of my broody bantam cochin with her 1 month old chicks. I let them out to free range for the 1st time today, hopefully all goes well.

 

[Johnn]

Here's some pictures of my broody bantam cochin with her 1 month old chicks. I let them out to free range for the 1st time today, hopefully all goes well.

aww they are soo cute!

 

[naturespace]

Here's some pictures of my broody bantam cochin with her 1 month old chicks. I let them out to free range for the 1st time today, hopefully all goes well.

She looks very happy. is she able to fit them all underneath her at this point? My broody's chicks just hatched so I don't know at what point they don't need momma's warmth anymore.

 

[shellyk]

they've been out all afternoon and they don't seem to need her for warmth at all, but it is still fairly warm here in the fraser valley (british columbia). I think they still might crawl underneath her at night though, I will have a peak tonight and see if they actually all fit or if they are just cuddling up together in their nest.

 

[shellyk]

I also have another broody hatching today and so far I have another two lavender orpington chicks and two split lavender chicks. There are also 6 blue orpington eggs but none have hatched yet which is disappointing, I really want some blues!!

 

[farmer boy]

my bantam has a chick half the size of her and a bantam that take up all the room and they need the warmth here though in Canada NB its getting a little colder now so they need it

 

[karlamaria]

PIcture updates of my 3 day old chicks. these little ones have no fear!! not sure why as the last batch screamed all day long, these were out and about today and really wandering off and not a care in the world. it was fun seeing mama show them seeds in the soil, and to peck at things. I put food and water out there in case they needed to be fed. they were out side 2 hours today and did wonderful!
Not sure what they are, but out of four breeds this is what they can be... light b rahma, ( 3 rggs that hatched were blue EE eggs ) 2 I can tell are Rhode island reds, so not sure of the last one... real light yellow, then there is the dark one with the strip down the back. can any one distinguish what is what ? or are they all EE and rhode island reds?

 

[karlamaria]

Here's some pictures of my broody bantam cochin with her 1 month old chicks. I let them out to free range for the 1st time today, hopefully all goes well.

wow there beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Beautiful Pics and Congrats to all hatching!!!

 

[farmer boy]

PIcture updates of my 3 day old chicks. these little ones have no fear!! not sure why as the last batch screamed all day long, these were out and about today and really wandering off and not a care in the world. it was fun seeing mama show them seeds in the soil, and to peck at things. I put food and water out there in case they needed to be fed. they were out side 2 hours today and did wonderful!
Not sure what they are, but out of four breeds this is what they can be... light b rahma, ( 3 rggs that hatched were blue EE eggs ) 2 I can tell are Rhode island reds, so not sure of the last one... real light yellow, then there is the dark one with the strip down the back. can any one distinguish what is what ? or are they all EE and rhode island reds?

well i had a chick like the one with the strip down its back but thats crossed between a partridge chantecler roo and a new hampshire hen so idk about that one .... i have a chick that has like no feathers and barely any fluff on him do you know why he is like that my mom said maybe the cross breed is coming out that one is a bantam he is tiny and he is the oldest and the youngest is huge with all its feathers