Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[bhj123]

I love this thread. It makes me so happy!!!!!!
I was worried about having to spend upwards of three hundred dollars for an incubator and was lucky to find a little OEGB that is really broody. I am going to pick her up tomorrow. I'll post pics of her tomorrow as well....hopefully.

 

[bhj123]

But I have has a BA go broody and she was the best mommy. I had nine eggs under her and five hatched!! Ants got to the newborns and only two ended up surviving.
She's been a really good mother to the little "mutts" .

This is her off the nest.

 

[kmollyhughes]

Mama Marans with her babies enjoying the sun before the storm rolls in tomorrow. She ended up with 3 Marans, and a blue ameracauna and our two co-parenting silkies ended up with 2 legbars, and 2 ameracaunas. Not bad for the low temps we had! Now.....to let the next two broody girls sit on eggs or not????? Uhhh oh.

 

[Johnn]

Loving everyones pics

 

[pmcatnip]

That is so stinking cute and so funny looking at the same time.

 

[Viollettt]

But I have has a BA go broody and she was the best mommy. I had nine eggs under her and five hatched!! Ants got to the newborns and only two ended up surviving.

She's been a really good mother to the little "mutts"

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This is her off the nest.

What kind of ants did that to your new chicks? Was it regular ants or fireants? I"m so sorry. That is a cute picture. I have BAs that hatch out all my chicks for me, too. They make very good mommas.

 

[bhj123]

They were pyramid ants. More of the regular ants.
It's fine I love my BA she is sooooo sweet to her chicks. Right now I'm trying out an OEGB to see if she will brood for me as well.
The OEGB, I think, will be more inclined to brood more often than the BA.

 

[TeaChick]

Oh, I'm enjoying all the pics of Mothers and Babies!!!

I have a Jersey Giant who went broody last year (before I got her two months ago) and a Bantam Cochin Frizzle.
I'm hoping to hatch out LOs in the spring.

 

[1TurkenLover]

Will a EE Hen with chicks go Broody @ same time. we rescued a EE hen who is raising chicks, then discovered another of our hens building a clutch.

 

[bhj123]

A hen who has already hatched chicks generally won't set on any eggs because she has to take care of her babies. They are her first priority.