Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[djennings]

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I put overlapping strips of fly screen over my hens doorway out of the coop, the push through it fine and it keeps the flys and mozzies out.

Thank you will definitely try it

 

[Impress]

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Well you'll know when they hatch cause you'll hear peeping, you don't have to do a thing but enjoy the moment and watch mama and chicks. It's so cool!

Excellent, at least it will be a pleasant surprise, but now I have no idea if I have a week or a day or what, I'm lost without that calender!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Well you'll know when they hatch cause you'll hear peeping, you don't have to do a thing but enjoy the moment and watch mama and chicks. It's so cool!

Excellent, at least it will be a pleasant surprise, but now I have no idea if I have a week or a day or what, I'm lost without that calender!

but what a nice surprise!! it'll be like a surprise party!

 

[Impress]

Chick party at my house!

Date: ?
Time: ?

 

[Jloeffler]

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Is that a BYOC party?

(Bring Your Own Chick)

 

[stonykill]

some of this years broody chicks all grown up

the 1st born rooster. He has his own little harem now

and one of his 3 sisters. She is SO BEAUTIFUL!

a couple of more blue hens and 2 black roo's.

another young roo. I just call him handsome

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Beautiful stony, I'll take that second pic the blue hen, wrapped and sent to NC..

 

[stonykill]

a couple more blue girls. The hen in the front is near perfect if you go by the book. The light blue in the background is such a pretty little thing

the hen is a sibling of the 1st 2 I took pics of (1st hatch of the year). The roo is from "mama's" 1st hatch (broody #4 and broody # 12 lol)

here is "mama" back with Sammy. The poor guy is going thru a molt. The 2 black hens are this years broody hatches. Sammy is traveling light this morning. Only 4 hens with him. It is normally 10 to 12

here is broody #14 warming up her babies. Poor thing is molting as well. If you look close at her chest you can see a black Sumatra chick eating while 1/2 under her.

 

[stonykill]

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Beautiful stony, I'll take that second pic the blue hen, wrapped and sent to NC..

lol, I know. You just couldn't ask for a more perfect or prettier blue than her. It was hard to get that pic. She is ferrel and camera shy.

 

[Impress]

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Is that a BYOC party?

(Bring Your Own Chick)

Why yes, yes it is.

EDIT: I just candled a random egg and it is completely full, good air cell on the end and veins barely visible at the very edge next to the air sac, so the chick is filling that egg right up! Looks like we are close to what would be lock down if I was using an incubator!