Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Miss Lydia]

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waiting for pics

 

[workinnanie]

Anxious to see baby pics. I' m so jealous as can't have babies till spring as it is too cold here!

 

[Arielle]

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I wasn't planning on another broody hen!!! Every day she sat, every day I took all the eggs. Each day she was in a different nest box sitting on eggs. After 2 weeks I decided the only way to fix this was stick some eggs under her and get it over with!!!

DH okayed chicks in the basement for the winter; and he's building a small coop next to the house, maybe a place to put older chicks . . . . Honestly, I was very nicely warned not to hatch chicks until spring by a master breeder--and he is right!!! Too cold, too many complications with many groups of babies. You are smart to wait.


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[Fuffy]

SO WHERE ARE ALL THESE PICS THEN???!!!!

 

[Niss]

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enquirering minds want to know!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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enquirering minds want to know!

 

[Fuffy]

We sooooo need a 'Like' button!

 

[effie]

OK ,as of this evening there is one little chick out in the coop and 13 more eggs to go-we'll see what morning brings!!!! Probably won't be able to sleep. I should have known something was up today when I went to get eggs and momma had a feather in her mouth---she must have been really aggravated with another girl getting to close and gave her a little bite---LOL

by the way--some of these eggs are by BR hens with a BO roo-what will they look like???

 

[Fuffy]

 

[artsyrobin]

what is the rate of hatch with well shipped eggs? My silkie hen has raised NN, keets who 'depoofed' her, so ordered her some silkie eggs from a byc member- they came in today very well wrapped- they are sitting tonite to give her in the morning- just curious what other folks experiences are?