Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[bobbieschicks]

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I know, i expected to go out there today and see lil chicks looking at me.

I'm so wanting one to be a frizzle and a pullet too. Not asking for much am I?

Last time I ended up with 2 out of 3 being roosters. So this time I'm only hatching pullet eggs

 

[bobbieschicks]

Peeper number 2 arrived today and another is peeping in her shell. That will make 3 so far!

Now weren't you the one yesterday saying you didn't have patience and these babies were overdue? Haha! Congrats on the adorable chicks!

 

[bobbieschicks]

Peeper number 2 arrived today and another is peeping in her shell. That will make 3 so far!

For some reason this double posted. Maybe it's an iPad thing?

 

[bobbieschicks]

So how often will a hen go broody? Smokey and Topsy both went broody this spring so does that mean they are done until next spring?

 

[perchie.girl]

So here comes a dumb question.... do you mean eggs layed by pullets... or eggs that are pullets.

deb "who sometimes stuff goes right over her head

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Quote: Last time I ended up with 2 out of 3 being roosters. So this time I'm only hatching pullet eggs

 

[Farmin Momma]

Boy! A jersey giant broody! You could probably fit 50 eggs under one of those! Lol. Hope she goes broody for you soon.

Yeah, wouldn't that be great! I have a pair of turkeys I am hoping will raise me some turkey babies for Thanksgiving and all but she is not seting yet, so I hope that my JG gose broody soon and I can put some turkey eggs and chicken eggs under her. That would just be GREAT!

I love JG's hope she'll go broody for you. They are my next chickens after all i have now go to chickie heaven. lol Not sure how JG's and bantams would do together.. Probably get stepped on alot.

I would LOVE to add more to my flock! But I am trying to keep my $$$ to a min as far as buying chickens. So I am hatching eggs from my flock and not buying any, my first set of 5 chicks were free at a day old and about 75% of my 30 hens and roosters were free!!!!! Only a few I have bought and I would buy more JG and some Black Copper Marrans if I could find any around me.

 

[stonykill]

So how often will a hen go broody? Smokey and Topsy both went broody this spring so does that mean they are done until next spring?

my best broody Mama went broody 3 times last spring/summer . I had 2 others repeat as well.

 

[This_chicks_place]

Now weren't you the one yesterday saying you didn't have patience and these babies were overdue? Haha! Congrats on the adorable chicks!

That was me....Miss Impatience.

Saturday was day 21, and based on info on this thread I started looking late Thursday or Friday. This is a first time for both Lily (mama hen) and me. So i had no idea how it would all happen. I have to say it has been AMAZING so far and chicken math is starting to take hold!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Peeper number 2 arrived today and another is peeping in her shell. That will make 3 so far!

aww looks like mama has her arm around the little one, oh yeah they don't have arms. very cute!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Last time I ended up with 2 out of 3 being roosters. So this time I'm only hatching pullet eggs

I'm with ya sis!