Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[bobbieschicks]

One of my hens did that for like a month or two but never went broody

It's cute to hear her. But until she sits and stops laying she's just faking it

 

[Crazy4mypeeps]

I just set 12 eggs under my broody Columbian Wyanndotte. First time for us both. She's been broody for over a month and I tried to break her, but she is stubborn, so I decided to put her to work.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

I just set 12 eggs under my broody Columbian Wyanndotte.  First time for us both.  She's been broody for over a month and I tried to break her, but she is stubborn, so I decided to put her to work. 

Good luck my Mary has been broody since right after christmas also tried to break her. Just put 8 eggs under her on Thursday night. Her first & my first also. So far so good.

 

[Crazy4mypeeps]

Good luck my Mary has been broody since right after christmas also tried to break her. Just put 8 eggs under her on Thursday night. Her first & my first also. So far so good.

Yeah, looks like we both gave in, huh? We can be first timers together.

 

[OHfarmerswife]

Yeah, looks like we both gave in, huh?  We can be first timers together. 

Would be great to have someone to share with. Everyone in my family thinks I'm nuts.

 

[Crazy4mypeeps]

Would be great to have someone to share with. Everyone in my family thinks I'm nuts.

That makes two of us then. LOL

I can't wait to see the fuzzy little things though.

 

[chickenmomma16]

I'm a second timer with a broody. Just set (due 4-5) a dozen under my big Austra White (white leghorn x black australorp). She was broody every month last year and she is starting early this year so she will be my working mom this year. Gotta make those hens earn their keep somehow!
She is hatching some mixed breed (EEs) babies out of my own flock. e

 

[Crazy4mypeeps]

I'm a second timer with a broody. Just set (due 4-5) a dozen under my big Austra White (white leghorn x black australorp). She was broody every month last year and she is starting early this year so she will be my working mom this year. Gotta make those hens earn their keep somehow!
She is hatching some mixed breed (EEs) babies out of my own flock.

So is this her first hatch then? Or did you use her last year to? How did she do her first time?

I can see some of the eggs poking out around our girl, does that matter? LOL I'm so nervous. Can you tell?

And excited.

 

[chickenmomma16]

I'm a second timer with a broody. Just set (due 4-5) a dozen under my big Austra White (white leghorn x black australorp). She was broody every month last year and she is starting early this year so she will be my working mom this year. Gotta make those hens earn their keep somehow!

She is hatching some mixed breed (EEs) babies out of my own flock. e

So is this her first hatch then?  Or did you use her last year to?  How did she do her first time? 

I can see some of the eggs poking out around our girl, does that matter?  LOL  I'm so nervous.  Can you tell?    And excited.  e

I used a black sexlink last year. She did awesome and even raised in the ranks of the flock because she was so fearless about protecting her chicks. I didn't use my current broody then because she is quite vocal about letting me know those eggs are HERS. I was only going to give her a few eggs but a couple of the eggs are smaller so I actually squeezed 13 under her and none poke out. She is one of my larger hens too. So far she is doing a good job. She is in a large dog kennel and i boot her off once a day. The kennel has to stay shut because all the hens want to lay in her box. She was sitting on 18 eggs one night.

Here is last years chicks:

I was super nervous about my first broody hatch but I'm so much more relaxed and excited this time around.

 

[Funky Feathers]

I'm trying to be patient waiting for my 4 hens to go broody. I have Call Duck eggs that need hatching by them. They won't hatch in my Hova-Bators. Please hens, go broody!