Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Johnn]

3 weeks today and they should both hopefully have babies! Daisy has a few feathers missing from being attacked by a bird of prey and mating damage. Will this affect her hatching abilities?

 

[chiqita]

Nope. Good luck!!

 

[bobbieschicks]

3 weeks today and they should both hopefully have babies! Daisy has a few feathers missing from being attacked by a bird of prey and mating damage. Will this affect her hatching abilities?

No she should be fine. Congrats on the broodies.

 

[Johnn]

Nope. Good luck!!

Thanks

No she should be fine. Congrats on the broodies.

Thanks. I noticed your post saying Bunny had went broody again, have you noticed that the top pic is my mother Orpington broody again?!

 

[OHfarmerswife]

I have 9 eggs in an incyi. I would give anything to have a broody hen!!!!!

 

[mstricer]

Sometimes that is a blessing and others not so much. I have 5 right now driving me crazy

 

[rboyd]

I have 12 week old RIR's and BR's that have been sitting on nest they made. Are they trying to go broody already? They still talk a little baby talk. Not the purrs and clucks like my 10 1/2 month old BB's.

 

[bobbieschicks]

I have 12 week old RIR's and BR's that have been sitting on nest they made. Are they trying to go broody already? They still talk a little baby talk. Not the purrs and clucks like my 10 1/2 month old BB's.

Not likely. They are probably just practicing laying skills. I did have one pullet who never laid before who helped a broody hatch and raise her chicks. That was Vanilla Ice, a silky mix chick, who helped Topsy a silky with her brood. Vanilla has since started laying and cohatched out a chick with Shirley Jones another silky.

 

[bobbieschicks]

I have 9 eggs in an incyi. I would give anything to have a broody hen!!!!!

I know. When I needed a broody there were no takers. Now that my coop is full I've got the broody. Go figure.

 

[bobbieschicks]

Thanks
Thanks. I noticed your post saying Bunny had went broody again, have you noticed that the top pic is my mother Orpington broody again?!

Is that the one who wouldn't give up her chicks at 4 weeks old? Curious to see how long she mothers them this time.