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Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

That is a stink eye if ever I saw one.

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Well thats one broodies egg most likely screwed up! Went up today and she was off the nest, I thought nothing of it but then I went to her nest and it was scratted up with the eggs buried under straw and it was cold. I decided to take the egg and give it to the other broody because it could still be hatchable because I didn't know how long she had been off. Anyways about 40 mins past and I decided to feed the other broody. She got off the eggs and then the one who i thought had give up went back in the shed and just stood and stared at the other broodies nest, she looked like she wanted to nick it. But then she just lied down right infront of the nest box and started screaming at me. So I got her egg back out of the other broodies nest and put it in front of her and she quickly tucked it under. I wonder if it still has a chance to hatch? I'm starting to wonder if the reason she wouldn't go back to the nest is because there was no water. The stupid sheep has come in and knocked it all over again so all the girls except the ones who where smart enough to go down the field to the stream where thirsty (the broody being one of them).


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Well unless she gets her act together, she might aswel quit giving me the stink eye because there will be nothing to protect!!
Ohhhhhhhh Johhn,
You know you cannot take her egg, then she would cry....................
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I guess it is OK to threaten her though but I doubt she would be impressed.
Remember she power pecks..............
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Ohhhhhhhh Johhn,
You know you cannot take her egg, then she would cry....................
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I guess it is OK to threaten her though but I doubt she would be impressed.
Remember she power pecks..............
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No I mean unless she starts sitting better her egg wont hatch!
 
Are these 2 a ok size? They are 10 weeks today but just think they are looking a bit small...
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It's hard to tell with them sitting down, but they look fine comparing to the size of the other chicken. Mine are about that size too and same age. The RIR girls are weird, after weeks of being on the roost at night, some are now trying to sleep in the nest boxes, but two have found their place on the roost.
 
I have English Orpington eggs coming this week.
Weather going to be in the 90s, with heatindex in the 100s.
wouldi it be possible to start the eggs in the incy, then transfer to my broody next week when it's a bit cooler?
 
I have English Orpington eggs coming this week.
Weather going to be in the 90s, with heatindex in the 100s.
wouldi it be possible to start the eggs in the incy, then transfer to my broody next week when it's a bit cooler?


Oh yes. You definitely can do that. Candle them before moving to see if developing and then transfer just the developing ones.
 

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