Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

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They are adorable!!! And so cool to see them outside already...so much for having to keep chicks in a 90 degree brooder! great to see them already acting like little chickens!
 
Just candled my eggs today. Four fertile Old English Bantam eggs under my favorite broody Australorp. Due the 24th!!!
 
I had to move my BCF to the brooder, b/c she turned up bald one morning. She tries to escape, so (as long as she's laid an egg that day) I let her out, so she doesn't get too stressed trying to get out. The past couple of days, she's been spending a lot of time in her bucket. I moved the setup that she had in the coop into the brooder. She has food and water in there and she's been making huge poos in there. Here's a pic (I'll make it small, so whomever "wants" to see it can click on it, but no one else has to see it):
Is this a broody poo?

Sorry, it didn't make it that small.




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Chickens are never fool proof!
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Yup.
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My new chicken condo is open for business! I thought I'd have trouble with the hens, but it was the two roosters that caused the most ruckus. They are not happy at all being separated from their girls. I had the two roosters separated and supposedly could not see each other, but of course, they managed to find one tiny hole to peck at each other through. Before I knew it, both of their combs were bloody. Soooooo, I moved one to the second floor, they definitely cannot get anywhere near each other now. Have to rethink the rooster apartments, but right now I'm tired and it can wait a few days. One of the roosters is heading to the stew pot anyway, so I could probably wait quite a while before I have to rethink the apartments.

Anyway, thought I'd give everyone an update. The hens have done a bit of pecking at each other, but nothing serious at all. No chasing, I put two waterers and two feeders out so that they don't have to crowd each other to eat and drink. I guess the real test will be tonight when they go into the new home to roost.

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bumpercarr said:
My new chicken condo is open for business! I thought I'd have trouble with the hens, but it was the two roosters that caused the most ruckus. They are not happy at all being separated from their girls. I had the two roosters separated and supposedly could not see each other, but of course, they managed to find one tiny hole to peck at each other through. Before I knew it, both of their combs were bloody. Soooooo, I moved one to the second floor, they definitely cannot get anywhere near each other now. Have to rethink the rooster apartments, but right now I'm tired and it can wait a few days. One of the roosters is heading to the stew pot anyway, so I could probably wait quite a while before I have to rethink the apartments.

Anyway, thought I'd give everyone an update. The hens have done a bit of pecking at each other, but nothing serious at all. No chasing, I put two waterers and two feeders out so that they don't have to crowd each other to eat and drink. I guess the real test will be tonight when they go into the new home to roost.

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Congrats on finishing!!! My coop is one of those kind that's never finished and always in need of repair. =(
Glad you were able to separate those roos!!! =) Hope it all works out well!!! =D
 

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