Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[alexa009]

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A good broody doesn't necessarily mean good mother. Raising chicks in a brooder is too much of a responsibility for a lazy person like me so I always keep a bunch of aseel hens in my flock. They are the broodiest breeds I have seen. An average aseel will go broody about 4 times in a year.
Aseels are not only extremely determined broodies they are the best mothers in the chicken world as well. They are always on the top of the pecking order, even roosters avoid them when they are broody. You will never need to separate aseel hen from the flock cuz no hen will ever risk taking fight with her. A broody aseel or an aseel hen with chicks knows no relations, no sister, no friend, no boyfriend. I have seen one of my aseel hens with chicks beating up a rouge RIR rooster who pecked on of her chicks. They look after chicks even after they resume laying. They try to cover almost grown up chicks under their wings.
Since aseels are excellent foragers and stay on the top of the pecking order the chicks raised by them are well fed and grow up to be excellent foragers. I have seen them spanking slow learners. Since aseels are very comfy with humans chicks raised by them tend to be docile.
Trust me there is no better mother in the chicken world.

They sound like great mothers! I didn't know anything about aseels. They didn't have any at the hatchery I ordered my chicks. Do you know where yours are from?

 

[PouleChick]

Hi I'm back again - I have my 3 sets of chicks - 3 ish months, 2 ish months and 7 ish weeks and the 2 silkies have gone again I can't bear to break them as I bought them to be mummies so I have just put 4 marans, 14 Cream legbars under them (9 each) and 3 vorwerks and 3 more CLs in my neighbours incubator (for her but not sure how many she actually wants). Chicken maths is hitting hard and I'm thrilled hubby has agreed I can turn our huge hoop house into an over winter coop and run for my now getting huge number of chickens

 

[Kabootar]

They sound like great mothers! I didn't know anything about aseels. They didn't have any at the hatchery I ordered my chicks. Do you know where yours are from?

Well they are native to my country. But cackle hatchery and purely poultry hatchery claim to sell aseels but their aseels are not pure. Aseel hen's tail should point towards the ground but their hen's tail stick in the sky. But there are some breeders in USA who sell aseel chicks and hatching eggs. I think if you want aseel it's better to start with hatching eggs. Males can be great guards but they tend to become pets. However if you want to have an aseel rooster you can have only one rooster. Here is a pic of my aseel rooster who refuses to stay with the flock and insists staying in my house.

 

[1cock2hens]

I love Aseel (asil) and all the other oriental gamefowl, you can often get them from people that breed american gamefowl. they sometimes infuse some oriental blood into them to improve gameness. I want to get a couple pullets soon


https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/oriental-gamefowl-thread.566142/page-650

 

[Kabootar]

I love Aseel (asil) and all the other oriental gamefowl, you can often get them from people that breed american gamefowl. they sometimes infuse some oriental blood into them to improve gameness. I want to get a couple pullets soon


https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/oriental-gamefowl-thread.566142/page-650

Well I am not into cock fighting I just keep a bunch of aseel hens for hatching eggs and raising chicks and that rooster is more like my father's pet.

 

[1cock2hens]

Well I am not into cock fighting I just keep a bunch of aseel hens for hatching eggs and raising chicks and that rooster is more like my father's pet.

i didnt think you were fighting them and i didnt imply that you were. anymore 99% of people that keep them and raise any kind of gamefowl are also just raising them for the birds, not for fighting, I wouldnt ever jump to that conclusion, it's irresponsible

 

[PouleChick]

@1cock2hens I think Kabootar is from Nepal so perhaps it is different there in terms of fighting birds, and English is also his second language so he may have misunderstood what is meant by game birds.

 

[1cock2hens]

i understand the cultural differences, my mom is actually engaged to a man from north east india and i have talked at length about the chickens where he is from, he is looking into getting me some hatching eggs actually and dealing with all the legal stuffs for me, my mom will be up there next week. from what i gather most people dont use them for fighting there either.

 

[Kabootar]

@1cock2hens I think Kabootar is from Nepal so perhaps it is different there in terms of fighting birds, and English is also his second language so he may have misunderstood what is meant by game birds.

You just missed by a few kilometers, madam. My home is close to Nepal border in the Indian state of Bihar. But currently I am working in New Delhi so that I can earn some extra money for my family back in the village.
I am from a farmer family, we grow rice and wheat, raise buffaloes for milk and also goats for meat. My father started raising chickens as a hobby in his teens. My grandfather who was a sailor promoted his hobby by supplying him with exotic breeds of chickens and ducks from all over the world. People from neighboring villages use to come and see and if possible buy our birds. Silkies and guineas fetched us good money.
Cock fight is illegal in India.

 

[PouleChick]

You just missed by a few kilometers, madam. My home is close to Nepal border in the Indian state of Bihar.

Sorry, I did question myself but was sure I remembered mention of Nepal!

Cock fight is illegal in India.

That is good!

My grandfather who was a sailor promoted his hobby by supplying him with exotic breeds of chickens and ducks from all over the world

That is such a cool story!