Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[stonykill]

Well my Black Sumatra Broody hatched 8, 1 died. Yesterday when I briefly saw it, it looked crippled. She did the right thing and let it pass. But she has 7 HEALTHY happy babies. I'm very proud of her.

My Blue Sumatra mama is being what I call a good mama. VERY Defensive! She even puffs up at me at times, and charges my legs. No one would dare touch her chicks. THAT is my definition of a good mama!

 

[featherz]

More pics!!! Broody and grey chick #1 (there are two identical ones):

 

[NellaBean]

A 3rd little reddish chick hatched out under my broody last night. No pix until later tonight.

 

[Miss Lydia]

jojo@rolling acres farm :

I have a Bantam Salmon Faverolle pullet that had 17 Bantam eggs under her. She hatched 14 and all are doing well. I need to get a new camera with a cable so I can post picutures. Very Cute! They all hatched Friday night to Saturday morning. All are eating, drinking, standing on mom and snuggled under her. She is a first time Mother and is totally awesome at her job. She's not even a year old yet! These are Cochin x babies I only have Bantum Cochin Roosters. I have a Barred Cochin hen sitting on 20+ eggs in the barn. Last year, she hatched two clutches of eggs for me 8 and 11. Several days ago, I ordered Salmon Faverolle eggs via the U.S. mail - they're under another broodie cochin in one of my goat barns. This is my first time setting eggs I purchased through the mail - I hope at least a few hatch. I started with 18. Bantams are little hatching machines...best broodies you could ever want. None of my girls are agressive with me - very sweet chickens!

Well Congratulations JoJo, I just love my cochins bantams, they do make great broodys and mamas. hope your mail order eggs do real good..

 

[Miss Lydia]

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featherz how cute, what breed is mama I love her lacing

I have 2 sets of twins from last year..

 

[Mtn Margie]

Okay, so I am going to try this. Getting 6 eggs to put under my BO. We are still getting snow so my hen just went broody a few days ago. I think I am going to move her into a dog crate in the coop so the other hens won't keep trying to lay eggs on top of her. Silly girls.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats MtnMargie, hope all goes well and you get spring time soon.. I think it's been weird weather all over the USA. keep us updated

 

[stonykill]

great pics Feathers!

 

[stonykill]

here is the new Black Sumatra Mama and her little ones. You can only see 5, but she has 7. The other 2 are behind her. This is the 1st that I know of that she has brought them outside.

 

[Amyable]

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