Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Miss Lydia]

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Can that happen?

I wish ....

(I LOVE broodies ... says she with the brooder in the house full of chicks that so desperately want a mom

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Okay where are the pics? what we're gonna have to wait till their grown and on their own before we get to see them?

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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I wish ....

(I LOVE broodies ... says she with the brooder in the house full of chicks that so desperately want a mom

)

Okay where are the pics? what we're gonna have to wait till their grown and on their own before we get to see them?

They aren't with a broody but here they are ....

My first Silkie (future broody????)

The hatching assistant - as close as we're getting to a broody with this hatch (Black Copper Marans hatching)

The whole gang .... (Black Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, Black, Blue, and Splash Ameraucanas AND ..... A SILKIE!!!!

The Cuckoo Marans

The white bearded Silkie (future broody if it's a girl

)

Apparently Silkies are born friendly - right out of the egg - no bribes even required!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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at once, I had 9 broodys but they did try to pace themselves, i had 3 broody at once and when they started bringing out their chicks it was utter chasos for a while, chicks running up to the wrong mommie saying are you my mommie. but finally they got it worked out. whew.

Same here, had 3 at once. Craziness. But I'll say this everyone knew who mama was, and the mama's knew who their babies were. I don't know how, but they did

It only happened a few times when the mommas whould start to come out all at once, there were a few squabbles, then they took turns bringing out their brood and all calmed down. And also one of the mamas decided she wanted one of the other mamas brood that did go over real well either. lol

 

[stonykill]

pics taken, I'll upload them later. Ok, I've had 14 broody's this year, but this one is really cool. I spend the day in the same room as her. I'm building a dining table, and she is moving her eggs, rearranging whatever she is rearanging, and the entire time, she knows I'm watching and doesn't care. I did get a bunch of stink eye, if I got to close

. It is quite cool. I hope she is a good broody as she is only 7 months old. So far so good. My only concern is how much she plays with the eggs. Moving them all over the place. Good thing those Sumatra shells are like iron

 

[Miss Lydia]

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But stony how do you know the others don't do this also but you don't get to watch them, looking forward to pics. is she blk or blue?

 

[stonykill]

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But stony how do you know the others don't do this also but you don't get to watch them, looking forward to pics. is she blk or blue?

she is black. You are right I don't know. That is what makes this so cool!

 

[stonykill]

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Same here, had 3 at once. Craziness. But I'll say this everyone knew who mama was, and the mama's knew who their babies were. I don't know how, but they did

It only happened a few times when the mommas whould start to come out all at once, there were a few squabbles, then they took turns bringing out their brood and all calmed down. And also one of the mamas decided she wanted one of the other mamas brood that did go over real well either. lol

ohhh, I had that happen. "mama" stole a blue chick from the black broody that was next to her in the Sumatra shed (formally my storage shed). It took a few days, but eventually that blue chick was hers! I guess she figured, hey, I'm blue, you aren't. Give me that chick. lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

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Okay where are the pics? what we're gonna have to wait till their grown and on their own before we get to see them?

They aren't with a broody but here they are ....

My first Silkie (future broody????)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38460_img_0632-2.jpg

The hatching assistant - as close as we're getting to a broody with this hatch (Black Copper Marans hatching)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38460_img_0616-1.jpg

The whole gang .... (Black Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, Black, Blue, and Splash Ameraucanas AND ..... A SILKIE!!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38460_img_0659-3.jpg

The Cuckoo Marans
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38460_img_0657-2.jpg

The white bearded Silkie (future broody if it's a girl

)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38460_img_0661-5.jpg

Apparently Silkies are born friendly - right out of the egg - no bribes even required!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38460_img_0664-8.jpg

well what the heck i saw 2 broodys there one had fur the other had a hand, very cute pics and that silkie sure is cute. of course they all are...

 

[Miss Lydia]

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It only happened a few times when the mommas whould start to come out all at once, there were a few squabbles, then they took turns bringing out their brood and all calmed down. And also one of the mamas decided she wanted one of the other mamas brood that did go over real well either. lol

ohhh, I had that happen. "mama" stole a blue chick from the black broody that was next to her in the Sumatra shed (formally my storage shed). It took a few days, but eventually that blue chick was hers! I guess she figured, hey, I'm blue, you aren't. Give me that chick. lol

Thats funny, yep so many looked alike and mamas too, I don't know how they kept everything straight, what was funny is one morning i went into the coop and one of the mamas had hers and anothers chicks under her and the mama without hers was picthing a fit, you should have seen me trying to help solve that problem. I finally let them figure it out.

 

[stonykill]

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ohhh, I had that happen. "mama" stole a blue chick from the black broody that was next to her in the Sumatra shed (formally my storage shed). It took a few days, but eventually that blue chick was hers! I guess she figured, hey, I'm blue, you aren't. Give me that chick. lol

Thats funny, yep so many looked alike and mamas too, I don't know how they kept everything straight, what was funny is one morning i went into the coop and one of the mamas had hers and anothers chicks under her and the mama without hers was picthing a fit, you should have seen me trying to help solve that problem. I finally let them figure it out.