Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[BarnGoddess01]

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Pictures are expected!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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[Miss Lydia]

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adorable!

and love the new breed too buff silkieton hoping for the blues ones!!

 

[pixie546]

Before work this morning I went out and checked everyone. The blue eggs were still under her but a little off to the side. I hope they don't cool too much!! When I get home I'm going to get a Tupperware and put it under a lamp, and probably take the eggs just to make sure! More later.......

 

[Fuffy]

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adorable!

and love the new breed too buff silkieton hoping for the blues ones!!

I really think I neeeeeed a buff silkington....Wonder if she will be a good broody?

GO BLUE BABIES!!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

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adorable!

and love the new breed too buff silkieton hoping for the blues ones!!

I really think I neeeeeed a buff silkington....Wonder if she will be a good broody?

GO BLUE BABIES!!!

It'll be air mail delivery fuffy

 

[Miss Lydia]

Have to show ya'll what mine were up to yesterday with temps into low 50's

 

[lswatson111304]

I'm getting very excited, and nervous at the same time.
My last attempt at hatching silkies was a disaster. I know part of it was due to the horrible air cells, but right at the end I had 4 die before hatching, and a 5th hatched, but with help and was extremely sticky. I really wonder if a lot of it was incubation issues? Humidity or something. So now I'm trying, again with bad air cells, under my broody. I started with 8 eggs. 1 never developed and 2 died early on. Right now, on Day...14 I have 5 left under her and they are all developing like they should. 1 "good" air cell, the rest stretch down the side of the egg, so I am nervous. I sure hope mama Hen does well!

I also just got 6 more eggs in the mail and I'm going to set them in the deathbator and I wish I had another broody to try them under. Again, bad air cells, but I'm praying these hatch.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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I sure hope you get some healthy chicks and all goes extremely well, keep us posted!! I have a few that want to go broody but I am making them wait till March.

 

[upcdayz]

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It looks like they're having a good ole time in the water!