Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[bobbieschicks]

I just love this thread it is such a good idea! I’m a big fan of using broody hens, that is the only way I hatch my eggs, I don’t even have an incubator lol. In fact my blue fawn Call duck, Millie is broody right now on 6 eggs that are due to hatch on the 29th or so. I’m so excited! Last year my white Call duck, Angel hatched out 7 lil ducklings, she was such a good mom, right now she is still laying, gathering up her eggs before she to begins sitting on them just like Millie. So this year if all goes well I will have to good batches of new lil Calls. Plus my two Silkie girls just went broody so I ordered some Silver Laced Wyandotte fertile hatching eggs that I will be putting under them soon. I love using broodies weather they are chickens or ducks, when my first duck I ever had, Susie a mallard hen, went broody and was such a good mom I just knew that natural was how I wanted to go. Then my Sussex hen, Freckles went broody and seeing her take care of her lil one was so great, I couldn’t imagine doing it any other way.
Here are some pics
this is Freckles with her chick, who didn't even come from one of her own eggs lol

here is Angel with her brood of 7

this is my Millie on her nest if 6 eggs right now

here is Susie with her lil duckling

I love those ducks! The babies are absolutely adorable. I wish we had a bigger property - I would definitely have a few ducks. We have a small pond 5'x8' - but I don't think that would be much of a duck pond LOL!

 

[lcw1995]

yep, illl keep yall updated

Thank you for sharing the story about Nugget, how sweet and the pics are precious, I am sorry for your loss of her, but now he daughter is continuing her legacy, looking forward to seeing pics of Nuggets Grandkids..

 

[bobbieschicks]

this is nugget. she was hatched on 7/18/2007
she was my best broody.she would raise anything. she wouldve
probly raised a goose if i gave her the egg. sadley a hawk got her
summer 2011. she was actually raising chicks then too.
in her 5 years of life she probly raised 5-10 clutches of babys.
guineas and chickens mostly. didnt have ducks or geese at the
time. i have many pictures but if i posted them all theyrd be 100's.












HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE PICS
I HAVE A HEN SETTING RIGHT NOW
NUGGETS BABY ACTUALLY
NUGGET WAS RAISING HER WHEN SHE GOT KILLED
ILL POST PICS OF HER BABIES THE END OF THIS WEEK WHEN THEY ARE DUE TO HATCH

COLE.

Now Nugget is what I think of when I think momma hen with chicks She was a beautiful girl. Can't wait to see the babies!

 

[1Chick Magnet]

has anyone ever used a chicken to hatch quail.

 

[cat1994]

has anyone ever used a chicken to hatch quail.

My dad lol he tells stories about how he used broody hens to hatch out any thing from wild turkeys, wild quail, wild ducks, geese, chickens, chukars (not really sure what they are lol) , and guineas. He always says that it never matters what eggs you put under her, as long as she is a good broody hen she will take over and be mom to any baby weather it is a chicken or not.

 

[artsyrobin]

well, we definitely have another ee broody- hmmm... want to find some eng orp eggs for her... and i need to make some more nest boxes, we are down to two.....

 

[cat1994]

So my Silver Laced Wyandotte fertile hatching eggs should be coming around the 29th, which is great b/c that is around when my 6 Call ducklings, under Millie my Blue Fawn Call duck should hatch. I'm planing on hatching the SLW eggs under my two Silkie hens
Here is a pic of my two silkies

 

[Miss Lydia]

well, we definitely have another ee broody- hmmm... want to find some eng orp eggs for her... and i need to make some more nest boxes, we are down to two.....

Congrats!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

So my Silver Laced Wyandotte fertile hatching eggs should be coming around the 29th, which is great b/c that is around when my 6 Call ducklings, under Millie my Blue Fawn Call duck should hatch. I'm planing on hatching the SLW eggs under my two Silkie hens
Here is a pic of my two silkies

Looks like they are ready and waiting. lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

The only thing that i'd be concerned about is if the broody was LF and that she could step on the quail and kill them or hurt them.

has anyone ever used a chicken to hatch quail.