Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks! I am not sure.. Just a regular LED flash light. It has to be total blackness, or you can't see well at all. They are getting bigger! Should I stop candelling now?
She actually doesn't bite unless you go in to fast. She doesn't seem to mind me in her space. As long as it isn't dark out, and she knows it's me. She was much more grumpy in the beginning. I think this has been a bonding experience for us! Now she is not afraid of me, where before she was shy. I guess it's because I save her little tidbits. Yesterday she got grapes. She was really happy about that! I can tell she is losing weight though. I have food in her crate, and have since the beginning.
How are your eggs doing?

he's in with mama- very loud and fluffy, and i think it is one of my chicks from spice, the BO i lost...

just ordered some favorolle eggs for my broody cochin... what we do for these guys!!

Aww how sweet, and more eggs for your broody cochin and of course chicks for Robin

 

[stonykill]

Congrats stony, your getting a jump on your broodys

cute little fuzzy butts.

 

[artsyrobin]

little guy has spraddle leg, so do i use just a normal bandade to fix it?

 

[Miss Lydia]

little guy has spraddle leg, so do i use just a normal bandade to fix it?

I've never had to treat spraddle leg before but I really like this web site so you may give it a try.

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/

 

[Miss Lydia]

well were are the pics?

cute little fuzzy butts.

 

[Morganwood]

LOL The yogurt maker is basically a warming plate with a dome. You put yogurt in glasses and place them on the warming plate. It's very similar to the little mini incubators I've seen. No yogurt cooking at the moment (much to my daughters disappointment). Blue chicks?

I've seen dyed chicks for Easter but would never have thought it could happen by just adding coloured water. Makes sense though.

Interesting way to incubate - hopefully it will work. I would only be worried about the yogurt getting into the eggs and somehow harming the chicks. I put blue food coloring in my water wells of the bator to easily see the water levels without realizing that the shells are porous and they can absorb through the walls. I ended up with blue tinted chicks until they lost their baby feathers. LOL!

 

[stonykill]

well were are the pics?

lol. here are 20 of them. 2 died. 2 still in the bator. Still more eggs in there. day 21 only ended 2 hours ago, so these eggs have until late friday. Then I need to clean, dry and reload the bator saturday for the Easter hatchalong.

 

[michaelinnc84]

They are adorable!

 

[Miss Lydia]

lol. here are 20 of them. 2 died. 2 still in the bator. Still more eggs in there. day 21 only ended 2 hours ago, so these eggs have until late friday. Then I need to clean, dry and reload the bator saturday for the Easter hatchalong.

They sure are pretty, sorry about those you lost... and your doing the Easter hatch along.. well glory bee.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are adorable!

Michael, How is your Brahma doing? is she still sitting on the eggs?