Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Tripp16]

my broody's start their hatch between day 19 and day 23 generally. What tends to happen with mine is they leave the nest after the 1st born is 48 hours old. I've had some go back and hatch the remaining eggs, and others simply leave it to raise their little ones

Well hopefully with only 4 eggs the ones that are going to hatch will hatch in a timely manner. We will see. I have to move her eventually though or those chicks will fall out to a 4 foot drop.... :/

 

[stonykill]

Well hopefully with only 4 eggs the ones that are going to hatch will hatch in a timely manner. We will see. I have to move her eventually though or those chicks will fall out to a 4 foot drop.... :/

I have always waited until they hatch. I think others have moved them sooner

 

[Tripp16]

I have always waited until they hatch. I think others have moved them sooner

Oh Im not moving her until after she decides to leave the nest. Which I havent figured out how Im gonna do that....

 

[stonykill]

Oh Im not moving her until after she decides to leave the nest. Which I havent figured out how Im gonna do that....

each one is different.

 

[artsyrobin]

here is the baby, i did tape her legs, and she seems to be standing a little better-



mama is doing pretty good, considering this is her first hatchling...

 

[bobbieschicks]

Adorable!

here is the baby, i did tape her legs, and she seems to be standing a little better-



mama is doing pretty good, considering this is her first hatchling...

 

[bobbieschicks]

The best part about the broody has been not having to deal with a brooder in the living room, the dust and then the merging into the flock. Yes there were some tense moments - mainly due to my not understanding the ferocity of an attacking mother hen. Also, there have been some really sweet moments - watching the babies learn how to go up and down the ramp has been my favorite thing to watch her teach them. Smokey would do it over and over again. Then finally one by one they attempted it and success!

The two chicks I had in the brooder are now part of the flock as well and everyone is merged. The two older roosters are not gone yet - and they haven't tried anything harmful to the babies. They'll be leaving to their new home soon - probably next week and leaving only the Silkie as our main rooster. Until the babies come of age and I have to decide which rooster to keep again

 

[Miss Lydia]

here is the baby, i did tape her legs, and she seems to be standing a little better-



mama is doing pretty good, considering this is her first hatchling...

What a cutie Robin, I love the color.

 

[Miss Lydia]

The best part about the broody has been not having to deal with a brooder in the living room, the dust and then the merging into the flock. Yes there were some tense moments - mainly due to my not understanding the ferocity of an attacking mother hen. Also, there have been some really sweet moments - watching the babies learn how to go up and down the ramp has been my favorite thing to watch her teach them. Smokey would do it over and over again. Then finally one by one they attempted it and success!

The two chicks I had in the brooder are now part of the flock as well and everyone is merged. The two older roosters are not gone yet - and they haven't tried anything harmful to the babies. They'll be leaving to their new home soon - probably next week and leaving only the Silkie as our main rooster. Until the babies come of age and I have to decide which rooster to keep again

How precious they look so tiny compared to everything around them.. I bet your silkie roo is going to love being head roo!

 

[countrygirl5]

Looky what I found...
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Wyand/BRKWyandChix.html I just read on line they also make devoted mothers!

well, I went to my local hatchery, and was pleasently surprised. She had black australorpes and buff brahmas!! So I got a couple of those, plus some RIR, 2 pekin ducks (kids were w/me) and 2 polish, (again, kids w/me). ;-) I'm excited to see whether I got hens/roos with the BA and BB! They're supposed to make great broody's and mammas!! She was out of the BLR wyandottes, but that's okay. If I don't check myslef, I could have left there w/a whole lot more, but I have limited space, which is probably a good thing. ;-)