Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[stonykill]

yup, the broody dance!
now I have 3 broody's!!!

 

[Tripp16]

Ok here are the others I was trying to upload earlier!




Little black chick. Im hoping this one is Hen (she (?) is so tiny) But she keeps up fine.

 

[Tripp16]

yup, the broody dance!
now I have 3 broody's!!!

LUCKY! Congrats!! I am still waiting on my RIR hen! She needs to hurry it up! She is getting meaner on the nest everyday!

 

[stonykill]

LUCKY! Congrats!! I am still waiting on my RIR hen! She needs to hurry it up! She is getting meaner on the nest everyday!

thanks....it has only just begun

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[Tripp16]

thanks....it has only just begun

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How many hens do you normally have go broody each year?

 

[stonykill]

How many hens do you normally have go broody each year?

last year I had 14 broody Sumatra hens and only 10 hens...lol. A few repeats. Many more hens now

 

[JakRat]

The silkie cam is back on and has had sound and camera angles changed.

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[JakRat]

sorry wrong link!

http://ustre.am/J1F7

 

[JakRat]

One is out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG sooo cute... I think it is a rooster though lol making a whole heck of a lot of noise and I think I already see a comb

 

[bobbieschicks]

Congrats!

One is out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG sooo cute... I think it is a rooster though lol making a whole heck of a lot of noise and I think I already see a comb