Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[featherz]

Here's one of my broodies playing nice with one of her hatchmates (broody on right, egg layer on left). The other broody is in the cat bed to the right but you can't see much of her - she's snuggled in there good and tight. Wish it was a better pic but only had my phone on me.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My bantam Duchess went off the nest the other day, came back out today and she's stolen 2 eggs and 4 wooden eggs and is sitting on them with her "I'm broody" attitude. I gave her 3 chicks, she's been sitting on them for about an hour now. All peaceful and content, unfortunately out of her 6 original eggs, only 2 were fertile and still alive. I have them in the incubator.

Aww I'm glad she got to have some chicks, instant motherhood lol.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Here's one of my broodies playing nice with one of her hatchmates (broody on right, egg layer on left). The other broody is in the cat bed to the right but you can't see much of her - she's snuggled in there good and tight. Wish it was a better pic but only had my phone on me.

Sweet pics!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats! Bantams are very tiny! I still cant believe how they come out of those little eggs! Lol

How is Scarlett?

Scarlett had me worried yesterday, I thought for sure she had given up her chicks but today she has been much more attentive to them so I am relieved.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hers my Gracie and her babies! They were 3 weeks yesterday, I think they are both little roosters...

I think you may be right, they are very cute though.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

A WHOLE bunch of future broodies ....

A lavender Silkie



The Blues Brothers



Splash Silkie cuteness

 

[karlamaria]

All these pictures of broody hens is priceless!

 

[JoshU]

I have a pair of black silkies. They are in a good sized chicken tractor alone. Fred and Wilma are their names. Wilma has stopped laying because I changed her nest box. She is super broody though. My question is, Do I need to remove Fred or will he be fine if I place eggs under Wilma?

 

[bobbieschicks]

So cute!

Here's one of my broodies playing nice with one of her hatchmates (broody on right, egg layer on left). The other broody is in the cat bed to the right but you can't see much of her - she's snuggled in there good and tight. Wish it was a better pic but only had my phone on me.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have a pair of black silkies. They are in a good sized chicken tractor alone. Fred and Wilma are their names. Wilma has stopped laying because I changed her nest box. She is super broody though. My question is, Do I need to remove Fred or will he be fine if I place eggs under Wilma?

He will be fine. and congrats on having a broody!! All the best to Fred and Wilma