Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[MamaRoo]

Looks like I get to join this thread again! I just set 7 eggs under my mille fleur cochin who has gone broody for her first time. She's got some silkies, a mille fleur u'ccle, a bantam BR and possibly a cochin under there. We'll see how she does!

Here's Violet

She's beautiful!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Molly, the kitty, was SOOO having her one of those baby chicks.

She carefully stalked up on it (with me right behind her)

slowly crouched for the pounce



and frantically flew following a face full of furious flying furry feathers as Mulberry went into full attack mode

she barreled through all the big girls standing on the steps of the deck and disappeared into the house


haven't found her yet.

Good for mama chicken!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

These are the bantam chicks that I got to stick under Chickie with her lone-hatch chick which, sadly, didn't make it. She seems to have taken in the two bantam chicks.

Some cute little feet. For store-bought chicks, they sure did take to having a mama hen!

*Best Eagle impression* Have you ever seen such a dirtly look? "Back away from my babies!" Again, with the two bantam chicks.

We love our new mama.

Seriously, GO away!

Aww!

 

[stone_family3]

Well I placed six duck eggs and six chicken eggs under Sunshine today. She's a very proud mama and doing a great job of protecting them.

 

[Farmin Momma]

Well after a few days of bad stuff happining, I came home from the depressing hospital and my momma cochin mix that was sitting on 4 eggs has at least 3 lil fluff balls that look like peguins with feathered feet! They are so cute. when I am feeling better I will post some pictures.

 

[meowmmy65]

My Salmon Faverolle went broody for this first time in March, hatched "donor" eggs, and is a GREAT Mom! Good luck!

Edited to add - I meant to reply in response to Chooniecat's post 8899! Didn't quite get that copied here. :/

 

[bobbieschicks]

Cool - can't wait to see pics when they hatch!

Well I placed six duck eggs and six chicken eggs under Sunshine today. She's a very proud mama and doing a great job of protecting them.

 

[bobbieschicks]

Hope you have a better day today - Yeah! Congrats! Can't wait to see pics.

Well after a few days of bad stuff happining, I came home from the depressing hospital and my momma cochin mix that was sitting on 4 eggs has at least 3 lil fluff balls that look like peguins with feathered feet! They are so cute. when I am feeling better I will post some pictures.

 

[countrygirl5]

Looks like I get to join this thread again! I just set 7 eggs under my mille fleur cochin who has gone broody for her first time. She's got some silkies, a mille fleur u'ccle, a bantam BR and possibly a cochin under there. We'll see how she does!

Here's Violet

What a beautiful chicken!! I wanted to get some millie's this year, but the hatchery was all out when I went. :-( Gonna have to go earlier next year for sure!!!

 

[karlamaria]

I'm thrilled, today we got our first chick! 4 more to go. We were heading to take her out to poo and eat when we heard chirp chirp. Our first every chickens, and now our first ever chick!