Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[chooniecat]

5 live and 1 w/membrane on it but not moving so.......I walked away and don't know if they can take awhile to get out of membrane.

 

[perchie.girl]

5 live and 1 w/membrane on it but not moving so.......I walked away and don't know if they can take awhile to get out of membrane.

Momma may help it get out too.

deb

 

[Miss Lydia]

Did the chick get out of the membrane?

 

[myby]

I am in Broken Arrow, I am from South America. Where I grew up we have only two seasons: summer and winter. So, even if I had chickens when I grew up, here I am not sure what I am doing.

 

[bobbieschicks]

 I am in Broken Arrow, I am from South America. Where I grew up we have only two seasons: summer and winter.  So, even if I had chickens when I grew up, here I am not sure what I am doing.

 

This is a great place to find out all you need to know.

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote:
welcome- here is a link to the oklahoma thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/501128/okies-in-the-byc-iii/30420#post_8969283

actually i can relate, growing up in southern california, the big thing here is the heat in the summer i use ice jugs in front of a fan when its real hot, or dampen the dirt- winters go from iceing, or like this year, nothing

do you have broodies?

i have a serama broody with a pip, and 4 broodies in the main flock... it is contageous!

 

[prairie]

I am so jealous of all the hatching little ones!! Can't wait until one of my ladies goes broody!

I am learning lots just reading your posts! Thanks!! Kare

 

[chooniecat]

Chick did NOT get out of membrane and was still alive when I came back from lunch w/my mom SO son euthanized it for me. It had been that way since found at mid morning and I didn't know how long to tolerate the poor thing being in that position.......I suspect it was one that I foolishly took out last night as egg and told ya'll and was told NOT a good idea because can dry membrane so...hard lesson. Not necessarily, I know, but have to assume and it was unimportant to listen for peeps anyhow.OK-there are now 8 live chicks all australorps. Like I said suzette may have laid a couple AFTER she started brood and I am curious if those(faverolles/australorp mix) will hatch. Amazing how chix can get under suzettes wings and cling. haven't counted remaining eggs but with the math SHOULD be 8 left.

 

[Tripp16]

Ok its day 14 for my broody Henrietta!

7 days left! Im on day 14 with the bator eggs to! Cant wait to candle them tonight and see how many are still growing!

All these post are making me jealous! I have had chicks in a whole 2 months!

I hope I at least get one or two. Out of 27 eggs total!

 

[aaggjg]

I made popcorn a little lean-to shelter over her nest box.... It's not very big but neither is she
I gave her 4 fertile eggs back 2 Marans and 2 silkies.... Could not see a thing in the Marans so hopefully there are chicks in there!! Hatch day is thurs/Friday?
Crossing my fingers.... She wants to be a mom so badly!!