Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Miss Lydia]

What kind of duckling is it?

Muscovy, only 1 made it out of 5, now i'm thinking my older ducks aren't to fertile anymore, Drake 9yrs girls 8. Oh well we got this cutie. and 5 due to hatch June 7thish

 

[bobbieschicks]

Since my hens aren't do to hatch till next week i thought i would show a pic of out newest hatching...   

Adorable!

 

[Miss Lydia]

too cute!

Thanks stony any peeps from your end of the country lately?

 

[bobbieschicks]

Two more days! Topsy and Smokey are looking good. Hopefully something will hatch.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Adorable!

Thank you it had it's first time in the cement tub today with mama, Mama jumped out baby couldn't I had a rock in there but it couldn't get to it for trying to get out, I had my camera in my pocket but went and lifted the lil one onto the rock and out it came. This one looks so much smaller than my others that hatched close to 5 weeks ago. They grow so fast. Oh bobbie explain what it was you were doing yesterday and today, it sounded interesting.

 

[stonykill]

Thanks stony any peeps from your end of the country lately?

9 Sumatra's so far today from the bator. A RIR that seems she is going to go broody , a few more eggs in the bator to go on lockdown on wednesday and Penelope due to hatch mid to late week.
Last hatch 2 weeks ago I got a splash sumatra and this hatch gave me one also! So now we have 3 Splash Sumatra's. The oldest one only started laying a few weeks ago.

So it looks to be a busy week around here!

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

broody hen and chickks, three are hers four are adopted, few extra legs under there, i guess their camera shy

 

[Tripp16]

broody hen and chickks, three are hers four are adopted, few extra legs under there, i guess their camera shy

Looks like my broody. All you can see are tiny feet underneath her. Then when she moves she leaves them where they were but the shortly run after her. So cute.

 

[Tripp16]

Well while I was gone to church today my broody decided to take her 7 little ones out of the nest (about 3 feet up with a steep ladder) I have no idea how they all got done ok but they did. They were having a blast today on their one day old legs.

Well tonight I went to lock up (BTW my Buff Orp Elly Mae has been playing with going broody but she hasnt laid in two days, just sat on the nest... anyways she has been showing the chicks food and mothering them!

) back to the story, I went to lock up and Henrietta was on the nesting box platform clucking to the chicks that were running around helplessly, she couldnt get them up there. So I picked all the chicks up and put them outside the nest box. Soon Momma climbed in and they all disappeared underneath her. I love seeing that!

BTW I have 2 bator eggs pipped and one of Heniettas that she left in the nest has pipped!

 

[Tripp16]

Adorable!

That duckling is cute!! Congrats Miss Lydia!

I feel like we havent talked in forever. Hope everyone is good at your place in the mountains!