Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[bobbieschicks]

Are you talking about Front line Wynette?  I would like to try something different also. If you come across any dosage let me know please. I had a family of Wrens nesting in a blue bird house very close to my coop well yesterday the babies fledged so today i climb the ladder opened the door expecting to be covered in mites, nope not a one. Did go ahead and spray the house out though.

I've read frontline as used by some. I think I found that by doing a search for dosage of ivermectin pour on.

 

[Tanichca]

It's day 7!!!

Looks like I also have the beginnings of another clutch in one of my nest boxes, around 6 eggs. Maybe I'll be getting another broody soon!

 

[farmer boy]

you guys are all so lucky none of my adult hens will go broody lol .. it sucks there were signs of one hen going broody but she didn't want to so she abandoned the nest with all the eggs in it

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

you guys are all so lucky none of my adult hens will go broody lol .. it sucks there were signs of one hen going broody but she didn't want to so she abandoned the nest with all the eggs in it 

That sucks. Hope you get a solid broody soon.

 

[Skeetergirl]

An update on the Sebright eggs. We found a pip last night at around 9:00 pm, it's a pretty good sized hole, but no further progress and just the one pip. I hear it peep every now and then too.

Thanks everyone for the advise.

 

[Miss Lydia]

you guys are all so lucky none of my adult hens will go broody lol .. it sucks there were signs of one hen going broody but she didn't want to so she abandoned the nest with all the eggs in it

you will have to be patient farmer boy, you said all your hens are young right? if not this year for sure next.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It's day 7!!!

Looks like I also have the beginnings of another clutch in one of my nest boxes, around 6 eggs. Maybe I'll be getting another broody soon!

 

[Miss Lydia]

An update on the Sebright eggs. We found a pip last night, it's a pretty good sized hole, but no further progress and just the on pip. I hear it peep every now and the too.

Thanks everyone for the advise.

Hope the chick gets here soon.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Lordy. When it rains... Snowi has gone or is going broody. She is was sitting with Summer and had stolen two eggs. What do I do?

Edit to add details. Snowi is my other bantam brahma and is the only other hen in the coop with Summer. Summer is on day 5 of her hatch. I caught Snowi sitting with Summer and she was sitting on two of Summers eggs. I dislodged her, got pecked by Summer in the process, and blocked her access to Summer.

How long til I know if she is really going broody or is just playing at wannabe? When I moved her she went out to the run after a minor fuss trying to get back to Summer.

Will I need to get her different eggs to hatch? Summers will be almost a week along easy before I officially dub Snowi broody (if she really is).

 

[artsyrobin]

well, licorice the broody from heck has gone broody again, so i stuck her in the bathroom with 2 eggs due to hatch thursday... seramas, so she won't be sitting in the heat...sheesh!