Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

Pics
Date sort Score sort
I ended up locking the Offender out of the coop during the day. I only have the two in there right now but desperate times... I also set the second girl up with an outdoor nestbox w/ clutch in a cat carrier. So far she has sat on the eggs for a grand total of twenty minutes or so. Otherwise she is much more interested in her food. And making friends with the mouse. Who shall die soon. Very soon.
 
Thank you to all who encouraged me to stick the baby under the new mom last night! She took the baby, and all five chicks are now happy with mom!!!!
celebrate.gif
 
Pics of Skyfire and her little ones, so far she has been a great first time momma.




I had just given skyfire an insect the little ones were showing an interest




This is my fav pic so far loooooove those eye feathers!!!! lol
 
No they are NN. They are from a project to darken the color of the skin to protect them from sunburn, (not my project, but a University's) they also potentially carry the scaleless gene. I haven't checked their legs yet, but if they are carriers they could have completely naked offspring.
 

Similar threads

BDutch
    • Love
    • Like
  • Poll
Natural breeding thread
37 38 39
Replies
388
Views
18K
fluffycrow
fluffycrow
peafowl_Lover
Hatching using a broody hen
Replies
2
Views
343
peafowl_Lover
peafowl_Lover
Silverhooligan
    • Like
Three Broody Hens mixing and sharing clutches.
Replies
6
Views
376
Silverhooligan
Silverhooligan
FatherFalcon
Chaos Hatching Technique
Replies
4
Views
749
Ridgerunner
Ridgerunner
malirae
I am going to let a hen hatch so me eggs this year, is there any thing I should know? (First time hatching at home and from hen)
Replies
1
Views
369
malirae
malirae

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom