Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[farmer boy]

i will ... she is a bantam how many eggs can they hold ??

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

My bantam brahma took eight medium LF eggs before the first swap and twelve little D'Anver eggs after. Safe bet is probably in between the two.

Edit to edit the spell checkers 'correction'

 

[farmer boy]

i will take a pic of her if anyone wants to see her

 

[bobbieschicks]

i will ... she is a bantam how many eggs can they hold ??

Depends on how small a bantam she is and what you're hatching. Also if she is a first time broody I would give her less. LF maybe 2 and bantam eggs I'd do 4. Once you've tried her and she proves herself you could do more, maybe double those numbers.

 

[farmer boy]

i got her for free since someone was taking care of my hens and they all got killed by foxes so she gave hens to me so she could of went broody before .. i will take a pic if you want bobbieschicks

 

[bobbieschicks]

Also if your weather is warm like ours (90F to 100f) then you could try more. The things you need to think about include will she be able to cover them all after hatching to 4 weeks old if it's cold outside, and can she manage them without interference (turn them herself) or will you have to help?

 

[farmer boy]

its pretty warm now its been really hot for a week so its pretty warm i wont give her a lot like 5 because i am getting some eggs from my friend

 

[bobbieschicks]

i got her for free since someone was taking care of my hens and they all got killed by foxes so she gave hens to me so she could of went broody before .. i will take a pic if you want bobbieschicks 

Is she a silkie? My Topsy is a tiny, even for bantam size, silkie. For her 1st time I gave her 5 eggs and she hatched out two. Of course it could have been because they were shipped eggs. But I think she is just so tiny it's hard for her to manage more eggs.

 

[farmer boy]

no she is just a bantam idk what kind she is she is like greyish color with a white head

 

[farmer boy]

i can take a pic of her so maybe you know what kind she is