Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[perchie.girl]

She's a bantam brahma.

And she has been an excellent momma.

And if you lived in the Bahamas shed be..... a Bantam Brahma Bhahama Momma......

Sorry I couldnt resist..... The devil made me do it.

deb

 

[farmer boy]

can i post something about a duck i just want to know the breed and no one will reply to it just someone saying about chickens idk but .. i just wanted to know the breed i never saw it before

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

And if you lived in the Bahamas shed be..... a Bantam Brahma Bhahama Momma......

Sorry I couldnt resist..... The devil made me do it.

deb

 

[ll]

Thank you for the luck!

If they are due on Wednesday I would be on the lookout on Tuesday. My LF eggs started piping on day 19 and hatched day 20. We were having a heat wave but still... The Silkies started piping on day 20 and hatched on day 21. Good Luck!

 

[bobbieschicks]

can i post something about a duck i just want to know the breed and no one will reply to it just someone saying about chickens idk but .. i just wanted to know the breed i never saw it before 

Post away Miss Lydia knows ducks and so do several others.

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

And if you lived in the Bahamas shed be..... a Bantam Brahma Bhahama Momma......

Sorry I couldnt resist..... The devil made me do it.

deb

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Mamma Tilda had the brood out in the coop for the first time, today, scratching and pecking and just generally being adorable. Mamma, 8 BA babies and the 2 little whites are hilarious. But, diversity begins at home!
I am sick that my camera is on holiday without me. Oh well...I am enjoying the heck out of them, even if no one else can see them!

 

[karlamaria]

I stuck nine mystery eggs under my broody this evening ( do I count today since its evening ) any ways not sure what they are, could be RIR , brahama, bard rocks, and since 4 were blue of course EE'S Yay! the count down begins! , I love when broodys do all the work!

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

Oh my stars and garters!
Today was the peeps first day out from the broody containment field. I left the gate open and one of the old hens wandered in to see what was going on. She pecked at one of the chooks (tho not very violently) and it peeped pretty loudly.
Mamma Tilda completely lost her entire darn mind!

She flew at Molly like a rooster and grabbed ahold of her head feathers and wouldn't let go until I pulled Molly from the pen, Tilda still attached.
I am no longer even remotely concerned about this first-time Mamma's ability or desire to protect her brood!

 

[Rachel'sFlock]

I stuck nine mystery eggs under my broody this evening ( do I count today since its evening ) any ways not sure what they are, could be RIR , brahama, bard rocks, and since 4 were blue of course EE'S Yay! the count down begins! , I love when broodys do all the work!

Congrats on the new setting!
Now comes the hardest part...waiting!

keep us posted