Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[3 NH reds]

At this point one hatching would be great. Broody did know the others were bad so lets hope the three left are good.

 

[Johnn]

chicks are 11 weeks old tomorrow, guess who still hasn't left them -__- and she is still doing the broody cluck

hoping my orp chick is a girl!

 

[Lacy Blues]

One of my Andalusian hens has decided to be serious about being a broody! Great timing! Anyway, my daughter raises Golden Campines and she has some eggs she would like to have hatched so tonight, I'll be putting those eggs under my broody. She's been sitting on infertile eggs for about 3 or 4 days now... so I guess she's serious.

I'll try and follow along with pictures and do updates and all.

Congratulations to everyone on your hatches this year.

 

[Lacy Blues]

oops, double post

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

chicks are 11 weeks old tomorrow, guess who still hasn't left them -__- and she is still doing the broody cluck hoping my orp chick is a girl!

She looks girls to me.

 

[naturespace]

She looks girls to me.

ditto. girl.

 

[winekntrychicks]

My Silkies are excellent Broody hens. Helped me to hatch to ever hard to hatch Silver and Golden Sebrights. Love my Silkies

 

[Miss Lydia]

ditto. girl.

Yep

 

[TheRookie]

If I have a hen hatch some eggs for me, and then I hatch some in the bator, how late is too late to give the chicks to her? the hatches may be off by a couple days.. I will have a brooder ready just in case but Id like her to raise them to give them more natural immunities if possible.

 

[bobbieschicks]

At this point one hatching would be great. Broody did know the others were bad so lets hope the three left are good.

Don't bother to wash off the eggs - my Topsy hatched the blue egg that was covered in poop and it was just fine. Smokey hatched one that had egg on it and the chick did just fine. I'd leave them alone - don't candle and don't listen to them - just leave them undisturbed until Day 25 and then I would do candle them - but not open them.

Hope you get some chicks soon!