Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Tripp16]

Here's my twin banties that sat on their eggs together, babies outside for the first time almost 2 weeks old, 4 Salmon Fav banties, 5 Blue partridge, 2 OEGB Silver duckwings

I dont know how your get along! All my hens hate eachother and eachothers chicks! My OEGB bantam attacks the silkie hens whenever they look her way!

 

[Johnn]

the hen on the far left is named Daughter. She is one of Mama's offspring from last summer. This is her 2nd brood of the year. Yup, they are almost as big as her!

what breed are those hens??

 

[stonykill]

what breed are those hens??

Sumatra's

 

[Miss Lydia]

the hen on the far left is named Daughter. She is one of Mama's offspring from last summer. This is her 2nd brood of the year. Yup, they are almost as big as her!

They are so pretty stony..

 

[stonykill]

They are so pretty stony..

thanks. I see them lined up like this all the time. I finally had a camera with me. Lots of hens in that group

 

[MyTDogs]

My broody dark cornish was sitting on 12 eggs. Yesterday was hatch day and there are now 4 little babies and 5 unhatched eggs, i guess she ate the other 3? This morning i opened up the nest box (covered kitty litter box) and helped them out so they could forage a bit. I set up a ramp so they could get back in too. Just wondering if the other 5 eggs are quitters. Should i leave them? Or take them out?

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

My broody dark cornish was sitting on 12 eggs. Yesterday was hatch day and there are now 4 little babies and 5 unhatched eggs, i guess she ate the other 3? This morning i opened up the nest box (covered kitty litter box) and helped them out so they could forage a bit. I set up a ramp so they could get back in too. Just wondering if the other 5 eggs are quitters. Should i leave them? Or take them out?

I would leave them for at least another day. You might just have a few who were slower to develop.

 

[Tripp16]

My broody dark cornish was sitting on 12 eggs. Yesterday was hatch day and there are now 4 little babies and 5 unhatched eggs, i guess she ate the other 3? This morning i opened up the nest box (covered kitty litter box) and helped them out so they could forage a bit. I set up a ramp so they could get back in too. Just wondering if the other 5 eggs are quitters. Should i leave them? Or take them out?

Candle the other eggs. Sometimes the hen wants to get out and teach the new chicks so bad that she doesnt wait on the others to hatch. Or at least thats how my hens are.

I would candle them and if they are still living stick them in the incubator (if you have one) I have had a egg hatch later on day 23 while the others hatched on day 21.

Good luck!

 

[Miss Lydia]

thanks. I see them lined up like this all the time. I finally had a camera with me. Lots of hens in that group

Lots of hens mean lotsa broodies...

 

[stonykill]

Lots of hens mean lotsa broodies...

this young man was hanging near mama red and her lil ones