Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

[Johnn]

Their sure pretty Johnn, and so sorry you haven't found your hen.

Thanks, i think its time for me to give up. I have no idea were she is

 

[fizzyizzy]

I have had the same thing, 7 chickens and a guinea fowl were missing, found a roo and one hen near the house, and then 3 days later, another hen came back! She had a bite on her leg and she recovered well! I miss the other 5 and the guinea fowl especially, though.

 

[Johnn]

I have had the same thing, 7 chickens and a guinea fowl were missing, found a roo and one hen near the house, and then 3 days later, another hen came back! She had a bite on her leg and she recovered well! I miss the other 5 and the guinea fowl especially, though.

Im 99% sure Melow isn't in the field so if she is alive she will not have a clue how to get home poor girl, Mebys she will love ruff if nothing gets her or mebys i will get a shock and she will appear in a couple of weeks but its starting to snow so she would struggle to survive, sorry for your loss's, it's horrible isnt it? not knowing if they are dead or alive...

 

[bobbieschicks]

Just another week until Topsy hatches her 5 eggs. No idea how many are any good. Hoping she hatches something so I don't have to go to plan B.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

just got my half dozen fertile White leghorn and half dozen fertile Minorca eggs to set under my broody, along with one possible Lavender Blue Araucana Fertile egg all due to hatch on the 18/11/2012 (18/11/12).

 

[Johnn]

Just another week until Topsy hatches her 5 eggs. No idea how many are any good. Hoping she hatches something so I don't have to go to plan B.

Good Luck!

 

[bobbieschicks]

Thanks Johnn! I got a little worried about her today when I returned home from church and caught a great big Coopers Hawk dining on my tiniest silky - it was the black chick that Topsy had previously hatched. I chased away the hawk, but the chick was already beheaded. Makes me so mad - I guess they have to eat too - but I wish it weren't on my chickens.

I'll miss my little black lavender orpington/silkie mix chick.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Thanks Johnn! I got a little worried about her today when I returned home from church and caught a great big Coopers Hawk dining on my tiniest silky - it was the black chick that Topsy had previously hatched. I chased away the hawk, but the chick was already beheaded. Makes me so mad - I guess they have to eat too - but I wish it weren't on my chickens.

I'll miss my little black lavender orpington/silkie mix chick.

So sorry to hear about your chick Bobbies,

 

[stonykill]

sorry Bobbies. Loss is never easy

 

[bobbieschicks]

Thank you Miss Lydia and Stony. I always think I'm prepared for it until it happens. Just hoping that she is my only loss this week with Sandy blowing through.