I've got all hatchery birds.. had one go broody, a white rock of all things. I think she would have been ok, if I had not waited so long to put eggs under her. None of them are reliably broody though, one broody in a flock of nine, over a year old now. Maybe now that they're older, they'll consider raising some kids
Mutts are the best dogs, I'm sure the same goes for chickens.
Mine too, Moxie.....they say opposites attract......he must have just been on the opposite side of the island!!Ha!.....my DH is a Mis-fit man also
That's my something new today =) pretty cool stuff
If I move them to the larger coop after they are off heat, then yes.I think yours will learn where home is. Are you going to give them roosts?
Quote:Alas I would never give duck hens chicken eggs just for that reason -- so gave them 20+ muscovy eggs!!!
I need a DH like that. He just rolls his eyes at me and goes catatonic when I talk chicken.Yep, #5 for the year already is setting on eggs as we type... she has had them for only 2 days so far.... she'd been broody for a week but I made her wait since I currently have 4 others with chicks all under 4 weeks, we needed to stretch it out a bit because it is going to be hopping here in another week or so when the last hatches join the main coop!
DH wants to get another shed to replace one we have with a bad floor.... and he wants it big enough to add more coops so broodies have more room!!
Quote: Bad floor?? Sounds like a great time to go to deep litter!!
We do sand for our floors (over linoleum for easy cleaning)... our property backs up to woods and a power line... raccoon, possums, rats (compliments of the neighbors garbage heap) fox and coyote are common in the area so a solid floor is an absolute. When we built our existing coop I elevated it and lined the underside with metal and then insulated the floor... we have never had a problem and the sand floor means the birds get to dust bath even when it is 0* outside. It is surprisingly easy to keep clean now that I did roosting shelves which catch 90% of the overnight poo.
I like the idea of deep litter, and would if my coops were able to be totally within my chain link enclosure, but can't do it safely with the location we have now.
I do deep litter on floors, too.
Dang it ROn, now you've gone and done it!!! A neighbor up the street is rumored to have more pea eggs than they know what to do with and though I politely said no thank you when a comon neighbor offered, I have treasured the moments their 4 pea cocks get loose and parade on the street. Probably my favorite eye candy! I look for them everyday.
Silkies are also preferred for hatching Pea Cocks. They are one of the best for hatching a lot of hard to hatch poultry--better than incubators.
