Rare, mythical creature in my poultry pen (broody white leghorn).

[Redhead Rae]

She looks partially buff colored?
Best of cLuck!

She’s just dirty.

 

[aart]

She’s just dirty.

Dirty Girl!

 

[Redhead Rae]

So, an update. She was my star broody of the year. She was watching over those babies until about 2 weeks ago. I'm glad I kept her.

 

[Kessel23]

My RSL set 12 eggs, I candled them and only 3 still look good, they are actually scheduled to hatch tomorrow so we will see what happens when you let a production hen set eggs.

 

[lazy gardener]

They are only fertile if so marked on the box.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Well, the broody leghorn now has a place in a broody pen and is sitting on fake eggs. I decided to incubate the eggs in the incubator for several reasons

• I'm having fertility issues with my Choc Orp cock. So I want to be able to remove any infertile eggs easily.
• I've had rotten eggs in each of the 3 broody nests I've had so far this summer. I think it sometimes gets too hot and some of the eggs die and then go bad. Why they couldn't go broody in the spring......

 

[Redhead Rae]

Well, I have 5 little babies hatching right now (3 internally pipped, 2 externally pipped) for her. She has been diligently sitting on her fake eggs and has even started pulling out her soft downy feathers to line the nest. I hope she takes the babies! They should be ready for her tomorrow night if all goes well.

 

[aart]

She has been diligently sitting on her fake eggs and has even started pulling out her soft downy feathers to line the nest.

This is the white leghorn?

 

[Redhead Rae]

This is the white leghorn?

Yup. Leghorn.

I have 5 babies to give to her tonight. We'll see how she does!

 

[aart]

Yup. Leghorn.

I have 5 babies to give to her tonight. We'll see how she does!

She looks partially buff colored?
Best of cLuck!