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[cpartist]

I have mixed feelings about broodies.
I love to watch moms and chicks...but my broody raised
are never as people friendly as bator hatched.

I'm also at a point in my breeding programs that I am
identifying and separating eggs during incubation,
and toe punching at hatch.

Last year I gave all my broodies eggs,
this year I have already broken five...

BUT, since my bators will shortly be full,
I just gave my broody Buff Orp Ellie 11 Delaware eggs.
She fussed and paced all day after I moved her to her own pen,
but by dinner time she was sitting on the nest I set up for her.

She was a good mama last year

 

[kathyinmo]

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I have one rabbit hutch type coop. It is 8 ft long and about 2 1/2 ft wide. I like using that for broodies with their chicks, so they can get outside. I am hoping to have 2 more built reallllllllllllllllllllllllllllly soon. I like the NellaBrooders for brooding chicks with light or for broodies to set to hatch.

 

[kathyinmo]

My BLRW was great at setting and the first couple weeks with her chicks. THEN, she was DONE! She just left them! So now I have them in the brooder with other chicks. Can't always trust the silly girls.

I agree, broody raised chicks are not usually as friendly as hand raised chicks. Anyway, I like to play with them and mama broodies won't let me.

 

[cpartist]

Ellie hatched one chick last year, little BW Ameraucana Mia.

They stayed together until Mia was old enough to move into the
breeder pen (16 weeks). They were a hoot together!
Everything Mama would do Mia would imitate...

Ellie would flap her wings, baby would flap...Mama would scratch,
Mia would scratch... BFF's

TOO CUTE

 

[kathyinmo]

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OH ! ! ! That is sooooooooo sweet! Gotta love those good broodies! So now Ellie is gonna hatch some Delaware chicks. I can hardly wait to see her and the chicks!

 

[kathyinmo]

I have a couple little Delaware cockerels growing out that I am watching. I think they might have pretty good type. Hoping anyway.

 

[cpartist]

Yes, Miss Ellie will soon be a member of SDWD

 

[kathyinmo]

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She will certainly earn a special seat here, too!

 

[kathyinmo]

This is Oliver today. Isn't his big white sickle feather nice?

 

[cpartist]

Gosh...He is a BIG BOY!!