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Jc, thanks. With these eggs in the incubator being questionable, I don't want to do anything to lower their chances if hatching. Including turning too long.
Sorry about your flock. Go get that bull!
 
Jc, thanks. With these eggs in the incubator being questionable, I don't want to do anything to lower their chances if hatching. Including turning too long.
Sorry about your flock. Go get that bull!
 
Hey guys, how many eggs would you let a broody sit on? I mean full size hen? What about a bantam? It came up yesterday during conversation and I was wondering what you guys would say for your Broodys. We joked about this bantam silkie trying to cover three BO chicks that where a couple weeks old. She just couldn't fit them under her but she wouldn't give up on her babies lol.
 
Jc sorry about your babies. At least you can make a plan and protect them now that you know. I just read that there is a coyote in town that attacked a dog (400) stitches. It worries me.
 
Sallysec said:
Hey guys, how many eggs would you let a broody sit on? I mean full size hen? What about a bantam? It came up yesterday during conversation and I was wondering what you guys would say for your Broodys. We joked about this bantam silkie trying to cover three BO chicks that where a couple weeks old. She just couldn't fit them under her but she wouldn't give up on her babies lol.
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A LF can handle more than a dozen. A Silkie can probably do the same for bantam (pee wee-small, maybe medium) eggs.
The rule is shove them under her until she can't take anymore. Then take away two.
Baby had 11 under her. If I let her keep going, I fear it would have been 15!! She is now down to 5.
 
okallthis4eggs said:
little roger is 2 weeks old and I will have pictures later on today
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MotorcycleChick said:
Jc, thanks. With these eggs in the incubator being questionable, I don't want to do anything to lower their chances if hatching. Including turning too long.
Sorry about your flock. Go get that bull!
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Sallysec said:
Jc sorry about your babies. At least you can make a plan and protect them now that you know. I just read that there is a coyote in town that attacked a dog (400) stitches. It worries me.
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Thanks guys. I am just hearbroke, but the good news is stanley is raising his head and doing his hssss hsss (muscovy quack) so i think he is going to recover.
 

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