The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

[Chookwagn]

And one more hen a little behind

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Do you always let them brood their own eggs

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I've got a cochin brooding too in one of my pens. I should candle tonight to try and lower the number of eggs

 

[cluckingheck]

Little guy isn’t doing so hot right now, though. Another broody hen attacked him.

 

[sdm111]

Do you always let them brood their own eggs

No when I bred regularly I had 3 or 4 grey hens that their only job was brooding eggs. February through April they each would brood 3 maybe 4 clutches back to back to back. When they hatched a clutch i would pull them alot of the times still wet and put another batch under them.. I was just gifted these because hurricane ida destroyed most of my pens and killed alot of broodfowl and I was disgusted of the whole situation so I gave what was left away. I friend got word and asked if I wanted to get back into them so he gifted me a trio of greys and a pair of kelsos. The kelso hen is on a clutch now she is the other hen in the first pic. I haven't incubated in a long time.

 

[sdm111]

How it once was

 

[Chookwagn]

No when I bred regularly I had 3 or 4 grey hens that their only job was brooding eggs. February through April they each would brood 3 maybe 4 clutches back to back to back. When they hatched a clutch i would pull them alot of the times still wet and put another batch under them.. I was just gifted these because hurricane ida destroyed most of my pens and killed alot of broodfowl and I was disgusted of the whole situation so I gave what was left away. I friend got word and asked if I wanted to get back into them so he gifted me a trio of greys and a pair of kelsos. The kelso hen is on a clutch now she is the other hen in the first pic. I haven't incubated in a long time.

That is awesome how they will hatch non stop.

 

[WallyG74]

I have this one that I know @Overo Mare will wantView attachment 3088316View attachment 3088317

WallyG wants it too!

 

[Silkie Princess]

Buff Cornish

No. Me no like puff birds

 

[JacinLarkwell]

No. Me no like puff birds

Puff birds? They're not puffy at all

 

[Silkie Princess]

Puff birds? They're not puffy at all

I meant buff