The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[Appalachickens]

I suspect this is only part of the problem. If they’re used to doing it a certain way that might be more efficient than trying to learn something totally new. Someone on another thread (I think) said they also have full time jobs. I can’t imagine trying to look after that many chickens and run a business and work as well.

That's not their full-time job!? No wonder they are tired and don't have the time to change the system.

 

[BlueBaby]

@The Moonshiner are you hatching anymore chicks today?

 

[The Moonshiner]

@The Moonshiner are you hatching anymore chicks today?

Not today. Not sure when.
Had 30 in my MaticoopX and it went down so moved them to a janky one. Not sure how they're doing or will do. Those are the next.
Set some buffs and crele and a couple others a week or so ago just to not lose them. Only a dozen eggs. That's all I have going atm.
Need to collect a few more to reset what I just hatched from. Probably tomorrow or next day. Hopefully more 10 days after that and continue an every 10 or 11 day cycle for next couple months or so.

 

[BlueBaby]

Not today. Not sure when.
Had 30 in my MaticoopX and it went down so moved them to a janky one. Not sure how they're doing or will do. Those are the next.
Set some buffs and crele and a couple others a week or so ago just to not lose them. Only a dozen eggs. That's all I have going atm.
Need to collect a few more to reset what I just hatched from. Probably tomorrow or next day. Hopefully more 10 days after that and continue an every 10 or 11 day cycle for next couple months or so.

I understand, and it's about that time of the year when they will be molting soon.

 

[KF0002]

I brood newborn chick's in what was one of the spare bedroom's in the house. It's worked for year's.

We brood chicks in the house for the first few days, but at the numbers we hatch/brood you can't possibly keep them all in the house. So we have a brooder building we use until they are old enough to go to the outdoor brooders. We typically hatch in spring and stop by around June every year. I plan on hatching a few this fall if my pullets reach point of lay by then. It will be cooler then and the temps in the brooder building will be comfortable for the birds.

 

[BlueBaby]

We brood chicks in the house for the first few days, but at the numbers we hatch/brood you can't possibly keep them all in the house. So we have a brooder building we use until they are old enough to go to the outdoor brooders. We typically hatch in spring and stop by around June every year. I plan on hatching a few this fall if my pullets reach point of lay by then. It will be cooler then and the temps in the brooder building will be comfortable for the birds.

Everyone has different circumstances and of how they have things set up. Good luck with yours when you do a hatch.

 

[The Moonshiner]

 

[KF0002]

I snapped a few pictures today of the oldest set of Brown Leghorns from Don. They are growing out to be some nice looking birds. 2 roosters and 2 pullets in this group. I have 1 rooster and 3 pullets in the second set from Don. The lighting wasn’t great today.

 

[Coffee N Chickens]

I snapped a few pictures today of the oldest set of Brown Leghorns from Don. They are growing out to be some nice looking birds. 2 roosters and 2 pullets in this group. I have 1 rooster and 3 pullets in the second set from Don. The lighting wasn’t great today.

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Those are some nice looking birds.

 

[Coffee N Chickens]

OK, I'm in serious need of some advice. The nicest of the girls that I got from Sand Hill last year decided to go broody. I have more eggs than I can use and decided to let her have at it, figuring the mood would pass in a day or so. Nope. It's been nearly a week, and she has accumulated every egg in that coop. She has so many that it is physically impossible for her to keep them all underneath her, and she has a circle of eggs around her and is starting on a second outside ring.

I live in Arizona, it's summer, and there is a metal roof over the top of the nest boxes. It's under a peach tree for shade, but life is still on the warm side. Now--what do I do? I'm thinking that if she can't handle all of them some eggs are going to go bad and smell, and I don't want to just let any developing eggs die. They may not all fit in an incubator--she has a serious stash.

Two of the eggs are green. I had a singleton hatch last year and had to search for siblings. The five chicks already in the brooder were hatched with eggs from this coop.

There are eggs from the 5 year old hen that I got at the show in 2020 in the incubator, and I really want at least one chick from her. She is not laying much at all any more.

The broody girl has made it quite clear that her two main goals in life are motherhood and causing my demise.

Thoughts?