The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

I have nowhere to brood. I have set myself up this way intentionally because it stresses me out too much. Once I let a hen go broody it was game over. I like to be as lazy as possible about my chickens

Don't think I haven't thought about getting like 100 game hens to take over for me.

 

[The Moonshiner]

You need one

Just one though?
Or are we trying to ease them in?

 

[Chookwagn]

Just one though?
Or are we trying to ease them in?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

The peer pressure is real…

 

[The Moonshiner]

I have a similar one to this one. It works really well.
It's on the cheap $$$ too. You could get a few.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWTP4QS...=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I have a similar one to this one. It works really well.
It's on the cheap $$$ too. You could get a few.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWTP4QS...=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw

But where do I put the chicks!?

 

[The Moonshiner]

But where do I put the chicks!?

but no worries we'll have 21 days to get a plan for that.

 

[BlueBaby]

I have nowhere to brood. I have set myself up this way intentionally because it stresses me out too much. Once I let a hen go broody it was game over. I like to be as lazy as possible about my chickens

My brooder is in a spare room that was supposed to be a bedroom. They stay there until they are ready to go outside to the growout pen.

 

[BlueBaby]

Don't think I haven't thought about getting like 100 game hens to take over for me.

The Bielefelder's that I rehomed had a few going broody on me all the time, but I prefer hatching in my incubator's. The Breese are very broody and if one goes broody, next thing you know you'll have 3 or 4 broodies hogging up all of the nesting boxes.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

My brooder is in a spare room that was supposed to be a bedroom. They stay there until they are ready to go outside to the growout pen.

I have no extra space like that and I brooded once in my house. Never again. I am headed the opposite direction letting chickens run completely amok in the wilderness and do as they please. Incubating and brooding would be a step in the wrong direction for me.