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EliseTheFarmKid said:
Went a good long while without hatching eggs. And then one of my naked neck pullets started laying and I thought - “well let’s just see if they’re fertile”. Now it’s day 18 and I’m saying “well, let’s just see if I can hatch them”
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Haha, welcome to the club! I had a mutt hatch last night, I have 2 seramas that might hatch today, and i have an unzipping BLRW right now. It never ends... :hugs
 
Hi I’m only a few weeks in to owning chickens after purchasing someone’s coop, run and flock. I currently have a broody hen who arrived broody about 4 weeks ago. She had an infertile egg under her which we removed. She did not appreciate being moved around day 7 and left the egg for a couple of hours. I only moved her because I thought one of the other hens and her pullet were bullying her as they kept getting into the nesting box with her. On Sunday when the broody hen came out to eat it occurred to me she may just be the mother to the mother of the pullet as their coloring seemed similar. Anyway I have three eggs incubating in an incubator (currently days 13 and 14) and I would like to give them to the broody hen. Is it better to give them before they hatch or wait until they hatch and then do it? Judging by the broody hen’s behavior when she appeared the other evening she is quite bossy with the other 2 hens who look nothing like her and accepting of the 4 that do. Do they know their offspring and give them preferential treatment? And I don’t know for sure she is related to any of them only that the info the original owner gave was that he had the rooster for about three years. She also seems to switch nesting boxes every so often. Any advice on when to do this would be great. Also we live on the coast of NC and under a hurricane watch so if we lose power I may just need to give them to her anyway and hope for the best!
 
Lisafitz said:
Hi I’m only a few weeks in to owning chickens after purchasing someone’s coop, run and flock. I currently have a broody hen who arrived broody about 4 weeks ago. She had an infertile egg under her which we removed. She did not appreciate being moved around day 7 and left the egg for a couple of hours. I only moved her because I thought one of the other hens and her pullet were bullying her as they kept getting into the nesting box with her. On Sunday when the broody hen came out to eat it occurred to me she may just be the mother to the mother of the pullet as their coloring seemed similar. Anyway I have three eggs incubating in an incubator (currently days 13 and 14) and I would like to give them to the broody hen. Is it better to give them before they hatch or wait until they hatch and then do it? Judging by the broody hen’s behavior when she appeared the other evening she is quite bossy with the other 2 hens who look nothing like her and accepting of the 4 that do. Do they know their offspring and give them preferential treatment? And I don’t know for sure she is related to any of them only that the info the original owner gave was that he had the rooster for about three years. She also seems to switch nesting boxes every so often. Any advice on when to do this would be great. Also we live on the coast of NC and under a hurricane watch so if we lose power I may just need to give them to her anyway and hope for the best!
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Yes, I also live on the coast of NC and am dying for a broody, bc I have eggs and chicks in incubators right now, and if the power goes out..... But I would advise that first, you move her to her own place, whether it be a dog kennel, pet carrier, whatever... She needs to be away from the flock, because if they keep trying to get in her nest box, you risk her breaking, and not being broody anymore. But if she has been sitting on an infertile for that long, and she seems dedicated, then I would definitely give her those eggs, bc like we've both already said, a power outage is imminent. So that would be your best option... Go for it!
 
john_wrightson2003 said:
Yes, I also live on the coast of NC and am dying for a broody, bc I have eggs and chicks in incubators right now, and if the power goes out..... But I would advise that first, you move her to her own place, whether it be a dog kennel, pet carrier, whatever... She needs to be away from the flock, because if they keep trying to get in her nest box, you risk her breaking, and not being broody anymore. But if she has been sitting on an infertile for that long, and she seems dedicated, then I would definitely give her those eggs, bc like we've both already said, a power outage is imminent. So that would be your best option... Go for it!
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Thank you and good luck!!
 
Rockporters said:
giving me the idea to count! 42 of the cluckers and crowers here—and some more in the incubator. I’m pretty sure we agreed on 7-8 chickens. Oops.
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Haha, and I actually wasnt going off of chicken math rules, i did count the chicks, and the roosters:oops:, but I just lost 15 this morning, so I am now down 36:th. again
 

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