Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[JulieNKC]

well shes a big hen so i wanted the babies to be able to get out if the wanted.
and if i dont re set her right away itll be another month or 2 before she will go broody again.
the other hen still looks healthy (after sitton 2 rounds)
they are waited on hand and foot.


i may just not worry about it im on spring break so i will be home . i guess i can just check on her every couple of hours.




im also starting to think a hen due this weekend flaked out on me. s
he is running around with the flock, she usualy just stays close to the barn.
ill check her nest in an hour. and if she is still off the eggs are coming inside.

I'd take the eggs out before lockdown then. If she hears them pipping then gets no chicks she might not keep setting.

 

[Iain Utah]

Congrats on the new babies, eyeheart, and best of luck with your new ancona eggs!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Heres another one girls who needs so help right now... thanks


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/646026/duck-egg-hatching-help-urgent#post_8710956

 

[DutchChic]

well shes a big hen so i wanted the babies to be able to get out if the wanted.
and if i dont re set her right away itll be another month or 2 before she will go broody again.
the other hen still looks healthy (after sitton 2 rounds)
they are waited on hand and foot.


i may just not worry about it im on spring break so i will be home . i guess i can just check on her every couple of hours.




im also starting to think a hen due this weekend flaked out on me. s
he is running around with the flock, she usualy just stays close to the barn.
ill check her nest in an hour. and if she is still off the eggs are coming inside.

I keep several dog crates on hand...the big ones...and I'll put a broody in one of them with food and water in it so she doesn't have to go far when she gets up for a break. I also don't have to worry about babies wondering away or other birds getting them. Makes it easy if you are wanting to grab them for lockdown, and switch eggs out.

 

[country_girl011]

I'd take the eggs out before lockdown then. If she hears them pipping then gets no chicks she might not keep setting.

lol it worked with the other hen.
you just take them before they wobble out from under mom.

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

qj you crack me up.
im going to watch a movie with prince charming sometime this week.

Ok, but... watch yourself.. Lest you be a ...


Cheater Pants.

CG, excellent news about prince charming!!!

Yes. As long as she doesn't become a....


Cheater Pants.

Yes, If you could PM the number to me that would be great. I may have to call them later in the month and say Where the **** are My ducklings! They said when I ordered that I should have them in April. After I paid they had a bunch of excuses as to why they could not give me a date, so I'm holding them to the mid - April thing and if the end of April gets here and they have not notified me I'm calling!

I'll dig it up again.

QJ - Did you call them about your hatching eggs?

I didn't call. I just looked at the number and thought about it..

That is such a bummer, QJ and Chicken. When you guys were ordering there, I had a bad feeling back then because we couldn't find a lot of good reports about them. If still looking, once again, I highly recommend Thistle Down Farm's stock. Or you can wait six months and hopefully I'll have eggs from Aurora Springs/Thistle Down breeding pairs to swap!

I know. I saw 2 good reviews and couldn't find the silvers anywhere else. Their website looked professional. But.. whatevs.

Heres another one girls who needs so help right now... thanks


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/646026/duck-egg-hatching-help-urgent#post_8710956

What's the deal with these ducklings lately? Everybody's coming out backwards or not coming out at all!

 

[country_girl011]

Gorgeous!!!




I keep several dog crates on hand...the big ones...and I'll put a broody in one of them with food and water in it so she doesn't have to go far when she gets up for a break. I also don't have to worry about babies wondering away or other birds getting them. Makes it easy if you are wanting to grab them for lockdown, and switch eggs out.

thats a really good idea. and the hens dont ming being moved?

 

[country_girl011]

qj i wont be one of those!
lol
i know how to keep myself in line

 

[DutchChic]

thats a really good idea. and the hens dont ming being moved?

Once they are setting good, as long as you give them their eggs back, they are fine. I found a bantam hen setting eggs in the round bale I have out for the goats. I just took the crate out to her, put the eggs in it, then her, and carried her to the coop. She was already pulling eggs up under her before I set the crate down. I've moved broodies many, many times....silly things will start a nest in the wierdest places!


ETA: I've done it with geese, too.

 

[country_girl011]

Once they are setting good, as long as you give them their eggs back, they are fine. I found a bantam hen setting eggs in the round bale I have out for the goats. I just took the crate out to her, put the eggs in it, then her, and carried her to the coop. She was already pulling eggs up under her before I set the crate down. I've moved broodies many, many times....silly things will start a nest in the wierdest places!


ETA: I've done it with geese, too.

lol i may try that with her.
if im going to be home all day im not too worried.
but if not then i will try to move her into a kennel atleast the my mind will be at ease.