Using a Broody to Hatch "Winter" Chicks

[Diannastarr]

sfgwife is right on. You can always take eggs from the incubator and put under a hen when you know she is serious.

very good point ...!!!!!

 

[Diannastarr]

I prefer to let mama hatch her own eggs. I really enjoy watching the process and how the hen protects and teaches her chicks, but the RIR & Plymouth Rock are not the broodiest birds - I'm building my flock basically from scratch so I found the incubator a very handy tool. Speaking of handy tools I ran across a project in the Netherlands called "Project In Ovo" This project is all about determining the sex of a chick before it is hatched. So much for taking the guess work out of straight runs.

sounds very interesting please share the
info on that project from the Netherlands called "Project In Ovo" that could be the best thing since sliced bread..... .

 

[Diannastarr]

sounds very interesting please share the
info on that project from the Netherlands called "Project In Ovo" that could be the best thing since sliced bread..... .

this info will be a godsend for us all i believe this type of very important information needs to be further investigated to help all of us who would love to hatch out our own chicks , but for the sad fact that most hatches produce more male chicks we cant possibly keep , not being like others who, just dump them some were ,or kill them , as we never envisioned ever doing that , & since what we all need is more replacement hens as the years go by , this is most important info that will be a godsend for us all .