well, this time i was successful with a broody. smee's girl (bantam black laced red wyandotte) is mellow enough she allowed me to relocate her from being broody in the doghouse to inside to a brooder, and the second evening was given a bunch of chicks ranging from 1-3 weeks old. but she wouldn't let the oldest under to get warm and i lost that one today.
she is headed for gilmanor to be used as a heat source for the chicks (not for sale). she has a few dorkings (possible dorking x) and the EE's (and 1 possible blrw). i may keep one or 2 of the weeble babies and possibly the blrw (?) to see what they end up like, but now i won't have to worry about babies getting cold during the (long) trip up next saturday.
I'm also going to draft one (or both) of my cochin broodies for the chicks that are due to hatch thursday/friday this week too, for the same reason. more blrw, some sfh and mille fleur bantam cochins. not all will be for sale, but i do have some already promised, and this will be the best way (for me) to keep them all warm.