Waiting on her chicks to get here

[Hickory Creek]

This is Buffy the Vermin Slayer.
She went broody last week so instead of having her sit the whole time in the hutch in the shed I sent off for chicks.
5 Hatchery Choice Egg Layer sr
5 Hatchery Choice Rare sr
5 SPECKLED SUSSEX sr

They where shipped yesterday and so far they have not made it here so I will either get a call later or one early in the morning.
At this point I have 3 hens with chicks but one hen looks to be leaving her chicks alone so I will have to catch them and put them in the grow out pen might see if the other lonely roo will look after them.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Hope your babies arrive safely and quickly! Remember to graft the chicks to her at night in the dark and watch her closely the next morning to make sure that she's accepting them ok. You'll also need to keep food and water close to them since they'll be ready to eat and drink but in Buffy's mind, they won't need it for a few days. Has she brooded before or is she a first timer?

 

[Hickory Creek]

Hope your babies arrive safely and quickly! Remember to graft the chicks to her at night in the dark and watch her closely the next morning to make sure that she's accepting them ok. You'll also need to keep food and water close to them since they'll be ready to eat and drink but in Buffy's mind, they won't need it for a few days. Has she brooded before or is she a first timer?

She is first timer where as some of her flock mates are on second round of chicks.

 

[Hickory Creek]

They made it only lost one a polish

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I'm glad you only lost 1. Too bad it was a polish though :/

 

[Hickory Creek]

They are going out under her tonight

 

[Hickory Creek]

Well she had 15 eggs under her that I could find (she was not very happy with me)one was a dud so 14 went into the incubator.About 2 weeks to go on those eggs so hoping someone else goes broody.
Will get up at the crack of dawn to check on her make sure the adoption took.
All the chicks that survived the trip are doing well and fingers crossed this adoption takes.

 

[Hickory Creek]

Found egg #21 so not so worried now about her taking care of 14 chicks if she can hold that many eggs under her.
So far she seems to be ok with the chicks she likes them better then me so far.

EDIT: After getting the last 5 eggs wow 21 eggs I found the weak chick under her still warm but had passed away.After trying to settle her back she kept pecking the chicks and growling like they where a threat.Thats what I get for messing with her.So I gave her back the 5 eggs she had been hiding and brought the chicks back in.