WHAT YA GOT SWAP Chat Thread

[dmccann]

Sorry for both of your losses.

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Thank u all i know we all have our losses,but it is never easy.I figured oneeye would out live me,we both has or should i say had asthma.thank u all again

 

[crossgirl]

I need some broody hen advice! One of my Swedish Flower Hens has decided to go broody.


She is in my greenhouse/temporary coop with three roosters and 6 other hens, of various kinds. If I can get my rooster cages done today, it will be only two roosters, but 10 other hens. The new chicken coop will hopefully be finished this weekend

. I had been collecting all the eggs, but decided to give her some pullet eggs today that were a day or two old to see if she will hatch them. She already had a Barred Rock egg under her from today. I am planning on building a broody box in the new coop. Do I need to separate her NOW, or will she be OK in with the rest of the hens and roos for a few days? Will it bother her if I do move her when the new coop is finished? I don't really care if she hatches the eggs (I just put some in the incubator today, too!

), but I thought it would be fun to try!

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

You don't have to move her now, but you may want to mark her eggs because the other hens will decide that her spot must be the place to be and lay their eggs in with her. If she gets displaced, she may go set on other eggs in the coop. Like Breshcandra said, if she's truly broody, she won't care about being moved.

dmcann and ray n debi, i'm sorry for your losses. It's always hard.

 

[coldupnorth]

Received my eggs from BHep. Thanks for the extras, Beth

That is will be fun!

dmcann and ray n debi - Truly sorry for your losses!

 

[farmerChef]

You don't have to move her now, but you may want to mark her eggs because the other hens will decide that her spot must be the place to be and lay their eggs in with her.  If she gets displaced, she may go set on other eggs in the coop.  Like Breshcandra said, if she's truly broody, she won't care about being moved.

dmcann and ray n debi, i'm sorry for your losses. It's always hard. 

Yeah, I usually give the hen 2-3 days to make sure she's going to stay broody. I have one that started today I also have one on day 21, and another 1 that will get eggs tomorrow. I like to move them in the late afternoon, sometimes they will freak out if you move them away from the other chickens, esp if it is their first time being broody. That way its about the time they usually roost, and she still has enough light to see her new eggs/nest.

 

[202roosterlane]

OH MY GOODNESS! What an excellent day from the mail. Look at these

amazing Polish mix, Tolbunt mix, BLRW, Blue Polish and SL Polish eggs

THANK YOU so much SONEW and BHEP!!!!

I never thought there would be sooooooo many eggs!

I am just crazy excited! Big hugs

 

[sonew123]

OH MY GOODNESS! What an excellent day from the mail. Look at these

amazing Polish mix, Tolbunt mix, BLRW, Blue Polish and SL Polish eggs

THANK YOU so much SONEW and BHEP!!!!

I never thought there would be sooooooo many eggs!

I am just crazy excited! Big hugs

Beautiful!!!! Did an egg break??? I see a missing egg!!!! Nooooooo...wait until you see them hatch!! HUGE furry fluffy chicks right down to their toes..some of them...

 

[GableBabble]

Such pretty eggs! The chocolates make me drool.

Corancher- I got my eggs today. Is it bad I already want to snuggle the Africans...before they have even hatched?

Hubbies new incubators will get great use!

 

[BHep]

OH MY GOODNESS! What an excellent day from the mail. Look at these

amazing Polish mix, Tolbunt mix, BLRW, Blue Polish and SL Polish eggs

THANK YOU so much SONEW and BHEP!!!!

I never thought there would be sooooooo many eggs!

I am just crazy excited! Big hugs

You are welcome !!!!

 

[MrsMoonCat]

Alrighty, I am ready to do some swapping! I have been lurking on this thread since I first joined BYC. So I am finally over my 3 months probation, I have created a swap page (more items to come) and I am looking forward to some fun.

Here is my swap page: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mooncat-farms

It looks like this is a really fun group to hang out with

 

[sonew123]

Alrighty, I am ready to do some swapping! I have been lurking on this thread since I first joined BYC. So I am finally over my 3 months probation, I have created a swap page (more items to come) and I am looking forward to some fun.

Here is my swap page: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mooncat-farms

It looks like this is a really fun group to hang out with

Sweet and welcome aboard!