When it rains, it pours!

[Tired old Rooster]

On Friday, second day of the year, my Spindly, who just got done hatching and raising six chicks, decided she would go another round. I decided this time around to let her get on with it and see how it works out.

Today, just five days later, her sister Twiggy decided to bed down in the other nest for the night.
So, I set up a makeshift nest from an old round plastic tub, so there is somewhere else for Goofy and Henrietta to lay their eggs.
I have no idea what I am gonna do if I end up with a dozen chicks appearing.

 

[Shadrach]

On Friday, second day of the year, my Spindly, who just got done hatching and raising six chicks, decided she would go another round. I decided this time around to let her get on with it and see how it works out.

Today, just five days later, her sister Twiggy decided to bed down in the other nest for the night.
So, I set up a makeshift nest from an old round plastic tub, so there is somewhere else for Goofy and Henrietta to lay their eggs.
I have no idea what I am gonna do if I end up with a dozen chicks appearing.

That broodiness business spreads faster than bird flu.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Lucky! I would be stoked to have just one broody hen right now! I have a couple hens in a pen with a rooster and I keep hoping one of the girls gets the idea haha

 

[2ndTink]

Lucky! I would be stoked to have just one broody hen right now! I have a couple hens in a pen with a rooster and I keep hoping one of the girls gets the idea haha

Just get a few silkies

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Just get a few silkies

I’ve never had any and never plan too. Not because they’re not cool looking or I don’t like broody chickens, they just seem so high-maintenance. They’re probably not as bad as I imagine. They don’t sound like they would handle my no-fuss free-range style though

 

[2ndTink]

I’ve never had any and never plan too. Not because they’re not cool looking or I don’t like broody chickens, they just seem so high-maintenance. They’re probably not as bad as I imagine. They don’t sound like they would handle my no-fuss free-range style though

I have a silkie x EE cross hen that is bigger than a silkie, normal smooth feathers, only lightly feathered on the legs and outer toe, and has a reasonable amount of broodiness. She's a great mother too!

She hangs with all the big girls, and is a really great layer through the winter.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I have a silkie x EE cross hen that is bigger than a silkie, normal smooth feathers, only lightly feathered on the legs and outer toe, and has a reasonable amount of broodiness. She's a great mother too!

EEs are like the Frank’s Red Hot of chickens—they make every breed better