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  1. CassyGurl

    Geese eggs broody

    I found 2 goose eggs hidden under a pile of straw in my goose hut and 1 on the other side of the building just on top. So I put the 1 egg with the 2 eggs I didn’t rehide them I left the building and my 2 Pomeranian saddleback boys went in the building screaming at the eggs and was picking straw...
    • CassyGurl
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    • broody eggs geese
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    • Forum: Geese
  2. Backyardtut

    Broody hen saving a lost bird’s fertile eggs

    I lost my favorite hen to a hawk yesterday. While searching for her, I found a nest of her eggs. I don’t know how long they have been there, but there are 8 eggs. I have a broody hen and would like to know if I can put Dolly’s (lost hen) eggs under Lolita (broody). Dolly was my favorite chicken...
  3. T

    Broody but still laying eggs!

    My 11mos Welbar has gone Broody! A few days ago was the first we noticed her hanging in the nesting box and not getting out - she was sitting on 3 eggs, hers abe 2 from other hens. I moved her and took the eggs and she hung outside in the run the rest of the day not going back in the nest. Next...
  4. CoopBoots

    Hens Raising Chicks - Observations?

    This is my first time having a broody hen in my flock, and it was completely fascinating watching her navigate the entire process of parenthood. I say this with a touch of emotion, as she left her babies to return to the main coop tonight. While I trust her that they are ready, it's just amazing...
  5. J

    Everything that went wrong with my first hatch

    Hi there, I'd like to share my experience with my first hatch ever. We got chickens two times before, but those were hybrid chickens and they died after 3-4 years. After that, we decided to not keep chickens anymore, but when we found an Omlet Chicken coop, we finally were ready for chickens...
  6. H

    Newly broody Turkey and almost to lockdown eggs.

    So I have a 2 year old black Spanish hen that has just gone broody within the last couple of days. We do not have a tom anymore for fertile Turkey eggs to hatch and I have an incubator full of eggs due to hatch this Saturday (5 days away). If she just went broody, is it too soon to put chicken...
  7. R

    Trying to figure out the breed of my chicken ❤️

    You hey everyone! I have a chicken that I got from rural king last June. She was labeled as a black australorp but I know that not to be true bc she lays light blue eggs. I’m not sure but I had a friend tell me she thinks she’s an Easter egger. She said she has Easter Eggers without the fluffy...
  8. LizzzyJo

    Broody Bantam Sebright - is she serious?

    My 2 year old sebright, Amanda, is broody - has been for 3 days. Is she serious? I thought they didn’t go broody? If I get her eggs will she go the distance? Thanks!
  9. E

    Help! 1st time letting mama hatch eggs

    So I have 3 hens that went broody around the same time. I let them each have 3 eggs. Some are definitely going to hatch, hopefully this weekend but not sure how many yet. I ordered a few chicks from our local farm store to have just in case. These mamas deserve babies! They’ve worked so hard...
  10. thronesandroses

    Please Help… Is it too late to reintroduce adopted chicks to my broody hen?

    I have a broody blue production bird that has been broody for about 1 1/2 weeks. She was also super broody last spring so I think she wants to be a mom hen pretty bad. Today I got 3 one-day old chicks. I tried to introduce them to her at around 3pm and 6pm but both times she was not having it...
  11. AMont17

    Silkie Surrogate

    After several episodes of my Silkie going broody, I gave her (6) mixed eggs (few different breeds from a neighbor) and she has been dedicated so far and it appears that all (6) are developing from what I can tell by candling. This is my first experience with this and I’m wondering if I need to...
  12. ShellBell73

    Sad Day

    So we knocked the clutches down from 55 to 30. The 30 are definitely developing chicks; at many stages!!! This morning I went out to check again and picked in the fresh eggs. No baby chicks in the broody mama boxes so came back in and was going to have a little breakfast. I cracked open one of...
  13. InNC

    Should I force water to my broody hen?

    I have an 8 month old black Bantam Silkie. I have 6 hens but this is the first to go full on broody. She won't leave her 1 little egg. She is all puffed up and making crazy sounds. It's scary to see this change in behavior (for me as a semi new chicken mama). I walk them a few times a day so I...
  14. CooHawk

    Broody Black Swedish "Broody" for longer than 3 weeks. Help!

    Hi everyone, So we have 4 female Black Swedish ducks that are a bit over 1 year old. They are housed and fed/watered well and we get 3 to 4 eggs a day like clockwork. They also have their own 20gal pond to swim in and we live on the river, so in the summer they get to spend a lot of time in...
    • CooHawk
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    • black swedish ducks broody coppycat ducks loud
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    • Forum: Ducks
  15. M

    Need Advice - Haching Eggs 2 Ways

    First time hatching eggs. We have 11 large fowl eggs in and incubator and we have 6 large fowl eggs under our broody Silkie. We have multiple coops so we plan to let our Silkie and her chicks have a 6' x 4' coop all to themselves. I am assuming I cannot stick the other 11 chicks from the...
  16. S

    White leghorn broody or sick?

    I have a flock of 6 white leghorns who are all around 1 year old. I'm worried about and one of my girls. She's been displaying signs of being broody for around a week, staying in the nesting box all day and not eating and drinking, and if i take her out, she'll peck around for a minute or so and...
  17. Owen_Blandford

    My hen is broody and won't get up, What do I do?

    Hey guys, I have a hen who has been sitting on her eggs for 2 days straight. What do I do to stop the broodiness and get her off the eggs? Thanks
  18. M

    First time giving a broody chicks

    I a few have eggs incubating and we’re less than a week away from hatching. I also have a broody who I didn’t let sit on any eggs until recently so she’s definitely not reached her 21 day mark. There is also another hen who I think has gone broody as well now, they sit happily in the same box...
    • Magpie2
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    • broody broody raising chicks help raising baby chicks two broody two moms
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  19. LadyAchee

    100% hatch rate!

    Just had to come share that my husband bought me 6 ayam cemani eggs from ebay and I stuck them under my frizzle hen. A day or so later my daughter(10) snuck a 7th egg under her. We expected hatch day to be on April fools day but they started hatching on the 2nd and all 7 eggs hatched!! There is...
  20. C

    Why is my broody (or previously broody) hen following me?

    My hen, Tiffany, who I had a very close bond with prior to her becoming broody, is now following me around my yard. She still pecks me when I try to pet her, but she’s following me everywhere. She recently had a clutch of 7 eggs from which I only 1 chick survived hatching. I pulled this chick...
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