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Jukes Mum

  • Joined Apr 2014
  • North Yorkshire
Who's chick is it anyway...?
« on: August 19, 2016, 11:23:29 am »
We have been inundated with broody hens recently.
We moved one into the secure nursery paddock and she hatched 6 chicks. In the meantime another 6 hens have gone broody. This morning 5 very proud hens have come out parading one chick!
Poor confused hens. Hey-ho, little chick has 5 doting mummies  :love:

Please excuse the state of the very moulty hens!
Don’t Monkey With Another Monkey’s Monkey

waterbuffalofarmer

  • Joined Apr 2014
  • Mid Wales
  • Owner of 61 Mediterranean water buffaloes
Re: Who's chick is it anyway...?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2016, 01:34:32 pm »
awww :love: Well 5 is better than none. I would watch them closely in case they don't want it any more or if they satrt fighting over it. My hens have started moulting too and they look a bit worse for wear ::)
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Penninehillbilly

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • West Yorks
Re: Who's chick is it anyway...?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2016, 08:04:59 pm »
Trouble is they may have come off their own in response to the cheeping,  letting their own die, did you check them? If it hasn't been cold there they maye still survive?

Jukes Mum

  • Joined Apr 2014
  • North Yorkshire
Re: Who's chick is it anyway...?
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2016, 09:22:54 am »
Broody number 6 is still sat on the other eggs.
Don’t Monkey With Another Monkey’s Monkey

 

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