The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: meebh on June 02, 2011, 09:53:16 pm
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Hi
As the title says I am still amazed and in awe of the work a broody does. We have had a few hatches in an incubator this year and they have been ok, mixed results.
However gave a broody 11 eggs and she is now clucking around with 10 really healthy gorgeous chicks. Only one stopped growing so therefore didn't hatch!! So 100% fertility and an excellent hatch rate!!
Well done Poppy - she makes a lovely Mum
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i think one of the best things is that the hens are not effected by power cuts! and cost less on electricity bills ::)
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Thats a brilliant result I can imagine your a very proud mum too!.........We had until 2 years ago a very old strain of Sussex bantams they were just the best broodys 3-5 times a year they went broody and sat rock solid.......So I agree ye canny beat a broody and doesn't it just save dragging the incubator and heat lamps out
Well done!
Dave
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Well - just to be contrary ;)
We've had 14 chicks hatched-out today out of 15 (though I'll give it another 48 hours) from the incy. We've had 2 broodies, supposedly, sitting on eggs as well.
Checked on the broodies tonight & one of them (who was sitting on 8) is now on an empty nest ??? There was definately 8 under her last night ::) Is this crows ? - they've been raiding the chuck house, but thought the broodies had found "safe" places in the byres :o
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Could be a rat?
I have never used an incubator - prefer the broody!!
At the moment, two of our banties are out on loan sitting on some game eggs, we have two banties with a total of 10 chicks, the light sussex has hatched two ducklings out for a neighbour, two hens are sitting on 8 eggs each, and two more banties each have 6 eggs under them.
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fingers crossed for my 4 broodies just now this will be a bumper year for me !!!
only used the inky one this year and they have done the rest!!
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I have been amazed, I have my first ever broodie (only had chickens for 5minutes) she sits rock solid, i had to buy in fertile eggs so fingers crossed, i can't wait for this weekend 22 days is up on sunday ;D ;D ;D i really do hope they all hatch for her, she will be very dissapointed if they don't :'(
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I've never used an incy, i've always just let the broodies do the job. I'd probably only mess it up if i tried. I have 2 broody hens at the moment, both are on 6 eggs each, i can't wait for them to hatch :chook: :chook: :chook:.
First time i have had to buy fertile eggs this year so i have gone for different birds to what i have ;D.
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I am eggstatic, my 1st broodie has hatched all 6 of her Ancona eggs, and she is beautifully doting on her new brood, i'm a very please chicken mummy xxx
Thanks to Peartree poultry for the eggs ;D ;D
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well done !!!!!! good result am just waiting 10 more days then i should be 12 on the way then its the 22nd for the other 3 broodies
bumper year for me
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