Just remember that when you recieve eggs through the mail to let them set at room temp for at least 12 hours before placing them in an incubator or under a hen. Also picking them up at the post office is usually a good idea.
From: DBO <dboranch@yahoo.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 2:32 AM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Hatching Chicks with Broody Hens
From: DBO <dboranch@yahoo.com>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 2:32 AM
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Hatching Chicks with Broody Hens
Thanks everyone for all the advice on 'Imprinting on chicks & misc chick questions'.
All of this hatching chicks stuff is new to me and an absolute wonder! I have a styrofoam incubator but the regulator is off so I had to abandon my 1st batch of fertile eggs I had been collecting. In the meantime, I have 30+ laying size hens of various breeds and only 1 Easter Egger rooster. I had been keeping him in a separate pen but then I decided to rebuild his area so I put him back in with my main flock while I was working on it. After about 1 week with the girls, low and behold 8 hens went broody (mainly Buff Orpingtons, Cochins & a Welsumer). I tried everything I read to get them to stop being broody but they were very persistent & it only worked on 2 of them. Since my incubator wasn't working, I decided `if you can't beat them, then join them'. I took all my 7 EE chickens (with muffs & beard) and threw them in with the EE rooster in his new pen. My 1st batch are now 2 weeks old. My 2nd batch just finished hatching today and I have 12 adorable chicks out of 12 eggs! I also bought some Barnevelder & Speckled Sussex hatching eggs off eBay and divided them equally under 2 of the other hens. They are due to hatch in 2 more days but I have heard that the mail can jostle them around quit a bit so I have my fingers crossed. In addition, I have 2 more hens sitting on a dozen EE eggs a piece due next week and the following week.
I have been raising chickens for years but who knew that hatching chicks would be so much fun!
Jennie
All of this hatching chicks stuff is new to me and an absolute wonder! I have a styrofoam incubator but the regulator is off so I had to abandon my 1st batch of fertile eggs I had been collecting. In the meantime, I have 30+ laying size hens of various breeds and only 1 Easter Egger rooster. I had been keeping him in a separate pen but then I decided to rebuild his area so I put him back in with my main flock while I was working on it. After about 1 week with the girls, low and behold 8 hens went broody (mainly Buff Orpingtons, Cochins & a Welsumer). I tried everything I read to get them to stop being broody but they were very persistent & it only worked on 2 of them. Since my incubator wasn't working, I decided `if you can't beat them, then join them'. I took all my 7 EE chickens (with muffs & beard) and threw them in with the EE rooster in his new pen. My 1st batch are now 2 weeks old. My 2nd batch just finished hatching today and I have 12 adorable chicks out of 12 eggs! I also bought some Barnevelder & Speckled Sussex hatching eggs off eBay and divided them equally under 2 of the other hens. They are due to hatch in 2 more days but I have heard that the mail can jostle them around quit a bit so I have my fingers crossed. In addition, I have 2 more hens sitting on a dozen EE eggs a piece due next week and the following week.
I have been raising chickens for years but who knew that hatching chicks would be so much fun!
Jennie
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