What are you currently incubating/brooding?

[jessmorris]

PS just checked my pekin broody and she's got lice. Yuk. Have dusted her with flea powder and hope it will do the trick.

[Glutton4...]

Thanks for that Jess, I'm now scratching like a loon at the thought of 'critters' Must go get in the bath!

[RichmondHens]

PS just checked my pekin broody and she's got lice. Yuk. Have dusted her with flea powder and hope it will do the trick.

You'll need to do them all, not just her. Chances are there are others with them too. Make sure the active ingredient in your flea powder is safe to use on laying hens - some require egg withdrawal.

[grenhouse]

Well I now have 5/5 indian game which have hatched, including the one which had to b cellotaped up 10 days ago as she cracked it! :-)

Ooops, just bought some bobwhite and cali quail eggs!

steve

[Glutton4...]

Well I now have 5/5 indian game which have hatched, including the one which had to b cellotaped up 10 days ago as she cracked it! :-)

BUMMOCKS!!!! Didn't know you could do that. I cracked one of my Buff Orp eggs, so I put it in the 'eating' tray. Too late now, I guess, it's been cold, and t'others are on day 4.

[Suechooks]

You can seal with clear nail varnish too as long as membrane isn't damaged.

[Glutton4...]

You can seal with clear nail varnish too as long as membrane isn't damaged.

BUMMOCKS again, then!

[grenhouse]

I didn't know either. I chucked 2 the day before which she trampled on!!!! I didn't think it would work to be honest but yay! Have some due to hatch from my buff orp on saturday, cream legbars under the other 2 broody's and the quail are going in the incy on Thurs.....can only fit 60 in it though!!

steve

[jessmorris]

Blimey!
With their chicks only 9 weeks old two of my bantams are broody AGAIN! One has taken up residence under a broody coop, the other has made a nest under a bush. I'm amazed they're ready to incubate again, they've only been chick free for a few weeks....and the weather is C**P as well so they must be gettin' soaked...............

Now I'm tempted..maybe some red silkies, or lovely silver laced wyandottes.....

[petal]

11 call ducks hatched. pekins and silkies hatching too!

[Glutton4...]

Day 10 - aaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrggggghhh - I can't stand waiting!

[RichmondHens]

Blimey!
With their chicks only 9 weeks old two of my bantams are broody AGAIN! One has taken up residence under a broody coop, the other has made a nest under a bush. I'm amazed they're ready to incubate again, they've only been chick free for a few weeks....and the weather is C**P as well so they must be gettin' soaked...............

Now I'm tempted..maybe some red silkies, or lovely silver laced wyandottes.....

One of my bantams hatched a chick, started laying 4 weeks later, and is now broody again, chick now 8 weeks old and still hanging around with mum who I never bothered returning to the flock. Broody spends all day in her little house brooding nothing while chick/grower goes out with the other growers, and then covers the youngster when she returns in the evening (the other growers roost in a separate house within the same enclosure). She did this last year too, she seems to be one that is almost permanently broody.

[jessmorris]

Blimey! One of my modern girls was champing at the bit when her chick was very wee, she eventually jumped ship and I had to put the chick with another broody (who luckily accepted her!)....and my silkin actively chases away her chicks (7 weeks old) who she doesn't even seem to recognise. they're so hormonal these birds!
By the way do your Indian Game go broody? Having dealt with a tiny old english game bantam defending her chicks, I did think of you and you big girls!

[Glutton4...]

Day thirteen!

[jessmorris]

Hang on in there G4!