Lets see how many broodies we have

[walldanzig]

I have two one of which is absoloutly wild with rage everytime I go near the nest box and pecks me to within an ich of my life when retrieving the eggs.

[Nicos]

I have two.

One is sitting on 2 eggs- both on their 3rd day overdue. We threw 2 of her other eggs out yesterday as they sounded 'liquid' inside.
One chick hatched 2 days ago- the remaining two have until tomorrow to hatch. Poor chick-mom is sitting quietly but I bet chick can't wait to get out and scratch about.

My other broody is sitting on 8 eggs- due tomorrow. No sounds as yet.They came from a friend. Same breed but different blood line.

Both moms have been very tolerant - hissing and squawking a bit when turfed off the nest for breakfast- but returning of their own accord after about 20 mins.


I think my moms are pretty gentle- they haven't had a peck at me at all!

[Suechooks]

I've got 2 Silkies with chicks - (one hatched over weekend) another Silkie growling and fluffed for last 2 weeks, one bantam Orpington looking like a feather covered football and another coming over all unnecessary every now and then when she thinks about it! Think that makes 5!

[chris]

Kinda got one on the way out (thank goodness!)

[RichmondHens]

Two incubating (due tomorrow/Wed), four with chicks. Another looks like she may be going, has sat all day but now off. Desperate for one to go as have indian game eggs needing to be started before they get too old.

[Flummery]

One of my new Blacks is acting broody - she's only a little thin dot of a thing anyway, only been laying a month. Turfed her out and shut the nest box today as I don't think she can do without the food!

[polo]

Think that makes 5 confirmed broodies so far?

With mine welded to the nest that's 6 in total!

Polo

[walldanzig]

it's only going to get worse I have 3 broodies now all sat in the same nest box it's a bit of a squeeze in there and they are all pecking me. It's like some 3 headed evil chicken

[petal]

got a buff orpington sat on duck eggs and a frizzle pekin sat on pekin eggs.

[Scarlet]

I've got two broodies, a sussex and a maran - both of them even tempered up to now

[petal]

the buff orpington, june is the sweetest thing ever, a big ball of feathers but the pekin nearly took my arm off.

[Flummery]

Our little black hen looks like the Italian Officer's hat in 'Ello, ello! What a mistake-a to make-a!

[Suechooks]

My bantam Orp is now fluffed up in a plastic dog bed (puppy size) happily brooding a golf ball! The Sikie has turned quite nasty since I gave her the unhatched Araucana egg. As its obviousy not going to hatch I'm going to have to remove it tonight

[gillian62]

Well, I started off 4 weeks ago with our silkie, who was promptly joined by 2 others - silver laced bantam wyndotte and a barred bantam wyndotte. As the eggs they were sat on had gone over their date, I moved them to a hutch so I could give them new eggs the next day. However, overnight one of the eggs hatched and silkie decided that it was her's to look after.

So now I have the other 2 sat on a batch of eggs. And over the past week or so my bantam orpington and my golden plymouth rock have decided to sit together and brood, so I have just moved them to a hutch together. The hissing and pecking the plymouth rock does is unbelievable!!

[frias]

One Speckled Star. Bottom of the pecking order and frightened of everybody so it's the only chance I get to get close enough to check her over. Screams at me but not pecked so far. Second time she's been broody and I don't want one as never going to hatch again and as I only have 3 layers I need the eggs.