Broodies on the Homestead

[NH Homesteader]

Oh no! So sorry! Do you know what happened?

 

[lcertuche]

I think something killed them. I don't know what. It might have been another chicken.

 

[Hinotori]

Dang. You just are having no good luck with this hatch.

 

[Hinotori]

Marked the hatched chicks under the broodies and took a dozen dry ones from the bator out there. The blue hen tried to climb in the peeping box. She was all nice and polite until I put the last ones under her.

When I didn't give anymore chicks, the evil switch flipped and she started biting me. Chick popped out from under her and I reached to put it back. She bit me and stuffed it back under herself.

I took all the eggs from the hens and put them in the divided bator now. There are 6 or so drying that will go out in a bit. One dry one was spraddle legged and couldn't stand so I hobbled it. That was an hour ago and it's standing now. I should be able to take off hobbles tomorrow.

 

[Hinotori]

 

[sumi]

Sweet little things!

I have two broodies now. The one that adopted the young ones and another that hid away a nest of eggs and went sitting in them. I don't know where this nest is and I really can't have this now, definitely NOT now. I'm waiting to see her and I'm afraid she is going to get broken as soon as I get my hands on her. Sorry eggies… Thankfully it's only been about 2 or 3 days, so nothing much developing in there yet. That's a small comfort.

 

[lcertuche]

Such a shame. Maybe you can let someone with an incubator have the eggs. I know it's not the right time for you now with your house hunting.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Timing always stinks! Hope you find the hidden one soon!

 

[sumi]

She came out to eat this afternoon and I penned her up without the eggs. I have no idea where they are… She seems o.k. being in the pen, thankfully. I was expecting some fuss or protest from her, but she's quite happy in there.

 

[Hinotori]

30 out of 36 hatched. One chick died.