The great broody experiment (new pics p 18)

[Blackbird]

This is what I woke up to this morning.

Found this hen on her eggs about a week ago, checked yesterday afternoon and no one was hatching, but today a grand total of 13 eggs (all the eggs that were under her) hatched.
Put them in the shed with the other two mommas and their babies.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

awww!! congrats on those adorable little chicks!!!

 

[freemotion]

Wow! Thirteen out of thirteen! Awesome!

Jealous!

 

[Beekissed]

Awwwwwwwww! BB, you ought to submit that as the pic of the week on BYC. I, too, am jealous....what a great hatch rate and such healthy chicks!

 

[big brown horse]

That is the best photo of a chicken and her chicks I've ever seen!! Congradulations!! I am so happy for you!!

Bee is right that should end up being a photo of the week over at BYC!

 

[keljonma]

They are adorable! Two of those chicks are not like the others...

 

[Blackbird]

I posted the other day saying that I wouldn't be on BYC anymore but the mods removed it. So no, sorry.

Our biggest hatch was a German Spitzhubaun (I'm actually been to the mountain in Germany) who hatched all 16 eggs under her. Out of all them only one died, the rest lived to adult hood.

Yes Kel, I'm thinking two aren't from eggs she layed, the one with the copper head actually has feathered feet. I'm hoping the daddy of most will be one of our Brahma roos.

I might have to get some more pictures that show all the babies, one chick is hiding behind her.

 

[freemotion]

I posted the other day saying that I wouldn't be on BYC anymore but the mods removed it. So no, sorry.

I might have to get some more pictures that show all the babies, one chick is hiding behind her.

Stay where you are appreciated. Who has time and energy for carp.

I'd love to see more pictures!

 

[Wifezilla]

Are Brahmas the chicks that all have a white dot on their heads...with the roo dots being bigger?

 

[Blackbird]

Wifezilla - I have no idea - I'm hoping that the rooster that provided the sperm, for lack of better words, is a Light Brahma (we have 10+ of them running around until butcher). that is what I meant to say, sorry for the confusion. I do know that when Barred rocks are chicks they have white dots on the head like that, so it will be fun to see what they end up like.