A few of the hens are participating in a nest here in a corner beside the dog house that Eclipse and Rhett use for bedtime in the goat pen. The dogs can’t get in the goat pen, so it’s as safe a spot as any. I stopped picking the eggs up from this nest and I’m hoping for spring chicks, home-grown, and mama-raised!
I See Chicks
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Julie says:
That would be so sweet! Spring chicks AND lambs!! Now I’m feeling a little envious (in a good way!).
On March 12, 2010 at 3:01 am
Leah says:
Thats the way I would do it,homegrown and mama raised and just let nature take its course. Cant wait to see the lil peeps!
On March 12, 2010 at 6:21 am
NorthCountryGirl says:
I’ve been watching my girls to see if I have a broody hen amongst the gang. I hope so. I plan on getting some fertilized eggs from a farmer friend and trying the “Mommy-raised” method. That way the chicks are introduced to the flock by Momma and are protected.
On March 12, 2010 at 6:58 am
CindyP says:
That’s the way to do it! :chicken:
On March 12, 2010 at 7:08 am
Phyllis Ryan says:
We have Moscovy Ducks in our neighborhood and one of the females is nesting in a tree down the block. Last year 7 balls of yellow fluff tumbled out and marched to the run-off pond. Ain’t Spring grand.
On March 12, 2010 at 8:49 am
Barbee' says:
Awwww, thanks for letting us enjoy it with you.
On March 12, 2010 at 9:04 am
Michele Messier says:
Your farm is really blooming! :duck: :duck: :duck:
On March 12, 2010 at 10:04 am
Christy O says:
Is anyone sitting on them?
On March 12, 2010 at 11:52 am
paul young says:
kind of early for WV mine has not showed any sign of being broody
I guess you can always hope?
On March 12, 2010 at 9:25 pm
kerri says:
Let’s hope there’ll be babies everwhere! Spring is such an exciting time :happyflower: :sheepjump:
On March 13, 2010 at 12:18 am
paul young says:
have to take that back about being early for WV.. I have a broody hen that started today. sorry
On March 13, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Alison says:
If you don’t get any hens that volunteer to be broody you might need to get yourself a hen or two of a non egg-laying breed they have bred most of the broodiness out of egg-laying breeds so they get more eggs. One of the cutest breeds of chickens (silkies) are great moms though. You get some really pretty cross breeds also when crossed with larger chickens.
Good luck on your homegrown chicks.
~A
On March 16, 2010 at 1:42 am