Comments on: Broodiness Around the Homestead http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/ Our adventure into Homesteading and getting back to basic living. Life is tough, but living doesn't have to be. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:26:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-1019 basicliving Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:36:20 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-1019 Hey Kim - glad you stopped by. I zipped on over to your blog and I love it! I'll have to add you to my blog roll. Great hearing from you! Take care, Penny Hey Kim - glad you stopped by. I zipped on over to your blog and I love it! I’ll have to add you to my blog roll. Great hearing from you!

Take care,
Penny

]]> By: inadvertent farmer http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-1015 inadvertent farmer Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:56:48 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-1015 First time visiting and am loving what I find! Gotta enjoy a blog with chickens and puppies, two of my favorite things in the world! Kim First time visiting and am loving what I find! Gotta enjoy a blog with chickens and puppies, two of my favorite things in the world! Kim

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-672 basicliving Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:38:01 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-672 Must be that time of year, Trixi! I've heard from several people that have broodies right now. I don't blame you for wanting to hold off on allowing them to set. I worry about the weather this early in the year. But mine are so darn determined I just gave in. I'm hoping broody2 ends up hatching a few. It's really exciting! And the worst of our winter is usually finished by mid March - although this has been an unusually long and cold winter this year..... Must be that time of year, Trixi! I’ve heard from several people that have broodies right now. I don’t blame you for wanting to hold off on allowing them to set. I worry about the weather this early in the year. But mine are so darn determined I just gave in. I’m hoping broody2 ends up hatching a few. It’s really exciting! And the worst of our winter is usually finished by mid March - although this has been an unusually long and cold winter this year…..

]]> By: Trixi http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-670 Trixi Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:06:56 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-670 We too have some broodiness going on around here. We are not wanting them to set quite yet though. We found a chicken setting on 13 eggs in the barn, yesterday. We took her off of them. We are trying to hold them off about a month. We too have some broodiness going on around here. We are not wanting them to set quite yet though. We found a chicken setting on 13 eggs in the barn, yesterday. We took her off of them. We are trying to hold them off about a month.

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-660 basicliving Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:22:44 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-660 I don't know if that's common, Frugalmom. I don't think so - but I'm new to all this. I just hung up with Cousin Julie and she said she's never seen that with her hens. And Cousin Julie has had chickens for over 30 years. I'm hoping Sugarcreekstuff will weigh in with her thoughts. I just checked Broody2 though, and she stayed on her six eggs when I put her there. Hopefully I'll have a few baby chicks in a few weeks. Sure you don't want one or two??? I don’t know if that’s common, Frugalmom. I don’t think so - but I’m new to all this. I just hung up with Cousin Julie and she said she’s never seen that with her hens. And Cousin Julie has had chickens for over 30 years. I’m hoping Sugarcreekstuff will weigh in with her thoughts. I just checked Broody2 though, and she stayed on her six eggs when I put her there.

Hopefully I’ll have a few baby chicks in a few weeks. Sure you don’t want one or two???

]]> By: frugalmom http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-659 frugalmom Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:57:09 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-659 Okay, okay....no counting chickens before they hatch....I totally understand. Wait, so she got confused? As to which ones she was sitting on? Is that common? And I have to say that I agree 100% on loving Sugarcreekstuff's Stuff. Shes fabulous. FABULOUS! Okay, okay….no counting chickens before they hatch….I totally understand.

Wait, so she got confused? As to which ones she was sitting on? Is that common?

And I have to say that I agree 100% on loving Sugarcreekstuff’s Stuff. Shes fabulous. FABULOUS!

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-658 basicliving Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:27:01 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-658 Thanks for stopping by, Sugarcreekstuff. I just witnessed an odd thing - the one little broody with six eggs (I call her broody2) got off the nest to eat and drink, and when she finished, she hopped up in the wrong nest that had 2 eggs and started cooing and settling down on them! I picked her up and put her on her six eggs, and she immediately settled down on them. Isn't that odd? Have you ever seen that? BTW, I totally love your Etsy shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5206430 You are SO talented! Thanks for stopping by, Sugarcreekstuff. I just witnessed an odd thing - the one little broody with six eggs (I call her broody2) got off the nest to eat and drink, and when she finished, she hopped up in the wrong nest that had 2 eggs and started cooing and settling down on them! I picked her up and put her on her six eggs, and she immediately settled down on them. Isn’t that odd? Have you ever seen that?

BTW, I totally love your Etsy shop. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5206430 You are SO talented!

]]> By: sugarcreekstuff http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-657 sugarcreekstuff Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:01:20 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-657 A mama chicken taking care of her brood is pretty much the sweetest thing ever. That Phoenix hen of yours is a beauty. I've had 3 broody hens become mamas and for some reason it only took 20 days, just to give you a heads up. I had a couple of broody hens that I didn't let sit on fertile eggs, they eventually gave up but were very thin and weak, so now I deliver some food to the little lady right in her box. A mama chicken taking care of her brood is pretty much the sweetest thing ever. That Phoenix hen of yours is a beauty.
I’ve had 3 broody hens become mamas and for some reason it only took 20 days, just to give you a heads up. I had a couple of broody hens that I didn’t let sit on fertile eggs, they eventually gave up but were very thin and weak, so now I deliver some food to the little lady right in her box.

]]> By: basicliving http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-653 basicliving Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:17:00 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-653 No way, girlfriend. I'm not about to count my chickens before they hatch ;-) I hope this girl will set for the required time. My cousin Julie (who has had chickens forever) said she's had some that will set for 2 weeks or so, and then get off the nest. But I think these (hope) Phoenix's are pretty good little setters, so we'll see.... And you so know I'll be keeping y'all posted on the chick status..... I'm really interested to see what the cross breeding leaves me with. It will be a total surprise. I have no clue which ones laid those six eggs - and no clue which rooster (if any) fertilized them. Although it's hard to imagine even one egg not fertilized around here. Those roos nail anything that stands still long enough! No way, girlfriend. I’m not about to count my chickens before they hatch ;-)

I hope this girl will set for the required time. My cousin Julie (who has had chickens forever) said she’s had some that will set for 2 weeks or so, and then get off the nest. But I think these (hope) Phoenix’s are pretty good little setters, so we’ll see….

And you so know I’ll be keeping y’all posted on the chick status….. I’m really interested to see what the cross breeding leaves me with. It will be a total surprise. I have no clue which ones laid those six eggs - and no clue which rooster (if any) fertilized them. Although it’s hard to imagine even one egg not fertilized around here. Those roos nail anything that stands still long enough!

]]> By: frugalmom http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-650 frugalmom Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:51:48 +0000 http://backtobasicliving.com/blog/broodiness-around-the-homestead/#comment-650 Chicks and Pups? How lucky can you get? That would be so great if you got some little chicks hopping around there on the homestead....you totally need to keep us posted on this adventure. 21 days for potential chicks...thats not long at all. Am I gonna see a chick countdown on your sidebar now??? :) :) Chicks and Pups? How lucky can you get? That would be so great if you got some little chicks hopping around there on the homestead….you totally need to keep us posted on this adventure. 21 days for potential chicks…thats not long at all. Am I gonna see a chick countdown on your sidebar now??? :) :)

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