broody bantam

[lawrence 657]

forgive my greeness here only just started keeping a few birds a while ago, i've a light sussex bantam sitting on half a dozen MG bantam eggs, have just been given another half dozen eggs would it be ok to put them in with the previous lot, which have been in for 3 days now ? thanks.

[millytheterrier 12]

Hi,

 

Yes you can, as long as she can handle the amount of eggs, Otherwise they get kicked out of nest.. Ive previously done this..

[the_stig 6,614]

try a few --- best way to learn just give it a go ..

[lawrence 657]

much appreciated lads,thanks.

[gnipper 6,523]

She'll probably take the first lot off wandering before the second lot hatch with there being a 3 day difference between them.

[SEAN3513 7]

all good advice above

 

see if you can get hold of a "silky" bantam hen..........they are vert broody, and will sit on a rock and wait for it to hatch

 

as said above....the problem you will have is the time difference between hatchings and the number of eggs she is comfortable sitting on

[Neal 1,873]

I'm currently done to zero bantams thanks to a visit from Tod through a tiny gap in the hedge I'd not spotted and which had been safe for the previous four years!

 

However, I've always found wyandottes to be particularly broody, though in my case it was a negative as I was after eggs not chicks. I read somewhere about different ways of cooling down their rear-end including a quick bum-dunk in a bucket of water and (the extreme measure) giving them a clutch of ice-cubes to hatch. Well, one of my wyandottes "hatched" several litters of ice-cubes before I gave in and simply locked her out of the run during the day.

[Plank 8]

all good advice above

 

see if you can get hold of a "silky" bantam hen..........they are vert broody, and will sit on a rock and wait for it to hatch

 

as said above....the problem you will have is the time difference between hatchings and the number of eggs she is comfortable sitting on

 

Good advice. Some folks go for silkie x larger breed hens as sitters. They (Usually) keep the broodiness but can cover more eggs.

[lawrence 657]

thanks for the feedback, i decided to play it safe and invested in one of the little brinsea mini advance incubators, so the second batch in there now.

[the_stig 6,614]

thanks for the feedback, i decided to play it safe and invested in one of the little brinsea mini advance incubators, so the second batch in there now.

be brave man -- what have you got to lose next time try a few -- then you`ll know if it works or not first hand ..like i said the best way to learn -- trial n error ..

[Plank 8]

thanks for the feedback, i decided to play it safe and invested in one of the little brinsea mini advance incubators, so the second batch in there now.

be brave man -- what have you got to lose next time try a few -- then you`ll know if it works or not first hand ..like i said the best way to learn -- trial n error ..

 

Overloading a hen can lead to none of the eggs hatching, it's not always the same egg going cold.

[Moll. 1,770]

thanks for the feedback, i decided to play it safe and invested in one of the little brinsea mini advance incubators, so the second batch in there now.

Superb little incubator, i swear by them

[lawrence 657]

i know what your saying Stig but thought it was the common sense thing to do after reading up it, most advise not adding any more eggs.

 

well Moll, i did buy it on your recommendation

[the_stig 6,614]

i know what your saying Stig but thought it was the common sense thing to do after reading up it, most advise not adding any more eggs.

 

well Moll, i did buy it on your recommendation

not saying you`ve done wrong -- i used to add 1 or 2 without any problems ..