ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

What kind of chickens are those that have a blackish blue neck and bright red feathers on the lower part of their bodies? They are awful pretty.

Are you talking about my birds...or is this a general question? Cause I'm kind of confused...

 

[redtailgal]

I kept a broodER box.......to raise young chickens in.

I also had a broodY box....to place broody hens in, if they needed some added "amenities" while brooding. Some wouldn't come off the nest to eat or drink, so they had a small cage with food and water placed very close to them. I often put put time brooders in there, to help them stay focused when part of the eggs had hatched and part had not.

 

[Queen Mum]

What kind of chickens are those that have a blackish blue neck and bright red feathers on the lower part of their bodies? They are awful pretty.

Are you talking about my birds...or is this a general question? Cause I'm kind of confused...

Oh, sorry, I got off the topic didn't I? I was thinking you were the one that had those chickens. I kind of tangentially leapt to that thought when I saw your dark colored hen in the background there. Maybe I saw them on a someone else's journal.

 

[Lute]

Baby chicks!



I can't wait until my ducks start laying eggs!

 

[jodief100]

Yea babies! I have a broody hen with a clutch right now. She has only been on them a few days. My brooder boxes are two wooden crates, about 5' x 5' and 7' x 4', both 4' high. They say "Siemens" on the side and I got them out of the trash at work. I can brood 200 chicks up to 4 weeks in them.

 

[elevan]

What kind of chickens are those that have a blackish blue neck and bright red feathers on the lower part of their bodies? They are awful pretty.

Are you talking about my birds...or is this a general question? Cause I'm kind of confused...

Oh, sorry, I got off the topic didn't I? I was thinking you were the one that had those chickens. I kind of tangentially leapt to that thought when I saw your dark colored hen in the background there. Maybe I saw them on a someone else's journal.

The hen in the background is a Barnevelder:

This is another of our broody girls, a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte:

Beyond that I have another Barnevelder that is now broody and a Frizzle that is broody.

 

[Mamaboid]

I wish one of my girls would go broody, I want to put a bunch of green eggs under one.

 

[redtailgal]

Such pretty girls!

 

[elevan]

Cinni decided 2 chicks plus one egg was enough!!! She abandoned the nest taking one egg with her and her 2 chicks. The other eggs were cold...I started pulling them and got almost to the house when one of them started "talking"!!! So I've put them into my bator and am that it'll be ok. Did I do the right thing????????

 

[redtailgal]

Yes, if they are talking keep them warm. Make sure your humidity is high enough.