What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
Only 4 days left to the last hatch. Squee.
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- ross
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What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
Good stuff satellite . I got 10 little puff balls running around here now . Doing fine . Luck
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- windwalkingwolf
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What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
I've had hens hatch as late as end of December and as early as early March, just because I've had a couple that were masters at hiding their nests LOL. One frigid winter 3 winters ago, one of my brown chinese geese started laying in December, hatched one in january in extended -30s temps. He survived, and thrived, a good mom makes all the difference. During cold weather, a good mom will keep them moving and eating to keep them warm, and pay close attention to the cues from the chicks that they're tired or cold and let them get under for a nap and warm up. I've got a broody on a few muscovy eggs at the moment, not sure when they're due, she stole them from a duck. I'm leaving her to do her thing.
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What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
I have been lucky to have good moms so far. This is her first time sitting so I am hoping for 4 times the charm. I bet the one hatched at -30 was one versatile and hardy goose!.
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- thegawd
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What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
good luck with your hatch!
not to hijack the thread but a quick question about a terrible mother goose I have here... im torn between xmas supper and and giving her another chance. she was a first time broody did an excellent job hatching and guarding the goslings for the first week. then a major thunder storm came and she left them outside to die. do you guys think I should give her another chance or become an xmas goose... I vote the later but thought I'd ask since it was her first time.
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ok hijack over...
THANKS!
not to hijack the thread but a quick question about a terrible mother goose I have here... im torn between xmas supper and and giving her another chance. she was a first time broody did an excellent job hatching and guarding the goslings for the first week. then a major thunder storm came and she left them outside to die. do you guys think I should give her another chance or become an xmas goose... I vote the later but thought I'd ask since it was her first time.
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THANKS!
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Al
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What is the latest you have allowed a broody to hatch eggs?
i would give her another chance al....thunderstorms are different than brooding and than predators....
i had one girl go broody middle of winter, she was fantastic and the chicks were all fine-kept warm under her. i made sure to give extra food to her, and lots of corn and BOSS to help keep her warm. i don't know if that really helped or if it just taught the kids that corn and BOSS were preferred over food, but they all made it....there were 3....and she was great. then the next year she hatched in the spring and killed all the chicks...so. um. maybe brooding in winter scarred her for life, or something.
i had one girl go broody middle of winter, she was fantastic and the chicks were all fine-kept warm under her. i made sure to give extra food to her, and lots of corn and BOSS to help keep her warm. i don't know if that really helped or if it just taught the kids that corn and BOSS were preferred over food, but they all made it....there were 3....and she was great. then the next year she hatched in the spring and killed all the chicks...so. um. maybe brooding in winter scarred her for life, or something.
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thanks Kathy, I'd sure like to keep her.
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Give her another chance. Each brooding period is a little different, and sometimes little ones just refuse to do as they're told lol
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Give her another chance. I didn't realise that turkey broodies sometimes need to learn too. My one girl lost all her poults because I hadn't realised what was going on. This year she was fine though.
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