Kt Brown Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Hi there, for those of you who have broody hens and don't want to take the chance of hatching cockerals, I have found a great alternative. I contacted a local breeder who uses an incubator and bought day olds! If you buy auto sexing then you know you have hens! I have succesfully put a single day old and the following spring 2 bantam day olds under my hen. She was so pleased with herself the following morning, obviously they need to sit on golf balls or rubber eggs for a few days to make sure they are truly broody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Quite a good idea What breed of chicks did you go for? *tuts* Where are the photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kt Brown Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 2007 - Cream leg bar cross (took a chance on it being a hen, it had a nice face)! 2008 - Buff Brahma Bantams (managed to get a pair which was just plain good luck)! 2009 - Have enough hens so put 6 quail eggs in the incubator and now have a boy and 3 girls!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
