[nhsmallfarmer]

last weekend my little hen here came out of 3 weeks of hiding under the barn with these 8 little chicks (sadly we only have 6 now, seems my Hunter cat has been true to his name, so now Jaylow and babies r in a large crate safe from Hunter kitty)

 

[heavenlyhaven]

too cute
tho my cats never bothered my chickens...?
how long do chickens take to hatch out
i have a little hen that has gone broody
she's been sitting for about 5 days
just curious

 

[all1965]

I used to incubate eggs and if my memory is right it's 21 days?

 

[nhsmallfarmer]

21 days, she layed them eggs herself, so she laid for atleast 8 days befor sitting, she only came out for a very few seconds to eat n drink, while she was sitting on them

 

[StaceyRosado]

I had a boody hen until my dog killed her I love broody hens they are so cool. and then watching them with their chicks is priceless. I want another pet chicken (my mom has lots of chickens) but I don't know if I will get one just like my Little One :?

She was a banty which I hear are more broody then your average egglayer :?

 

[nhsmallfarmer]

Jaylow is a banty cross, she was also born on the farm here too. her mom Jay, hatched out 3 eggs, 2 were roosters so we kept her, this is her first year sitting she did good

 

[heavenlyhaven]

i don't know what peanut is
some chicks were let loose in our school as a prank
my daughter caught one and brought it home and said "mom please"
lol
thought it was a rooster until she laid an egg in my husbands recliner
(raised in house as we had no other chickens but is now outside)
she's a speckled brown color and about half the size of my rhode island red hens
anyway
she is the one that is sitting
my daughter says there are about 5 peanut eggs and 5 large eggs under her
so she is hatching everyone's eggs :roll: