tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post5923185399314245570..comments2023-11-02T05:18:38.925-05:00Comments on Antiquity Oaks: Hatching chicks, sustainability, and ingenuityDeborah Niemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-63957045706030980062011-04-22T20:42:55.145-05:002011-04-22T20:42:55.145-05:00You are so lucky to have such a handy husband!!
Ou...You are so lucky to have such a handy husband!!<br />Our ducks and guineas go broody. We havn't had a chicken go broody, but they aren't clever enough to hide eggs from us like the ducks and guineas are. :-) We have Americaunas, so they are "supposed" to go broody. I might leave some eggs out in the fall and see what happens.momanna98https://www.blogger.com/profile/02969367313762718422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-63703658694625814282011-04-19T10:19:59.914-05:002011-04-19T10:19:59.914-05:00We have chicks hatching now and yes, I have to wal...We have chicks hatching now and yes, I have to walk away or I start agonizing over the whole process. We only had one broody hen this spring, and she is worth her weight in gold!Blackhorse Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932788949589846395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-28321134888575132792011-04-19T08:42:29.242-05:002011-04-19T08:42:29.242-05:00Deborah,
Your refrigerator incubator is ingeniou...Deborah, <br /><br />Your refrigerator incubator is ingenious ! Love it. Over the years we've had a group of chickens in our barn that are fairly wild. They bum grain and water from the hogs and hatch out groups of 10-12 chicks every year. Some we will catch towards fall for our coop near the house, others stay in the barn and do a great job of eating flies etc, helping us maintain our certified organic status. (No pesticide use against bugs) Chickens rock.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-59185026809044604232011-04-19T08:36:38.043-05:002011-04-19T08:36:38.043-05:00Okay. Thanks for the information, Deb! :)Okay. Thanks for the information, Deb! :)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-10518483621410822002011-04-19T08:14:05.262-05:002011-04-19T08:14:05.262-05:00I loved reading post. Very informative. Also, the...I loved reading post. Very informative. Also, the idea of using the frig as an incubator is genius. :-)Velvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034246333318823700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-47606123664650709272011-04-19T07:36:16.026-05:002011-04-19T07:36:16.026-05:00About the seal -- you open it two or three times a...About the seal -- you open it two or three times a day to turn the eggs, and they don't need that much oxygen, so it works fine.<br /><br />We always let mama hens hatch babies if they're in the mood. Unfortunately, many of today's chickens rarely get broody, so we need to hatch them ourselves in we want to be sure to get enough. There is a hen setting in the barn now. Out of the 50 or so hens we keep, we don't normally have more than three or four who get broody every year. :( <br /><br />When we hatch them in an incubator, we have to brood them. A mama hen can only raise seven or eight, and unless she was already setting and feeling motherly, she would reject them if we just put them out there.Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-9715245624675199072011-04-19T07:22:18.368-05:002011-04-19T07:22:18.368-05:00We have a small fridge. I am pretty sure hubby cou...We have a small fridge. I am pretty sure hubby could turn it into an incubator.<br /><br />Do you need to do anything about the seal? Or it's not air tight after you make the modifications?<br /><br />Have you ever let the chickens hatch the eggs or do you put the chicks out with the hens after they hatch?<br /><br />Yes, I am naive, sorry. Just curious.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.com