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Running continuous batches of chickens this year now that we have an incubator. Tried growing the flock with broody hens and had poor success. With our flock dwindling down and the price/availability of chicks going up it was time to upgrade our chicken system.

Soon when the weather warms up will be able to go directly from the incubator to the brooder outside. For now, we have a stock tank inside until the chicks get some feathers.

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DefiantDandelion 2y ago

Where the hens just not consistent in sitting? Just curious what the challenge was.

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rev.hodl 2y ago

They would fail to hatch any chicks and if there was success all but a handful would survive to maturity. It's likely that we should have been more involved in the process. We would basically just let the chickens do their thing and see what happens.

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DefiantDandelion 2y ago

Ok, got it. what was the breed? Or do you find it doesn’t matter?

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rev.hodl 2y ago

Black Australorp or Buff Orpington were the ones that would go broody for us most often.