We don't have a incubator, we rely on these little hens. Almost any of the bantam breeds will make good brood hens as the instinct to nest has not been bred out of them to increase egg production. These two hatched out nine chicks between them and seem to be mothering them as a team. We have several turkey eggs under another hen and it is always hilarious when mama's chicks are bigger than her by the time they are two weeks old. When they get cool they go under mama's wings to warm up and it is comical watching her trying to accommodate her" babies".These little guys will eat a lot of bugs, including ticks, while growing up. Besides, how can you claim to be a farm and not have baby chicks?
Roger, i am looking for some bantams. What breed are these, they look very similar to the ones my husband used to keep before his death and I want to start again.
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