tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post6446727246635752706..comments2023-09-22T03:33:04.256-04:00Comments on Twelve Acres: Waiting for PeepsAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-6523171150426911482009-06-04T16:07:26.168-04:002009-06-04T16:07:26.168-04:00Since I don't have chickens, I am going out on...Since I don't have chickens, I am going out on a limb here and saying "waiting nine months" Our next great grandchild is due Monday, the 8th and it seems like FOREVER!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05682139599731771619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-78385006086400324322009-06-04T09:39:27.781-04:002009-06-04T09:39:27.781-04:00Its very exciting! Since I don't have hens old...Its very exciting! Since I don't have hens old enough to be broody and have babies I have to live vicariously through you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-78794010908699203952009-06-04T08:31:32.847-04:002009-06-04T08:31:32.847-04:00What an exciting time! Of course you will post pi...What an exciting time! Of course you will post pictures, right?ClassyChassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12645241442596037812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-57195293977969489432009-06-04T07:59:02.034-04:002009-06-04T07:59:02.034-04:00Paula, pull up a chair next to me! Ollie's got...Paula, pull up a chair next to me! Ollie's got one little black peep underneath her and three more to go! Yay Ollie! Her eggs are hatching 2 days early, a testament to a good broody hen. I'm going to make her a birdseed cake all her own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-63500393151886747062009-06-04T07:56:27.334-04:002009-06-04T07:56:27.334-04:00*Ooooh* I can't stand it- can I come and sit i...*Ooooh* I can't stand it- can I come and sit in the waiting room with you, Amy? LOL <br />I LOVE it when baby chicks are hatching!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-29647988440180520052009-06-03T23:26:19.795-04:002009-06-03T23:26:19.795-04:00Ron, ya know, I think I need more broody hens! Isn...Ron, ya know, I think I need more broody hens! Isn't it ironic that I don't have a rooster?Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-82218457236088439842009-06-03T23:01:31.434-04:002009-06-03T23:01:31.434-04:00Almost time! I can't stand waiting either.
Y...Almost time! I can't stand waiting either. <br /><br />You've got broody hens all over the place now!<br /><br />RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630929746033282061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-28693220970673102622009-06-03T22:23:11.782-04:002009-06-03T22:23:11.782-04:00Mel, hens are very protective of their babies. Don...Mel, hens are very protective of their babies. Don't even try to get close or she'll take your leg off! I've heard of some roosters being protective of the chicks too. Let me know how your experience goes!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-21093876967778979062009-06-03T21:59:54.061-04:002009-06-03T21:59:54.061-04:00I have a broody hen that has been laying on some e...I have a broody hen that has been laying on some eggs also. I'm not as good at the timing thing as you are, but it is getting close. Now, do you leave the peeps in the coop with all the others, or do you separate them as you would if you received a new order of peeps? My biggest fear is that the other hens may get to the peeps, or even the rooster, before we do. <br />Cannot wait to see the Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182682229829890445noreply@blogger.com