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So we are planning on getting egg hens this next summer. Me and my dad got talking and wondered if we could buy pheasant eggs will the chickens incubate them?

How many cocks are you planning on raising?

GadwallGetter530 wrote:How many cocks are you planning on raising?

However many you want

That portuguese chicken farmer is great at raising cocks

NuffDaddy wrote:So we are planning on getting egg hens this next summer. Me and my dad got talking and wondered if we could buy pheasant eggs will the chickens incubate them?

Yes. But you'll have to have a broody hen, and they're not always desirable. One of neighbors hens has hatched out chickens, guineas, ducks, and a pigeon so far.

And whatever they hatch will follow them around for a LONG time, so be prepared for pheasants that think they're a chicken.

assateague wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:So we are planning on getting egg hens this next summer. Me and my dad got talking and wondered if we could buy pheasant eggs will the chickens incubate them?

Yes. But you'll have to have a broody hen, and they're not always desirable. One of neighbors hens has hatched out chickens, guineas, ducks, and a pigeon so far.

What do you mean by not desirable?

NuffDaddy wrote:

assateague wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:So we are planning on getting egg hens this next summer. Me and my dad got talking and wondered if we could buy pheasant eggs will the chickens incubate them?

Yes. But you'll have to have a broody hen, and they're not always desirable. One of neighbors hens has hatched out chickens, guineas, ducks, and a pigeon so far.

What do you mean by not desirable?

Sometimes they wont stop setting. Not a real good deal if you want them to be laying eggs.

rebelp74 wrote:That portuguese chicken farmer is great at raising cocks

Lots of practice in California...

And broody hens will peck the shit out of you if you try and take their eggs. Hated dealing with those fuckers.

The Duck Hammer wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:

assateague wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:So we are planning on getting egg hens this next summer. Me and my dad got talking and wondered if we could buy pheasant eggs will the chickens incubate them?

Yes. But you'll have to have a broody hen, and they're not always desirable. One of neighbors hens has hatched out chickens, guineas, ducks, and a pigeon so far.

What do you mean by not desirable?

Sometimes they wont stop setting. Not a real good deal if you want them to be laying eggs.

So if I wanted to do that with pheasant eggs I would have to have a designated hen for it that wouldn't give off eggs?

NuffDaddy wrote:

The Duck Hammer wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:

assateague wrote:

NuffDaddy wrote:So we are planning on getting egg hens this next summer. Me and my dad got talking and wondered if we could buy pheasant eggs will the chickens incubate them?

Yes. But you'll have to have a broody hen, and they're not always desirable. One of neighbors hens has hatched out chickens, guineas, ducks, and a pigeon so far.

What do you mean by not desirable?

Sometimes they wont stop setting. Not a real good deal if you want them to be laying eggs.

So if I wanted to do that with pheasant eggs I would have to have a designated hen for it that wouldn't give off eggs?

You'll have to catch her sitting on her eggs first and swap them. Its not a deal where you can walk in and say "incubate" to one hen and go with it. Once one starts brooding she will stop laying and focus on setting.

Not sure what causes it. We have one now, hasn't got out of the box for almost two months. She's not mean though. We occasionally pick her up and take her out, then she'll stay outside the coop for a few hours. If she doesn't come out of it by spring, she's gone though. Not looking to just have a mouth to feed.

Nuff, you'll know it if one gets broody. She just won't ever get off the laying box. Ever. All you need to do is slip the eggs under her, and she'll hatch them. The good part (based on the neighbors hen I was talking about) is that when they hatch, she'll care for them like a normal chicken, no matter what species they are, and not sit forever.

Thanks guys. Probably have more questions when we actually get stuff going this summer.

Assa when my great grandpa had broody hens he would take them out to the cattle trough and dunk them for a little while. If it didn't work after the first time he would do it again. They usually got the picture before the week was out and would go about their business. Don't know if you want to try that but it could work. Aint seen it done in a long time.

We may just mark a couple eggs and let her hatch them, see how that turns out. Otherwise, I do have 2 water troughs within 50 feet.

Feelin' Fowl wrote:

rebelp74 wrote:That portuguese chicken farmer is great at raising cocks

Lots of practice in California...

You're sis is the Grand Champion. She has been know to raise 3 at a time.

Funniest shit I've ever seen was when we slipped some duck eggs under a hen and once they hatched she lost her mind when ever those "chicks" of hers would go swimming.

That would be hilarious.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Funniest shit I've ever seen was when we slipped some duck eggs under a hen and once they hatched she lost her mind when ever those "chicks" of hers would go swimming.

:lol:
That's pretty funny.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Funniest shit I've ever seen was when we slipped some duck eggs under a hen and once they hatched she lost her mind when ever those "chicks" of hers would go swimming.

That's great.

assateague wrote:Not sure what causes it. We have one now, hasn't got out of the box for almost two months. She's not mean though. We occasionally pick her up and take her out, then she'll stay outside the coop for a few hours. If she doesn't come out of it by spring, she's gone though. Not looking to just have a mouth to feed.

Nuff, you'll know it if one gets broody. She just won't ever get off the laying box. Ever. All you need to do is slip the eggs under her, and she'll hatch them. The good part (based on the neighbors hen I was talking about) is that when they hatch, she'll care for them like a normal chicken, no matter what species they are, and not sit forever.

shit, if one is that broody that wouldn't be too bad, you could be eating young broilers all year long.