Can One Chicken Hatch 43 Eggs?
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I got a call from a friend: for two weeks all eggs had been disappearing and now a chicken was gone too. After a short search, I discovered what was going on. Their 5 chickens had found a new place to lay their eggs, and now one of them had decided to incubate them all. :) Very sweet, but impossible. Eggs will warm up a little, start growing and then cool down and stop growing. Warm enough to not die, but too cold to grow. In a situation like this, only a few will hatch, if any ...and you know me...
The next hurdle was getting the mum to accept all of the chicks… I know this can be done, especially if I can make the chicks feel the warmth of their mum.
One last tip: mark already incubated eggs with an X. Like this you will be able to check what are fresh laid eggs by other hens.
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You made that chicken’s dream come true. She was so confident about sitting on such big amount of eggs. And she was happy to accept all hatched chicks!!
@moonlightgaming3067
Жыл бұрын
43 likes 43 eggs
@timuthiyuswilson3737
Жыл бұрын
Please you tell What breeds do they have?
@mikuenjoyerXD
11 ай бұрын
This comment made my heart go 💓
I find it hilarious that he didn't force this on the chicken or anything, he just found her with these aspirations and decided to make her dream come true XD
Can a chicken hatch 43 eggs? No. Can she mother 43 chicks if a human helps her to hatch them? Absolutely~💖
@hh-sb4nq
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes she can with a little help from a friend ☺️
@terryforsdyke306
Жыл бұрын
Yes, a chicken can hatch 43+ eggs, just not all in one go without help.
@josephvanallen6864
Жыл бұрын
@@terryforsdyke306 yesh
@Rajeshreddy23
Жыл бұрын
Nope it can up to hatch 20 only
@ophelias4172
Жыл бұрын
Can she? I don’t know a lot about chickens. 43 babies sounds like a lot. I wonder if other chickens would help?
She looks like she found this big pile of eggs one day randomly and was like "well I can't just leave these guys here, guess im a mother now"
@michelehemlokhexwhite4310
Жыл бұрын
Lol, right?!
She’s like, “ There’s MORE?!” 😂😂 What a fantastic mom, and those chicks are adorable. 🥰🥰🥰
@mmdehnmm
Жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I was thinking she was saying every time he added more....
@mstyxx
Жыл бұрын
LOL
@sdktv9282
Жыл бұрын
Very nice vedio
@Jolene8
Жыл бұрын
I thought the same when she started pecking at him. 😂
Oh my gosh I started dying of laughter when he was grabbing the chicks and shoving them under the confused mom 🤣
@ophelias4172
Жыл бұрын
What the hell am I supposed to do with all of these?
@uniwolfgamer1094
Жыл бұрын
Lol she looks so confused and speechless 😂 I was a lil worried when she pecked at him cuz it could've been toward the chicks. I'm not very educated when it comes to birds, especially what they do with their beaks to their children. I was afraid she was gonna peck their eyes out 😅
@subacc3340
Жыл бұрын
@@ophelias4172😊 2:12
@ilikeminecraftgaming9331
Жыл бұрын
She’s like,”Umm,I didn’t need more,but I’ll take um!” XD.
@steviemichelle7271
Жыл бұрын
@@uniwolfgamer1094 broody hens who are protecting eggs or new chicks will peck at anything that comes close enough to take their babies. I have a pet hen who goes broody often, even though none of the eggs are fertilized because she won’t accept our rooster. She won’t peck at me, but that’s very rare for a broody hen to not peck. She’s just very tame and loves me. However, she does scream at me the same way the hen in this video screams 😂 In fact, my hen is in my bedroom right now because I’m trying to make her snap out of it. They will sit on an empty nest until they starve if you let them. I’m considering getting some fertilized eggs for her to hatch ❤ She is insanely maternal. I just don’t want her to quit eating to try to hatch invisible eggs ☹️
The hen is an extremely gentle hen, this could have easily become a horror show for the chicks.
One of my chickens tried to hatch 43 eggs at once, she managed to convince another hen to help her out, and when 37 of the eggs hatched, the second hen left, and 37 chicks were constantly crowded around the mama hen. It was like some sort of secret service. Nature it beautiful.
@bluebird4614
Жыл бұрын
Yeah hens do that. Alot of hens co-parent each others chicks
@CommanderNoob
Жыл бұрын
@@bluebird4614 I know. It's not just hens either. 11 years ago, one of my roosters brooded 7 eggs that the mother left after having 4, and he hatched them all and even raised them.
@Jayasree0627
Жыл бұрын
@@CommanderNoob awww
@TheQueenOfSheba
Жыл бұрын
@@CommanderNoob awww! Folks don’t realize what good parents chickens are’
@Kshipss
Жыл бұрын
Birds in general know how to keep relationship and family going than humans
Oh, what an amazing mum she is!! She made herself as big and fluffy as she could. What a sweetheart! 🐔🐤🐥 Those babies are so absolutely adorable and perfect. 😍😍😍
This is a rare breed not the bird but the human who tries every day to help animals in need ❤
@genesislucas500
Жыл бұрын
Period
@milhouse777
Жыл бұрын
Word
@eanewto1532
Жыл бұрын
Well said!
@Bencrackers
Жыл бұрын
This kind of human is one that we more of
@twistoffate4791
Жыл бұрын
@@Bencrackers Yes please and thank you.
The look on the hen's face as you started bringing more chicks to her was adorable! So many little chicks - what a handful! Wonderful that they have a great chance at life now. I never knew they like the blossom petals - that's so sweet. Happy Days little chicken family! 💜💜
@anyascelticcreations
Жыл бұрын
I didn't know that they like petals either. That whole scene with the amazing mama and all the fluffy little babies eating flower petals was just so sweet.
@ShortOrderCook
Жыл бұрын
@@anyascelticcreations It was beautiful wasn't it🌷🌷🌼🌼💜💜
@anyascelticcreations
Жыл бұрын
@@ShortOrderCook It really was. 🌸🌸🐥🐥❤️❤️
@JadeHakola
8 ай бұрын
Wow you got a like from acca
The sound of new chicks making little noises is so cute and precious. I just love the way they hop around and make a little noise and then they follow mom around pecking and scratching exactly like she does. When night comes they Gather under her wings to keep warm while they sleep. Some of the happiest times in my childhood were watching my bantam rooster and bantam hen. They were so tiny and adorable, and the rooster had a beautiful cock-A doodle Doo. When she laid her eggs they were *tiny*. And when those chicks hatched they were so tiny I was afraid to touch them. That was the most beautiful animal family I ever experienced personally. The bantam hen was an excellent mother.
@SM-ce1uy
Жыл бұрын
what a lovely story, Lisa, I do find them adorable as well
The star of this video was definitely the mom! I bet she was *so* tired after having the first batch with her for a few days. Then came the second set!
This mans chickens are something else. From raising a duck, now to rasing 30-40+ chicks. Wow just wow.
@mdatifazim4595
Жыл бұрын
@@Acerix._ lovelyest KZread ever
@LoveLandforChrist
Жыл бұрын
I miss Albert however absolutely lovely video
@SomeBoyHere
Жыл бұрын
@@LoveLandforChrist what happened to Albert?
@topramen5884
Жыл бұрын
@@SomeBoyHere he died, sadly chickens don’t live very long
@SomeBoyHere
Жыл бұрын
@@topramen5884 rip albert 😭
I’ve had chickens all my life until last year when I had to move. I think the most unique thing I have ever seen was when one of my chickens I swore I thought we’re gone entirely took off and came back with 20 chicks. While raising them she got tired of them she didn’t really want them and I was getting worries but another one of my heads adopted all fo them. She didn’t lay the eggs or hatch them but she adopted 20 3 month old chicks and raised them as they’re own. She loved them so much and it was such a site too see
@phangirlable
Жыл бұрын
Awwww! 🥰
@spiritcudaback7851
Жыл бұрын
@@phangirlable I just really really love birds she was definitely the best mother hen I had.
@michelehemlokhexwhite4310
Жыл бұрын
@@spiritcudaback7851 that's fantastic. Lucky you to have such a good momma hen ❤
@spiritcudaback7851
Жыл бұрын
@@michelehemlokhexwhite4310 she still kickin too :)) I don’t think she lays eggs anymore but she just living the life
Awe I loved how she took in all those chicks! When she hatched the first 3 & was sitting atop the barrel it was like she was saying "hey dad look what I did!!" Awesome as always watching your special gift!
@anyascelticcreations
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if she realized that he was returning the babies that he took away in eggs. The more I learn about animals the more surprised I am by how intelligent they really are. I wonder if this mama hen was able to understand that.
@aurrasinger
Жыл бұрын
@@anyascelticcreations They are as smart as primates, on par with roughly a 5 year old human child, so she may well have. Great momma hen though. Holy wow, 43 babies....
You are an absolute honour to watch and keeping the KZread community alive. Me and my crew are filming in Amsterdam next year and would love to meet up as part of our donation vlogs. If this is not possible we would love to just donate anyway, it’s not a life changing amount but a fair amount. Keep the good work, incredible human.
@Willzadl
Жыл бұрын
try emailing him, should be in channel description
@michelehemlokhexwhite4310
Жыл бұрын
Would be awesome to meet him. He is my bird rescue mentor and teacher. An absolute hero ❤
So cool! It cracked me up how she looked so hellariously confused by all the chicks you were putting under her 😂
@crabstick250
Жыл бұрын
Agree. At first she kept looking like...WTF
Its so funny how the hen just accepted all those chicks being stuck under her like "oh whats a couple more, keep 'em coming!"
I recently put a batch of hatchery chicks under my broody bantam. I went into the coop after sunset, removed the fake eggs and began setting chicks under her. She was so thrilled. Mama hens are very accepting of small chicks.
I was afraid that the mother would not accept the new chicks, but she is already an excellent mother. Thank you for sharing this peace video. Bless you
I love how unique each chick is. My favourite is the nearly all black chick. I don't see that often in my region 💚 Thank you for your dedication! -- And mega props to that mama hen! That's no easy job.
I love how you take on challenges and push the boundaries of birds knowledge.
That is one determined hen. I love your videos. They make me smile and bring tears to my eyes at the same time. Sounds goofy but it's true. Makes me realize there are good things going on in the world. Thank you.
@AChickCalledAlbert
Жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome Jay :)
Wow, that's a very accepting hen! Shoutout to her 👏
Oh my gosh they’re so cute and fluffy! Their little beeps are so sweet ❤️ Thank you for putting out these videos:)
I am learning so much about how I fail to have real compassion and empathy by watching ACCA videos. I am humbled!
This made me happy. Thank you for being kind and looking after all those birds so gently. I wish more people were like this.
The mama chicken loves you so much she was basically saying "come see what I did" and let you pick the baby up no trouble. I love how the animals know you're so wonderful!
What an accomplishment, the both of you! Very proud, indeed. Much love to everyone. 💖
So remarkable that the mom was willing to accept all those chicks. I didn't know that was possible. Nature is so amazing. Thanks so much for the uplifting video.
Oh my goodness! So much fluffy! Cuteness, too! Good job getting them all back together!
@anyascelticcreations
Жыл бұрын
So much fluffy amd cuteness indeed! 💖💖💖
This is amazing! In my experience, if a chick hatches even one day after the others the hen will kill it-or at best ignore it. Ducks, too. I’ve hand-raised my share of chicks and ducklings. Once, I took a duckling to church with me because I discovered it when I “just happened to” look in in the nest on my way out. It hatched later, and mama wasn’t interested in him at all. I wrapped him in a hanky and held him to keep warm. All went well until the last 10 minutes of the service, when Dinky suddenly decided to announce his presence. Fortunately, I was sitting in the back, but I had to leave quickly because ducklings are shockingly loud!
@3michellemybelle
Жыл бұрын
Love this!
@jennifersowens9398
Жыл бұрын
Brahmas and silkies r good moms and foster moms
She’s so excited all her babies hatched!!! Love seeing such a good momma
I honestly wanted to see what it would look like if all the babies tried to crawl in under mom to sleep. So cute!
There's no better mother than a Momma hen. This one is beyond amazing! She's doing an incredible job🐔 🐣❤️❤️
@FamilyPetsAll
Жыл бұрын
Lovely chicken ❤
Those chicks are so cute and delicate, while the mother is so nurturing.😀
I love your videos and I love chickens especially the ones I have in my yard because they're mine. You truly inspire me.
This is sooo terrific Alwyn! Mama hen & Dad working together to hatch out all of those special, Cute as can be little chicks!! Great job Dad! ❤️😍🥰🐣🐤🐥🐔
Awwww this was so beautiful to watch. As always thank you so much for caring about animals.
Wow, that chicken is mom of the year. 43 at once!
Lovely to see new life begin. Never fails to make me gently smile! Thankyou! XXX
Mother hen wanted a big family! Thank you for helping her achieve her dream! 😊
I appreciate you and your videos so much! You have truly given me so much knowledge to help me continue my passion of rescuing animals! I am currently fostering 4 kittens (3 feral and one who was abandoned). I have a lot of animals and you inspire me and so many others everyday. I cannot thank you enough
@AChickCalledAlbert
Жыл бұрын
You’re very welcome and thanks for caring!
@meadowleaf5424
Жыл бұрын
@@AChickCalledAlbert I have loved animals ever since I was born and it is lovely to have found a kindred spirit ❤ I am OVERJOYED to know that you exist and care. So your welcome, and thank you and your gracious heart
@meadowleaf5424
Жыл бұрын
@@AChickCalledAlbert Also, a bit off topic, but I think you would enjoy Scott Christian. He has a very similar feel to you. He does art though. I hope you have a splendid, animal filled day
She definitely now has a lot of babies bless her. Thank you for helping her hatch them all❤
I love when the first three hatch the hen is there waiting on the edge of the barrel to show off her babies
The mom almost looked a little overwhelmed by all the new baby chickens being introduced. :D
Aww, that mother hen was visibly thrilled by her accomplishment :)
What an undertaking both feathered and human. So incredibly sweet.
How sweet! It is always so much fun to watch these!
Amazing mom! Great video again!
Now THAT'S a brood mother!!💖
God Bless this wonderful human being. Thank you for sharing another heartwarming video. A nurturing mother always accepts another little one to care for.
thank you so much sir for inspiring animal lovers like myself and saving the lives of so many animals. i have a pair of budgies who've recently had three chicks. but though the mother was very protective of her chicks, she refused to feed the youngest one. it had grown really weak. I took it away and started handfeeding it, and now its alive, well and kicking. my respects to you
All the newest spring babies this year are bringing a smile across my face😊😊😊
What a sweet video. It brought a smile to my face. All those sweet, soft squeaky chicks, so adorable. ❤️🐣🐥
Hen: "Ah! Friend Human! Let me introduce my children! This is Belinda, Louise, and Ashley! *Starts slipping in the next batch of chicks* Hen:"..... Oh! And how could I forget: Tom, Eleanor, Felicia, Gabriel, Roberta, Petunia...."
The fluffiness of them!! It's too much! Hehehe, oh gods, I love this channel ❤
The scene of him stuffing more and more babies is hilarious 😂😂
She is such a good momma hen! I want to have a hen like that as well.
So much fluffy cuteness! I hope you’ve got plenty of Starter Mash baby food. 😘🥰🥳
This is beautiful. With a helping hand…life finds a way. What a fabulous Mum that hen is.🖤🇨🇦
Thank you for sharing. Always a delight watching your videos✌️❤️🙏
Such joy! The Mom's like, "Are you kidding me?" lol!
Wow!!! You saved the live of 40 chicks you are a great man
This is the most whole channel on the internet. Thanks for all you do!
love your content! proud to support!
We need more videos like yours. we need to be kind to other living créatures. thanks from the bottom of my heart ❤️
I swear at one point the hen was like "WAIT WHAT YOU COME WITH MORE BABIES"! "GO AWAY"! lol this is very cute.
Yes Sir you always try the best you can. I love watching! I think you do amazing things.
I love watching your grand and simple adventures. What a wonderful Hen! I truly enjoyed this story. Thank you! Blessings and Abundance!
You have such a kind heart ❤️ to care for the eggs, chicks and hen. That hen looks like one proud momma. They're all so fortunate to have you!
This is great. I've had a hard time recently and this helped to remind me of when I had my chickens and Guiana hens
Amazing! Thank you for sharing. It is wonderful it all worked out so well.
The serotonin boost from watching baby chicks made my day so much better
Your videos are very inspirational! If only more people could be like you, this world would be a much happier place! Always helping animals in need, you sir, are an angel on earth! May God's blessings be with you always!😇🙏💕
Love the mom's face when he added the first batch: "Wait, did I had this many children..?" And then when he comes back with more and she's at the door like "MORE?" 😂
I can say that she's a really good mother🐔
This hen should win a "mother of the year" award. Lol What a sweet girl! ❤
she seemed pretty eager to have as many chicks as possible, sitting on all those eggs like that! im glad that she accepted them all!!!! super cute and adorable
What a great mama chicken ❤️
I love this channel! It's like the urban rescue ranch but toned down.
The hen should be called Mega-Mum! Love how when you put the chicks in with her, she immediately accepted them all 😘 That's love!🙏
This is one of the sweetest videos I've seen! What a great Mama and sweet little babies!🥰
Awe, so cute. Thanks for sharing❤
Once all my eggs from my hens went missing, and I was getting at most two a day when the average is about eight. About a week later I find the smallest hen I have sitting on sixteen eggs! Sadly it was fall and the chicks probably would not have survived so I couldn't let her hatch them, but it was crazy to see her that dedicated.
@leonardalawes6623
Жыл бұрын
I had successful hatches on Halloween and again 4 days before Thanksgiving! It was 17 degrees here the other day, everyone is fine!
The mother looks terrified after each time he pulls out another chick 🤣
Hi I’m a sweet seven/eight (birthday today)year old and wanted to thank you for looking after your birds so well. I am looking forward to meeting a little chick very soon.❤ 3:15
@AChickCalledAlbert
Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday Anindo!
OMG poor hen! All went well 'tho, thanks to you. After over 36 hours of trying I helped another chick into the world - I wouldn't have tried without watching how you helped hatch Albert 💛Now i have one chick... (broody mum changed her mind)
HOW many did you tuck under her the first time (after the initial 3)?? This is so sweet! Thank you! You’re a wonderful man! Are those apple or cherry blossoms? I would have never thought! But yeah! It would make sense it would be edible and healthy for them.
You made that broody Mama Hen's dream with so many babies! Mama Hen said I will hatch them all and the human said I can help. Then the Mama Hen said you can help but I will raise them all! So cute.
what great mom so many babies 🐣 🐥 🐤 🐓 ❤️
SO PRECIOUS! I need a chicken hutch & some chickies! I’ve wanted to raise them all my life!❤
@ammonite400
Жыл бұрын
My chickens are the best thing to ever happen to me! Go for your dream!! (After some planning!)
Talk about spreading oneself thin... all jokes aside, this is so wonderful. 2nd edit: just a few months ago I had two hens go broody at the same time, for the same eggs, in the same nest. I messed that up. My fault, tried to split it up between them. It backfired, and I take the blame. But, those two hens managed to co-hatch and co-raise this one little chick, AND successfully introduce her into the flock. She is in young love with Louie, the second-rooster-in-charge, and she's thriving.
Momma keeps pecking guy's hand. "STOP THAT, STOP THAT RIGHT NOW... I HAVE ENOUGH!" 😂😂😂
I love how gentle he is with the babies. Jurassic Park ain't got nothing on this man! 🥰
Congratulations🥳
My grandpa used to dot his as well, buy he would out the babies as they were hatching under the mom at night. He said that this way she didn't realise she has extra haha and would accept them right away. He also used to put a turkey with lots of chicken eggs or lots of duck eggs. From what I remember both grandparents really didn't like to raise turkeys :D so they would always buy a pair from someone.
Mama was so good I'm sure because you are so good to her. Prayers 🙏
So wonderful. A fantastic mum. Thankyou for being you. X