If her eggs are infertile, try and find some fertile eggs. Even one fertile egg will make her happy. I had the same thing happen to me and got some fertile eggs off craigslist (put on craigslist what you want them for and you may get a few free). Two hatched and she was the happiest hen around.
I had the same thing happen to me. The eggs were not fertile but the hen refused to budge even though I took the non-fertile eggs. If you can get fertile eggs and exchange them (preferably at night) she may sit of them. Mine did and was so proud when they hatched. I put an ad on craigslist...
What about this link on backyard chickens:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/689542/white-turkey-poults-what-breed-please-help
There seems to be somewhat of a resemblance.
Big thank-you for taking care of this baby. Looking at it, it looks more chicken than anything else, but it could be a hybrid of some sort. I think it will need to be totally healthy before a real determination can be made from looks. there is a possibility that it may have some back injury...
I had an Australorp go broody and daddy was a buff orpington. These three chicks are the results. It's hard to see, but they have fairly defined black dots all over.
I had a hen go broody a couple years ago. This was supposed to be a breed that didn't go broody. In any case there was no rooster and I kept taking the eggs. She defiantly kept sitting on an empty nest. Finally I found a few fertilized eggs she hatched. She was the happiest hen around. She never...
I have 2 year-old roosters who started attacking me a few months ago. I smacked them a couple times when they flew at my face, but it did not stop them. i tried making friends with them and it did not work. They are good watch dogs for the hens and i couldn't bear to cull them. Since water...