Broody Hen Thread!

we are in the second 'broody' episode from one of our buff orpingtons....sigh....we don't have a rooster, so there is no chance for the eggs to hatch, but she doesn't know that!  We collect the eggs during the day so she is just sitting on litter.  I remove her from the nest as many time as I can, but who knows how long it will take to break her.  the first time she went broody, it took 6 weeks!

my favorite part is when I open the nest box door and she puffs up and makes the horrible shrieking sound at me.     

I'll try to get a pic of her all puffed up tomorrow!

I had a BA go broody so I gave her 12EE eggs to hatch.  Shortly after that a silkie went broody.  I gave her 4 EE eggs.  The BA hatched six, one died at day 2, so a total of 5.  The silkie hatched all four of the eggs she incubated.  I was thrilled with her results.

I risked life and limb to get this shot earlier. She has 11 chicks total. 2 Cochins and 9 Faverolles. I aslo have one trying to go broody. If she is still setting on Fri. she will get however many faverolle eggs I can collect out of 2 girls and 12 BCM eggs that I am getting.

Juat a heads up--

probably not many people posting to this thread because of this one http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=457488

my RIR hen who just hatched chicks 3 months ago went broody friday AGAIN!  so, i was quick to act and she is setting on 9 eggs and 19 days to go.  whoo hoo!!

I have a light Sussex sitting on 9 Black Copper Maran eggs that are due to hatch May 5th.  This is her first time hatching and mine too so we are very excited to see what we get:)