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4/13/12 at 12:43pm
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Ok this is probably a really stupid questions, but is there a way to "trigger" broodiness in a hen? My girls are a year old and only 1 of the RIR girls has shown any sign of broodiness. She'll sit on the nest and get all fussy with me when I take the eggs, but even when I leave the eggs there, she won't remain on them for more than a couple hours.

 

Just wishful thinking I suppose. idunno.gif

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post #2 of 3
4/13/12 at 12:52pm

Most people would say no.  I've read of confining the hen in a dark nest for a few days, though I would not try that, myself.  It's a hormonal change.  Some breeds are much more likely to go broody than others.  If yours are hatchery birds, broodiness is going to be pretty unlikely, as hatcheries breed for chickens who don't go broody, to get more eggs.

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Judy
Happiness is when you can look at your chickens and smile....
Worry is interest paid on trouble before it comes due.

Flockwatching my little bunch of mutts, a favorite pastime.

BYC Troubleshooting article -- click here

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post #3 of 3
5/25/12 at 7:42am

I can only say from experience that when I gathered a bunch of eggs up (13 total) and put them in a nest together, my one hen (that I "unbroodied" the year before) saw them, got excited and immediately went broody!!!! Ended up hatching 10/13
 

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18 Hens, 5 Roosters uggh lol, 2 Dogs, 9 now 2 pond fish. thanks alot you not so great blue heron!!,  9 Ducks, 2 cats black and white and not related.(Plus 3 strays that the neighbors feed but they hang out in my front yard...ALL BLACK AND WHITE colored!)

 

"KES" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOB8cwxSh-w&feature=relmfu A MUST SEE MOVIE. You will never forget little Billy Casper.

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