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Is it true that putting an onion slice under the hay on a hen's nest...?

post #1 of 9
8/18/12 at 1:40pm
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... will make her more likely to sit on her eggs... leading to broodiness? I was just told that by a very experienced personold.gif... but sounds soooooo silly...

 

 

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post #2 of 9
8/18/12 at 2:03pm

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Don't let that rumor get around.  It would put me out of business.


Edited by sourland - 8/18/12 at 2:55pm
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post #3 of 9
8/18/12 at 2:46pm

yuckyuck.gif. I'm gonna vote this as another of many broody wives' tales with no actual facts behind it.  

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #4 of 9
8/18/12 at 6:00pm
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Hahahaha....!!!! I did it anyways hahahaha!!!!lau.gif   I felt silly and mystical at the same time...hahahaha...  If she sits we have to come up with some reason to sell this idea... Oniony eggs...

 

And the old man said it as this super secret that he would not repeat again...duc.gif

 

I'll let you know...

 

 

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post #5 of 9
8/18/12 at 8:14pm

We'll be looking for updates; however, my mere presence here may cause all of your hens to go broody.  I am after all the 'Broody Magician'.  lau.gif

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post #6 of 9
8/18/12 at 8:39pm

i need a broody ill try it

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 Chicken lover!!! And die hard Vegitarian!  Cant wait for next spring gonna have a huge hatch!

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post #7 of 9
8/18/12 at 10:47pm

I gotta stick around for this one. caf.gif

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post #8 of 9
8/19/12 at 3:58pm
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bow.gifBeg youuuu....Stooopppp.... don't do it!!!!! Bonita Linda either hates (or loves) onions or this is the stupidest, craziest idea ever... or both.

 

Bonita Linda ate two of the five eggs... she had never done that!!!!! When I checked her nest today her beak/head was painted yellow yolk  somad.gif...

 

Bad hen!!! Bad hen!! hit.gif.... I hope that "trick" doesn't cost me now having to deal with and egg eater... wanting to kick some old man's butt right now...

 

 

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post #9 of 9
8/19/12 at 5:41pm
What!!!!! She ate them now!!!hmm.png well crap, that sucks! I wonder if that man was playing a trick on you roll.png Sorry, hope she doesn't make it a habit.

Married, 1 son, I have a wonderful loving family, so that means my chickens get alot of love from us-well from me & my son mostly, but I like to pretend my husband loves it to! 1 collie dog, 2 Leghorns, 1 OEGB rooster, 5 Gold Comets,2 Dekalb Amberlinks, 2 Buff Brahma's, 2 Light Brahma's, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Col. Rock Cross, 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes hens & 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster.

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Married, 1 son, I have a wonderful loving family, so that means my chickens get alot of love from us-well from me & my son mostly, but I like to pretend my husband loves it to! 1 collie dog, 2 Leghorns, 1 OEGB rooster, 5 Gold Comets,2 Dekalb Amberlinks, 2 Buff Brahma's, 2 Light Brahma's, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Col. Rock Cross, 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes hens & 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte Rooster.

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