#broodyhen

Hi all! So am asking for advice and thoughts on my first time broody hen plan. I've never let any of my hens be broody before, so this is all new to me. My Speckled Sussex hen, Speckles, went broody 2 days ago. She has been setting steady since, only coming out a few times a day to eat, drink...

Hi, I intend to use this as a little diary of my excitement raising chicks for the first time ever! I've kept chickens for well over 10 years now, but this is my first time with chicks! Please let me know if this isn't allowed, or if you're interested in following along! Feel free to offer...

Hi! So I have a broody hen that I'm planning on putting duck eggs under for hatching once I have enough(in about a day, I'd say). She is currently sitting in a nest out in the fenced in outdoor area of their coop. But the other flockmates can get to her and often do disturb her. I was thinking...

Hello All 👋🏽 I have a 1.5 years old Ameraucana that is acting bizarre. She is laying down all day with her tail tucked down and wings slightly spread out. She’s sleeping in the bushes more then usual and she’s very calm which is VERY UNUSUAL as she is as flighty as they come. Her stool is...

We placed eggs under our broody hen on Sunday, April 10th at 5pm. Can we expect the hatch to start on Sunday evening or not until Monday around 5pm? Thanks!

This is the first time I have a broody hen and I received hatching eggs in the mail, they arrived well packed and I checked for any cracks … there were none. All looked great, but I didn’t know to let them sit for a day upside down before giving them to a broody hen, I gave her the eggs right...

Newbie to hatching eggs. On Sunday around 5pm I gave some fertile eggs to my broody hen. Tuesday afternoon I checked and one of the eggs had dropped out of her nest and was on the ground and cold, presumably overnight. I put it back under her but assumed it wouldn’t develop since it was cold. I...

Hey everyone! I have a hen that went broody over a month ago. We bought her some fertilized eggs to sit on, as at the time, we didn’t have a rooster. Now we have a rooster and the chickens are producing fertilized eggs. So the eggs we bought her to sit on, all but 2 hatched 5 days ago. I have...

I have a hen in my flock who is going broody. We just hatched a bunch of little babies and don't need anymore. Does anybody know any way to stop them from going broody? It's a pain because sometimes we will forget to get the eggs for 2 days and boom! 6-10 eggs wasted since they have embryos...

A while ago I gave my broody hen 8 eggs and she eventually broke them all except one. (first time broody) and that one chick hatched today. She is currently in a seperate area with her one chick and 2 ceramic eggs, still sitting on them hoping it will hatch. Earlier today I ordered 10 black...