Recent content by Alex S

Yep... Very, very, determined

I have a jersey giant hen that has been broody for a couple weeks (I have even dunked her in water and she won't quit being broody, now I'm just blocking off the coop) and around the same time she has lost a lot feathers. She acts fine around the other hens and I never see her get picked on...

Yeah I assumed it would be a one time thing but I just wanted to get some more knowledge on how to prevent this

This feed is always available via tub feeder

I sprinkled some on top of some carrots but I will find a dish to put mealworms and oyster shell

I dunno. The run of the mill stuff. It looks like pebbles and they are hard white rocks

The hen that I believe laid the egg is a year old

Today I came across my first shell-less egg. I make sure to have oyster shell in the run but they seem to never eat it. How do I get them to eat it? Maybe I should tell them no treats until they finish their oyster shell...

Update: She was extremely easy to brake. I just put her in the yard with her friends and she did not give a care in the world. I will she if see goes back to broody tonight.

Ok. Thank you so much for the help. I will start doing this tomorrow. My hen has been very gentle to me, but man she has been mean to my other flock members in her time of broodiness. Is it normal for broody hens to pluck out their own feathers?

Ok. I watched my chicken for a a bit and she didn't look like she was straining or panting, and comb and waddles looked normal color... I also found an egg under her...

We don't have a rooster so it doesn't matter. Also chicken coop full capacity

Ok. She has been very gentle with me if she is. What are my next steps?

Yes