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  1. M

    How long should I let a broody hen sit for before I start kicking her out of the coop?

    ...one or two hens to hatch out eggs per summer, and we let the rest do their thing. So I don't have experience with what I should do with a broody hen that is *not* going to be permitted to hatch her eggs. So one of our hens started getting pretty broody at least 2 days ago. I was away on...
  2. M

    Never had a broody hen

    Here’s my dilemma. 10 years raising hens (no rooster ever) I have a very broody hen…. I’m thrilled to have her! Picked up some fertilized eggs and she has been faithfully doing everything a broody hen does. Fast forward into the future…. My coop is set up for 4 hens. The 3 others don’t bother...
  3. BYC Project Manager

    Broody or Bust: Can You Handle a Sitting Hen?

    ...growling fluffballs, and unpredictable emotions (hers and yours). Whether you're excited, anxious, or just curious about how to handle a broody hen, this quiz is your ultimate test. Let’s find out: Are you ready for the feathery rollercoaster of broody behavior… or are you headed for a bust...
  4. Winchikn

    Broody Hen with Roundworm

    Hi, I have a hen who has been on a nest for 23 days now - we think the eggs are not viable. I have chicks on order to pick up and give her on July 29 (5 days from now). Broody has had watery poops and only been leaving the nest every couple of days and not been eating much (though still keen...
  5. S

    Breaking a broody hen

    I posted this question when I first got on backyard chickens and am now posting in this also. I am currently trying to break my broody by keeping her in broody jail a few days. She hatched chicks in April and decided she wanted more but I had 4 hens counting her go broody in may and June also...
  6. C

    Can’t break broody hen

    I have a hen that is broody that won’t break, I have been caging her but she has turned the cage into her broody spot. I have dipped her and cool water but nothing. I am also dealing with Bumblefoot in two other hens and need the cage for them at night, I’m not sure what else to do
  7. Apolinne

    Broody hens with leg mites - When to treat ?

    Hello friends, I need some advice. I have two broody hens sitting on two fertilised eggs each, which I gave them because I don't have the heart to break their brooding, especially because one of them is 10 years old. They still have 10 days to go till the eggs hatch. Problem is the flock has...
  8. urlocalcrazychickenlady

    Hatching out chicks with a broody hen

    I have a broody hen and so I’m going to try to hatch out some eggs. Any tips?? Also, my rooster is an Americana/New Hampshire Red. If I hatch an egg from my Prairie Bluebell Egger and it’s a pullet, will she lay blue eggs as well? Thanks in advance!
  9. rosemarythyme

    When do hens most often go broody?

    ✔️ Hens most often go broody 2 days after you put the broody breaker back in the garage. ✔️ Hens most often go broody during a heatwave to force you out of your air conditioned house to check if they need more food that they're going to ignore. ✔️ Hens most often go broody when your human...
  10. D

    2 broody hens pooping in their nest, one with chicks. Help

    Okay, so we came back from our vacation and we had 2 broody hens both sitting on 12 eggs. I checked, they were fertilised and around 12 - 18 days between them. I never intended to hatch chicks this year, but we decided to hatch them anyway because they were so far along. I was told I needed to...
  11. N

    Broody hen broody breaker??

    Am I doing this correctly? How will i know she is done being broody? Also, will broodies eventually 'unbroody' themselves if I dont do anything?
  12. Red_1997

    HELP!

    so I recently have a broody hen who has hatched out some eggs. I noticed today she can not stand or walk. She’s very wobbly, and uses her wings to keep steady. I noticed her poop is a very light green and she is panting. Does anyone know what I should do for her?
  13. C

    Broody hen advice

    Good Morning all New here today. Looking for some advice. I have three hens, and one has gone broody. She has been broody for a couple of weeks, so I have given her eight fertile eggs to hatch. if they work..... Now I plan to raise the chicks within my existing set-up. Has anyone done this...
  14. B

    Another "broody hen" post... but hear me out!

    I have a broody hen. Shes a young BO and had only been laying about a month before she went broody. She has been ULTRA broody now for over 6 weeks! and I cannot for the life of me snap her out of it. By ULTRA broody I mean If I didnt manually lift her off the nest each day she would die. she...
  15. N

    Broody hen but eggs aren't hatching

    Hi everyone, We have a broody hen who has been with her nest for about 30 days now. I say 'with her nest' because we thought she was sitting, but after about a week I found that she had laid an egg in the area we fenced off for her, but away from the nest. She has raised chicks successfully for...
  16. M

    Broody hens that are disrupting the flock

    ...and one of them became lethagic and after a few weeks, she died. I don't know if her death was related to this or not, but the 2 broody hens have definitely disrupted the other birds. The 2 red marans don't seem to be bothered; however the other Polish hens are. My Polish hens usually...
  17. carlyt

    Hen sits on eggs like shes broody then stops

    She's the only hen that lays brown eggs. Over the last couple weeks I have thought she has been broody multiple times. She is still laying eggs and hasn't stopped. What could be happening here. She's sitting on a couple eggs, hers included. Then doesn't sit overnight. I understand they can...
  18. T

    Broody hen utterly resistant

    I've de-broodied many hens successfully in the past, but this one hen is beyond me. Everything has failed, so yesterday we put regular chicken wire in the dog crate and a 4" distance of the ground. We initially put in a 4x4 piece of wood, but then she just squats on that; it seems she would...
  19. C

    Broody hen I think?

    We have recently purchased our first four hens and they have been happy, healthy and started laying almost immediately (Go girls!!!). For the past 3 days one of them has gone dark. She’s sitting in the nesting boxes, gets cranky if we go near her but when I have brought her out regardless to get...
  20. B

    Broody Hen

    Whats the earliest anyone has placed chicks under a broody hen? I have a hen that's been setting for less than a week and I'm really tempted to give her some chicks but don't want to do it too soon and end up with babies I now have to brood. She has successfully raised chicks in the past and...
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