LOL! Yup I have one sitting, one trying to sit unfertile eggs and building a nest, One that thinks she wants to sit, and one walking around growling everywhere she goes....I took them some grass and nesting material and away they went building a nest lol
Go Miss Naima! She can do it My...
Is anyone going to Blanchard with fertile eggs? I've got another broody and she is building a nest and growling. So I am on the hunt again. I live just south of Norman...so if there is anyone close that would be great or I can meet you if your close.
. No but it was close to dusk I went out an hour later and she was still freaking out so I moved her and the nest back. She is sitting happily again immediately. But I think my whole pen is gonna go broody. Her ba friend that was bringing her things is now trying to sit. I've got another BA...
I had to move my broody to a brooder today...someone ate two of her eggs now....she is way upset that I moved her. Will she go back to sitting her eggs?
Yeh no kidding! is it in the water lol Holy moly...it's like they are dominoing over night...and I wouldn't be surprised if a couple more don't go broody too....I don't have enough nest boxes for everyone! LOL
OH NO!! say it isn't so....I don't think I could handle all 16 going broody. Maybe I should change the water lol Wow wonder what causes the domino effect? I mean overnight practically not broody to broody....shakes head...
Can one broody cause another one to go broody? My broodies friend (a RIR) seems to have went broody. I found her in the nest box next to my broody BA with the same 2 fertilized eggs I took out of there yesterday, and gave back to my BA. I wondered all night how they got there and were warm...
Well looks like I might have to get some more fertile eggs. My broodies rir friend has went broody and stole two of the others eggs lol and they are sitting next to eachother lol dangit. Didn't know that one would cause another to go broody. Sigh...I will go out tonight and see if she is still...
My DH brought up a point that might be valid..I got the fertilized eggs from a friend because I don't currently have a roo. He said maybe the eggs smelled different and that's why and it might take a couple of days for them to smell like her. I dunno...but I do know it has been in the high 80's...
Forgot to say she has been broody for two weeks but didn't give her the fertilized eggs until yesterday. She just wasn't giving it up. I have heard that BA's are like that.
I have a first time broody still in with my flock are they trustworthy too? I went out today and somehow two eggs were in a nest box next to her still warm and one was beside her and she was sitting the rest plus two not marked and one was ate by someone I think...I have never done this before...
I've heard of it in theory but had never seen it til now. It's funny when she gets off the eggs no one messes with her cause she walks around puffed up with an attitude but still coos at me so maybe they will be ok if I leave them in there. The dh says to otherwise it would disrupt everyone and...
ok. It seems she even has a "babysitter" for lack of a better term when she gets off to eat another BA friend comes over and sits for her and when she comes back she moves for her to sit again. I have even caught this one bringing her things. I decided to give her fertilized eggs because she...
Question:
To separate her or keep her where she is? She is a Black Australorp and I made sure she was good and broody before I gave her fertilized eggs today.
1st time broody...been in the same place for 2 weeks solid so she is happy there. She has made her nest on the ground behind one of...
Question:
To separate her or keep her where she is?
1st time broody...been in the same place for 2 weeks solid so she is happy there. She has made her nest on the ground behind one of the nest boxes in between that at a pallet in the coop with the other hens. They don't seem to be...