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  1. Dekachick

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I would like to thank "Chicken Juggler" for the words of advice to break my 2 BO chickens that were going broody. I marked the two chickens in question with different colored felt pen just behind their comb so I could find them in the flock. I put them in a wire cage as you suggested but gave...
  2. Dekachick

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I have 12 Buff Orpington hens and 1 BO rooster. One of the girls went broody a while back and is now a great momma to her week old chicks. Now two other girls are showing signs of going broody and more chicks are not something we need right now. How do I discourage them? I have been taking...
  3. Dekachick

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I had the same concerns. My broody sat on a nest for two weeks before we put 10 eggs under her so she had already lost a lot of weight.. I was able to feed her some of her favorite foods from a small tuna tin while she sat on the nest. She loves cooked rice, bits of carrots, apple pieces, bits...
  4. Dekachick

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thanks.....Your advice was helpful. We have decided to move her to a private area and will watch her to see that see adjusts. I have had some luck giving her a pellet mash with warm water, which she loves and she will eat her favorite fruits & veggies from a small salmon tin right from her...
  5. Dekachick

    Broody Hen Thread!

    We have 12 Buff Orpington chickens that are just over a year old and 1 BO rooster who is around 2 yrs. old. We have had this group for around three months. Recently one of the hens refused to get out of her nest for days & days. We thought she was sick so have been "babying" her with food...
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