In my experience it has generally taken weeks rather than hours or days to break a broody hen.
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Well, that has worked for us in the past so naturally we're going to attempt a method that we've had success with.
I need help! My light brahma is very broody at the moment and we're having a difficult time breaking her of it. We don't have a rooster and cannot have more chickens so this is our only option. She started acting broody a couple months ago and we isolated her in a cage with food and water. We...
Noticed the past few days that one of our hens has become broody. We don't have a rooster and can't have anymore chicks so our only option is to snap her out of it. We have her in a separate cage now and my question is, how long should we keep her in there? How will we know she's no longer broody?
Not laying anywhere else. Our yard is not very big and we have few places where eggs would hide. And when she lays she lays in the same nest she's been laying in since day one.
I've read differing things about how Brahma lay. Our light brahma is an excellent layer even throughout the winter she would give us at least 4 eggs a week. Our mix was a very consistent layer until the last 2 weeks. They free range but we also feed them layer pellets. We also provide oyster...
My husband and I have 2 hens that are a year old. One is a light brahma and a brahma mix. Lately our brahma mix has not been laying consistenly.I've counted only around 3 a week. Our light brahma typically lays daily, there may be one day a week she doesn't lay. Just wondering if there might be...
Need help figuring out what breed she is. We've owned chickens for about a year so we're always learning. We have looked up so many different breeds to try to place her but haven't ever seen another chicken like her. She came from the same flock as our light brahma and has similar...
I thought I would introduce myself here. My name is Hannah, my husband and I have had our hens for about a year now. It's been one of the most fun experiences for us. Our hens provide lots of entertainment.I've looked at this site many times but figured I should join in order to ask questions of...