Quick update:
My chicken is not broody anymore! She spent two days in the cage but I let her out for a run in the backyard for a couple of hours with the other chooks each day. She is eating fine and is back to yelling at and terrorising my poor dog. Thanks for all of your help!
I just had a look in the nesting box and there was a golf ball in there. That could have possible been causing the redness if she's been nesting on it for a while. I've got some 32% protein cat food so I'll see how that goes and then might try to go find something a little bit higher in protein...
Thank you or the food suggestions! I know she loves fresh corn and I'll try to give her some cat food and add vitamins to her water.
I'm in Melbourne, Australia. Its coming up to mid summer for us but I believe she started to go broody early-mid December. She's not sick in any other way that I...
Hello,
I just need some help with a hen that I suspect is broody. She's an 9 month old Welsummer. She becomes very aggressive and puffs up when I try to get to the nesting box and she will do nothing but sit on the eggs all day. I think she may have gone broody around 3 weeks ago but we were...