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  1. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    If there's room, freeze a bottle of water, sit it in some kind of plastic container and nestle it in there with her. Air conditioning! I have been doing this for my Silkie. I freeze a liter bottle and sit it in a round storage container. It really works well. Don't forget the container...
  2. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thank you for your thoughts. Can't say I feel great. I had to put my rooster down today. He was nine, but quite healthy untill all of this happened. I lost his hen who was also nine in February. She had a tumor on her jaw. I actually had him x-rayed and they found a big mass. Now I'm wondering...
  3. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Where would chloroform come from?
  4. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Reminds me I should have my water tested - it's been a long time. I do have a filtration system due to high iron and manganese, but it doesn't filter out everything. Thanks for the suggestion.
  5. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Like - what kind of water problems?
  6. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Well, I may try to do something. She is eating a bit, but it can't go on for a month and a half. However, I don't want this to be chicken torture (the lights for three days kind of make me wonder - don't they use light to torture people? I think they do.) I'm freaking anyway because besides the...
  7. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thanks to everyone who replied to my question about breaking a broody!
  8. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Looks like doggie watches over too!
  9. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    My small flock are just pets really. My concern is just for the hen. She has dropped some weight, but I'm watching her. She's got bumble foot too, which I am treating with antibiotics and antiseptic - and watching.
  10. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    So you're saying without fertile eggs or chicks, she's going to to sit longer?
  11. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    Thank you for your response. I have been careful to be sure my broody gets food and water. And yes - I have another goin' down... Does giving her eggs help shorten the event? Only if they hatch? I never had lots of problems with broodiness - in nine years with Silkies. They never sat for...
  12. SilkieNation

    Broody Hen Thread!

    I posted this on another related thread without an answer, so I'll post here and see if anyone can tell me... why people go to such extreme lengths to break broodiness? Is it because they want the hen to start laying again i.e. egg production, or is there another reason, like it's dangerous...
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