- Jul 23, 2013
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Hullo!
My buff orp has been broody for the past few weeks. I thought it was cute, and that she'd figure her way out of it. However, when she left for food & water today, i checked her nest and she was sitting on 11 (unfertilized) eggs! I thought maybe I'd get her some chicks to help a girl out--besides, it'd be adorable to watch her mother them!
Alas, she is QUITE vicious. Nothing like the other broody behaviors I've seen online. I moved her & the nest box into the prepared box this evening, and managed to dump her out of the nest to gather the 3 eggs I'd left her for the rest of the day. I purchased 4 day-olds at the feed store this afternoon, however, anytime i go near here to try to foster them to her--she pecks violently at both me AND the poor chick!
I don't know if she's just not sleeping, if I should wait longer (it's 10pm here in Austin), or really, how to approach her--she bit and SHOOK the pillowcase I was trying to use as a shield. I don't really have a good setup for a chick brooder anymore, I guess I counted on her accepting them.
So here's my question--do I wake up later in the evening to try for when she's more asleep? Do I wait for her to leave the nest during the day and replace them that way? I'm just in a real pickle and don't know if I just didn't try hard enough/ the right way to get her to accept them tonight. Any help is appreciated!!
My buff orp has been broody for the past few weeks. I thought it was cute, and that she'd figure her way out of it. However, when she left for food & water today, i checked her nest and she was sitting on 11 (unfertilized) eggs! I thought maybe I'd get her some chicks to help a girl out--besides, it'd be adorable to watch her mother them!
Alas, she is QUITE vicious. Nothing like the other broody behaviors I've seen online. I moved her & the nest box into the prepared box this evening, and managed to dump her out of the nest to gather the 3 eggs I'd left her for the rest of the day. I purchased 4 day-olds at the feed store this afternoon, however, anytime i go near here to try to foster them to her--she pecks violently at both me AND the poor chick!
I don't know if she's just not sleeping, if I should wait longer (it's 10pm here in Austin), or really, how to approach her--she bit and SHOOK the pillowcase I was trying to use as a shield. I don't really have a good setup for a chick brooder anymore, I guess I counted on her accepting them.
So here's my question--do I wake up later in the evening to try for when she's more asleep? Do I wait for her to leave the nest during the day and replace them that way? I'm just in a real pickle and don't know if I just didn't try hard enough/ the right way to get her to accept them tonight. Any help is appreciated!!
