broodiness

  1. Little Jerry Seinfeld

    Is there a way to cause broodiness?

    I always hear about how to break broody hens, but sometimes i find a pile of wild eggs, (from my peacocks or turkeys ) or like now i want to hatch more coturnix quails out, not in an incubator though, i didnt have too good of success incubating quail eggs. So is there any way you can cause...
  2. Contolini6

    Is this broody box sufficient?

    IMG_5354 by Contolini6 posted Jun 2, 2018 at 5:18 PM The infuriating bird herself... Lucy (aka the dinosaur) IMG_5345 by Contolini6 posted Jun 2, 2018 at 5:18 PM Side view. It's made out of wood scraps, some hardware cloth, and is resting on a wooden pallet. IMG_5344 by Contolini6 posted Jun 2...
  3. 43jeeper

    Broody hen, needs to stop...

    Three hens here, all about one year old now. I had a previous flock of 9 hens, never one broody. Now Ive got one that has gone broody, and Ive tried a variety of things to discourage her, but she persists. A fourth member of the flock wouldnt be so bad, and so Im wondering if I give her what...
  4. Ilovejesus

    Broody or not?

    I have this specked Sussex, she has been laying eggs In Our barn for about a week with another hen. So far she has 17 eggs. Today is the first day she seemed broody. I would walk up to her and she got so mad puffed up and everything. She sat for about four hours then she got off and did the...
  5. ChitownChick

    Should I get some silkies?

    Hi Y'all, I'm already looking forward to chick season next spring and deciding what breeds to add to my flock. I currently have 5 outdoor hens--3 old RIRs, 2 younger Isa Browns--that live in a substantial coop and covered run that my husband and I built ourselves (we have a small business doing...
  6. brightongeorge

    One hen lost her breast feathers

    Hi all, Am new to the forum, long time viewer but first time poster. I have 3 hens in total, I noticed today that one of my girls seems to have lost quite a few feathers on her belly. She had been the victim of pecking in the past but the perpetrator has since passed on and she's been fine for...
  7. Dee Dee N Desiree

    We are new to Chickens

    Hi My name is Dee Dee, My niece, Desiree and I researched all the pros and cons of raising chickens for a year. In March when our local feed store had baby chicks we decided to go for it. Desiree is 13 and she spends a lot of her weekends with me. I do not have children of my own so I get to...
  8. K

    Bathing chicken broke broodiness

    I had a broody chicken. I bathed her. She was very calm. But the change of her body temp. Snapped her right out of it. And now she a very pretty bird.
  9. AnonPaperclip

    First egg! + Broodiness

    So, we got our first egg from the flock! And I'm pretty sure its from a Fav, though neither of ours have started squatting yet. The only two that have squatted are our Leghorn, Thundermuffin (weird name, I know), and our smallest Welsummer, Canterbury. But thats not my question. Now that...
  10. Shewholovesducks

    Will ducks share ducklings???

    Hi I've only been keeping ducks 1 year, I have 3 khaki hens, 1 khaki drake, and 1 golden cascade hen. I was told ducks only get broody when they turn 2 but all my ducks except 1 khaki got broody hid and hatched out ducklings, each 1 week apart. The first khaki hatched 4 and I penned them in...
  11. Exbattheros

    Broody Indian runner duck

    Hello :celebrate One of my Indian runner ducks (Emma) has became broody! She did this before around a month ago but after about 3 days of me being vigilant and taking the collected eggs out of her best she was fine! Although this time it has been going on for about 6-7 days now and Emma has...
  12. hannahsflock

    Wyandottes?

    I've been thinking of adding Wyandottes to my breeding program. I'd love to know your thoughts on this breed - personality, egg production, broodiness etc. :)
  13. N

    8 week brood & no end in sight - what now?

    I have a one year old red star who has been brooding for over 8 weeks now and shows no end in sight! She only eats and drinks when we kick her out of the box and force her to. Some days I can only get her to eat out of my hand - not the feeder. It's 110 here right now so even with ventilation...
  14. M

    Broody duck... when will she sit long term?

    I have a Cayuga hen that is about a year and a half old. For the last few days she has been disappearing for a long periods of time and not coming back to the coop at night to be locked up. She only reappears with the rest of the flock for a few hours or two to eat and swim. I finally found her...
  15. asnod

    Molting, Mites, or stress (silkie)

    Hi! I have 2 silkies and both are seeming a little bit 'off'. Our white silkie, Queen Volta, has been broody for about 2 weeks now. I've been trying to move her off the nest throughout the day to ensure she eats and drinks.The other chickens seem to pick on her when she is out. She is not...
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