broody

  1. MiloDaisyMissy

    Broody chook with respiratory distress help please

    Click here to hear Gerry <- I’ve attached a Tik Tok link for you to see how congested Gerry is. 😭 Hi all my poor Gerry, an 11month old Pekin Bantam is broody and SICK!! I have started her on antibiotics (Baytril) and she is still eating, she’s still pooping (solid, dark green) and she’s still...
  2. L

    Broody hen trying to abandon nest

    I have a black Australorp that successfully hatched and raised a clutch of eggs this past spring. She went broody again late August/September and I tried to break her because I didn’t have a rooster at that point since my previous one was lost due to a fox attack. In mid-September I was able to...
  3. AnyaWinters

    Broody hen being bullied

    Hi, I have 7 hens and 1 rooster all 7-8 months old. This is my first flock. One of my Cinnamon Queens decided to sit in one of our 2 avaliable nesting boxes. For about a week now we have been removing any eggs she was sitting on, making sure she got food and taking her out at night to put on the...
  4. J

    New Hen Hiding In Nesting Box

    Hi Everyone; We purchased some new Buff Orpington hens yesterday. They were the second batch of new hens in the last 3 weeks. They are all in with the old flock. Since there are now 4 new ones, and 5 "old" ones, the old ones aren't messing with the new ones much. Anyway... One of the Buff...
  5. F

    Broody or sick?

    One of my 3 Black Copper Marans spent most of the day on the nest yesterday. She is 6 months old. I took 5 eggs out from under her. ( as she 'screamed' at me and pecked the heck out of my hand & arm). I was able to get her to eat a few bites of soft cantaloupe and a few sips of water. I left a...
  6. H

    Broody chicken or something more?

    Hello, I’ve got 5 ex batt. hens and we used to get around 4 eggs a day until around 2 weeks ago. I’ve noticed now their feathers look picked and we’ve had no eggs lately. I’ve looked for nests outside egg boxes and there are none. More worryingly one has extremely red and bald chest- is this a...
  7. T

    Eggs still good after being under broody hen?

    I recently had my parents looking after my flock while I was away for 4 days. During which time one of my girls went broody underneath the nesting boxes. My parents are older and didn't see her since she blended in. Once I got home I did a full flock check and found her. She had 7 eggs under her...
  8. C

    Mama left the nest. Please help!

    Hello, i would love some advice about a mama hen who left the nest! We had a hen go broody a little late in the season and pretty early in life. She was sitting on them wonderfully and even hatched one last night. Today though she's left the nest to tend to the baby chick and has left all the...
  9. BellaM

    Broody geese on empty nest

    Hi everyone, I have two broody geese sitting on an empty nest. How do I stop them being broody without making them hate me? I saw a thread that says dismantle the nest and/or remove them from the nest repeatedly, but how do you do that when they're hissing and biting you? Or is it just a case...
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    • Forum: Geese
  10. E

    Day 22 only 1 chick hatched under broody

    First time broody. 1 chick hatched on day 21 and another started to hatch on day 21 but did not make it and now it is day 22 and there are 7 more eggs under her. I brought food and water directly to chick and mama but when should I call it quits on the other eggs? Should I get day old chicks...
  11. Chicken_Trainer2007

    My hen had a seizure

    I have a year old silkie hen and her chicks just started hatching two days ago, so far 7 have hatched and three are pipped. She has had sour crop for a while but its definitely getting better, today she has no fluid in her crop She was just sitting on her chicks and all of a sudden i herd a...
  12. KCward

    Chicks with bloody wing tips with mama hen

    My hen hatched out 9 chicks 5 days ago and they all seem to be doing well. The first day I noticed she would peck at them, but I realized she was just trying to get them to go under her and she was fine after that. But today I noticed she does this a lot, even when they are trying to eat. I...
  13. Omelette-in-progress

    Stubborn broody hen is shaking

    Hello, My 8 month frizzle Pekin bantam has been broody for around 2 and a half weeks now (Possibly more as we were on holiday) and although I have so far tried... Removing all bedding from nest box Putting ice bricks (covered) in the nest box Both of the above simultaniously Repeatedly...
  14. ladykparker

    New to broody hen hatching

    I am new to allowing my broody hen to hatch her eggs herself. I check her today and one of the eggs had broken. It did not smell and the yolk was the usual bright yellow. Do I. Red to be concerned with the other eggs being contaminated?
  15. le_bwah

    Broody Quail Hen Success!

    Got 14 celadon eggs under diligent broody mama Janey—now it's Day 17, and I can hear the shells being chipped open beneath her. She's been so good! Candled at Day 9, a few empties but didn't pull them out (learned hard way that taking eggs can break the broody even if the rest of the clutch is...
    • le_bwah
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    • broody hatch quail science
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    • Forum: Quail
  16. Vero272

    Red sex link

    Amazing red sex link mom!!! The fertile eggs comes from two red sex link parents! The rooster was a mistake as he is red and not white so he was mistaken as a pullet at first! (Which saved his life) 😱 One of the chick is white!!! 😍 Even from two dark red parents!!! Any chance it’s a male? Since...
  17. PrettyBirdRocky

    Rehoming broody behavior

    I've searched but not found what I'm looking for. I have two broodies who keep going broody, we break them, go on. However, my dad asked for a couple hens(new hatches) but what are the chances of these broodies changing their behavior in a new coop? Does that make sense? If they move...
  18. redinator

    Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

    I just set a total 34 eggs in my incubator: This is only my second hatch and I using a new incubator, so wish me luck. The eggs I set include: 13 Ayam Cemani I got from a local seller 9 eggs from Sweety the brown barnyard mix pullet and 12 eggs from Pot the black barnyard mix pullet: The...
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    • broody broody and chicks incubabtion intergeration
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    • Forum: Hatch-A-Longs
  19. A

    Forever a broody hen

    My girly Ramona has been broody 3 times in the last year. The last time she was broody (end of May) I gave her day olds on June 2nd. She happily raised them and at about week 5 ish she was done with them and they have intergrated the flock wonderfully. Welp fast forward to a few days ago… she is...
  20. Apolinne

    Broody hens with leg mites - When to treat ?

    Hello friends, I need some advice. I have two broody hens sitting on two fertilised eggs each, which I gave them because I don't have the heart to break their brooding, especially because one of them is 10 years old. They still have 10 days to go till the eggs hatch. Problem is the flock has...
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