#broody

  1. Jojosine

    Should I give up?

    Hi all we have a broody sitting on eggs and today is (possibly) day 21, but there is no sign of hatching whatsoever and she also moved the eggs slightly since yesterday. It was always going to be a guess because our rooster limps, but still manages to do his job :-) with most girls. Then we...
  2. The Process of a Broody Duck

    The Process of a Broody Duck

    **Exploring the Intriguing Nature of Broody Ducks** Have you ever wondered what it truly means for a duck to be described as “broody”? In simple terms, when a female duck—or any bird, really—enters this unique phase, she embraces the vital duty of nurturing her eggs. It’s not just a matter of...
    • DaffytheDuck20
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    • 4 min read
    • #broody #ducks #hatching
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Ducks
  3. F

    Barred rock- free range and broody in the middle of a huge straw stack day 20

    Hi- I have a flock of 10 barred rocks, 5 “rescue” hens and one rogue duck who thinks she’s a chicken. I live on a farm. They are completely free range except I lock them in their hen house at night. No roosters so infertile eggs! This particular hen, Ada, has gone broody and I’m quite...
  4. Hen_House04

    Huge Bumblefoot… on the struggle bus!

    Hey y’all! I have one VERY strong willed gal, Olive, that has gotten a huge bumble on her foot. She doesn’t like to be held unless it’s on her terms (🙄🤦🏼‍♀️), so trying to get this thing out is a whole mess. I have tried wrapping her up in a towel like a baby burrito and she looses her mind and...
  5. Judee

    Broodies all the time!

    I have 15 chickens and 3 coops. They all have their preferred night perch and laying box. I seem to have one or two broodies ALL the time. Not like I've been spraying hormones around or anything :) . I've had chickens for 10 years, a broodie here or there, but this last 5 or 6 months...gawd. No...
  6. K

    Is my hen broody?

    Hello, my 6 month old rhode rock hen laid an egg today morning and rolled it under her. The egg wouldn’t have been fertilized as we don’t have a cockerel. We put in some hay for her and she made a nest around it and sat on it for around 20 minutes. Then she started trying to escape and I let her...
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    • Jenbirdee
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    • #broody #goose
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  8. Hen_House04

    Skip a day and double the next!

    Hey there! So I have a couple Olive Eggers and a couple Barred Rocks and for some reason one of my Olive Eggers will not lay an egg one day and then lay two eggs the next day. She’s been pretty consistent the past week with skipping and then laying double. They will soon be one and this is...
  9. Astrohens

    First Time Chicken Hatcher!! Need Advice for Raising Chicks With Broody Hens

    Hi there! I’m a first time chicken hatcher who is hatching four eggs across two broodies. They are due to hatch TODAY, so is there any tips and/or do or don’ts when hatching and raising chickens? Also, if there are any recommended chick feed that is available in Australia, please let me know. We...
    • Astrohens
    • Thread
    • #broody #broodyhatch #chicks #eggs #first time hatcher #first time hatching #plymouth rock #taming #tips #urgent
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  10. Hen_House04

    Is she broody or is she extra?

    Hey there! So I have an Olive Egger 10mths old. She has been acting fine all day and even got to eat fresh grass in the chicken tractor this afternoon. She didn’t want to lay an egg until about 6:30 tonight. She crawled in the nesting box and hasn’t moved since. I have a camera out there and...
  11. Frodo the Pekin

    Do broody hens need oudoor space?

    Hi! So I have a broody hen that I'm planning on putting duck eggs under for hatching once I have enough(in about a day, I'd say). She is currently sitting in a nest out in the fenced in outdoor area of their coop. But the other flockmates can get to her and often do disturb her. I was thinking...
  12. Jojosine

    How to save up eggs to put under broody?

    Hi all I've got a rooster and 10 hens and would like to put eggs under a (hopefully at some point) broody hen. How old can the eggs be I want to put under her? And what is the best method to store them until one becomes broody? I don't have an incubator as I'd like to do the 'natural' way. Any...
  13. B

    my buff orphington is making broody sounds but has not started to sit on her eggs yet. is something wrong?

    my hen is a yellow-gold buff Orpington that's more than half a year old. Recently she started to cluck differently. like the clucks you will hear from a hen looking for food for her chicks. or the sounds a hen will make after she gets off her nest to eat and drink and go back to her nest. She...
  14. gquiltbird

    RIR Hen Broody?

    I have a Rhode Island Red hen and I brought her specifically as they are not known to go broody. The last couple of days she has stopped laying and has been sitting on the nest box without any egg. She has plucked out a bunch of feathers too and has just started puffing herself up whenever I...
  15. Stellasmomma

    Help with Broody Silkie Hen

    Hello all, I have a silkie hen who hatched 5 chicks on April 8th she raised them and stayed by their side until they were 9 weeks old then she went back to just being a sweet little hen she went broody again about 3 weeks ago however I do not want any more chicks this year so she has no eggs to...
  16. H

    help!!

    Hi guys I need some help this is my first time hatching fertile eggs and we put 3 eggs under 2 Brudy silkie hens their due dat was yesterday and 2 of one of the hens chicks have hatched and another started to pip, but the other hen we have has not had any eggs started to hatch or pip why?
  17. VirginiaW

    Broody mom was off nest….eggs still warm

    I have a six month old Steele Egger who’s been brooding for four days now. When my son closed down the coop last night, he accidentally closed a door between the run and the coop (we usually leave it open). Broody mom was on her eggs all night, but sometime this morning she flew into the run to...
  18. EasterChickens

    Leghorn hen broody??! (acting very like it)

    Hello everyone, my 2nd leghorn (Shyshe) acts kind of broody for the past 3 days or so. So this is how it works everyday at around 12pm she lays her egg and then she gets out of her nest box and starts eating, playing around with her other chicken friends but then at around 4-5pm she goes back...
  19. EasterChickens

    Leghorn hen broody or not?!!

    Hello everyone, I have 4 cute chickens and one of them "Smiley" (Leghorn) acts like she is broody but I'm not quite sure though. It's very rare for leghorns to be broody from what I know. She has been clucking a little and puffing her feathers out whenever I come close to her, BUT she does NOT...
  20. Jessduck

    Broody Mallard

    I have a mallard thats a year old and that I’ve noticed has gone broody. I noticed since about Tuesday she has been laying on eggs. I did a little research today and waited for her to come out of the coop and went to look at her eggs with a flashlight. I don’t think the eggs are viable but I...
    • Jessduck
    • Thread
    • #broody #duck #eggs #mallard
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
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