#broody

  1. Desertvalleychickens

    Which Breed Of Hen Is Most Aggressive While Sitting On Eggs?

    OK, I have had many hens in my flock before and a few of them were being broody hens. I would love to get your recommendation on which breed to get to have broody hens. I think one is the Barred Rock. Also, do the poll above.
  2. ShaliniW1985

    Summer heat incubating egg

    I live in the north east of the United States and you wouldn’t think it, but it gets REALLY HOT here in the summer. Almost everyday is in the 90’s or the mid 80’s. Last mo two of my khaki Campbell ducks went broody and sat on two fertile eggs. Unfortunately none hatched. This month one of my...
  3. ShaliniW1985

    Pekin Khaki Campbell cross ducklings

    So, I have multiple khaki Campbell’s and Pekin ducks and two of mine have recently mated. Astonishingly one of my Khaki Campbell ducks, Val, became broody almost twice in one month, as before she was less attentive to the nest than her girlfriend Carol. Last month when they were broody they were...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. U

    First time broody

    Can anyone give me any insight on candling? I have researched it and I feel like only the middle egg is where it is meant to be but I don't want to make a mistake. These are taken on day 14/15 all eggs were placed at the same time. The first egg is a blue shell and its harder to see into, the...
  5. morgsducks

    First time hatching duck eggs

    I have a broody Pekin duck that has been sitting on 12 eggs for about 3 weeks now. I have candled them twice and they are definitely fertile. Some of the eggs are completely dark when I try to candle them. Others have veins and what seems to be a dark eye maybe. Any tips or pointers for a first...
  6. Kanii Yami

    Broody Coturnix Quail

    I believe I have a broody coturnix quail! I'm a bit in disbelief. I have far too many roosters (3 mature, 2 cockerels) and only 3 hens. Yet one of my hens became broody with 20 eggs under her!!
  7. Society Finches

    Help!! Sleeper 1 month old Late bloomer???

    My pair of Society finches had 5 babies on 12/20/18. 1 of the eggs wasn’t hatched until about 5 days after the first egg hatched, well I have noticed since last Thursday the smallest looking baby slept all day, feathers plumped all day, and for 3 days he did a quiet chirp sound almost all day...
  8. B

    Are Broody Eggs Good To Eat?

    I have a broody lavender americana. How long are eggs good for when a broody chicken is sitting on them. If a chicken is sitting on an egg all night is it safe to keep or should i discard it?
  9. RosanneH

    Rooster and Broody

    My rooster attacks my broody every time she tries to leave the coop. I mean really tries to hurt her. What can we do or do we need to pack him off to a farm? We are small flock owners; 1 rooster and 5 hens.
  10. Chickenlover8814

    Help Needed!!! Broody hen!

    Hi everyone, I have a Blue Cochin hen that went broody about a month ago. We gave her some fertile eggs and she ended up hatching 4 chicks (all black and gray). She is a wonderful mother providing heat and warmth as well as feeding her little ones. It has been about a week and yesterday I was at...
  11. Cerise1924

    Put an egg under a broody Sebright... need a bit of advice :)

    Hello, BYC friends! I've done well with incubating shipped eggs, and have a half-dozen in the incubator now (Cuckoo Lemon Orps, Jubilee Orp and Crested Cream Legbars). However, I noticed that my Sebright has been broody over a clutch of (infertile) eggs, mostly LF from her flockmates. She's...
  12. PouleNoire

    GLW Sitting on Eggs - Update Thread! 1st Hatch Questions

    Hey everyone!! So to cut to the chase, my Golden Laced Wyandotte; Lacey is sitting on, currently, 5 eggs. I would like to have her sit on a few more gathered in the upcoming few days. I know I don't want them too spaced out because I don't want a too broad staggered hatch. Any thoughts on...
  13. WhatAboutBob?

    So I have a broody sitting on eggs.....any advice?

    I walked into the Coop yesterday and 1 of my GLWs was sitting on 3 eggs. So I chased her out and took the eggs away from her.... How does she repay me? Ha! She now sitting on either 4 or 5 eggs this afternoon. I have to admire her tenacity, so now I am a victim of “Chicken Math”. She is still...
  14. Swastik Choudhari

    How many will hatch..??

    So 5 days ago i have my hen 10 eggs..today i candled egg all 10 have veins I know that its all is the game of luck Then too i have question how many will hatch minimum..??
  15. Swastik Choudhari

    Again broody after laying 7 eggs..??

    I dont know if this is the right forum. I have a chicken (mix of game bird × i dont know)she successfully brood all the chicks she had...after her chicks got old enough she left them and again started laying. She just layed 7 eggs and again had gone broody. Now its 3rd day she had just left...
  16. Swastik Choudhari

    Small mother big chicks..?

    Hey i m new to chicken keeping...i have chicken who is laying and by looking at her behavior i think she will go broody soon...she is a native Indian chicken( also known as country chicken or Desi chickens) .... I m thinking to give her eggs of Aseel/Asil wich are at their adult size are 3× or...
  17. Swastik Choudhari

    Post 2018's chick pic here..!!

    2018 chicks update...post your chicks pic..lets see each other chicks..! New member to BYC and i m enjoying it..!
  18. Swastik Choudhari

    Worried..!!! Day 20 but still no pip

    Its been 20 days my chicken is sitting on eggs...but theres no pip yet...and as its said do not disturb the hen after day 18...so i have also not checked them or candeled them...i just lift her little bit n checked but there is no pip...so are the chicks alive..?? Will the eggs hatch..??
  19. flwrldy

    New baby

    We have our first ever broody hens. We are in NH where it’s getting down in the 20’s and 30’s at night, and even the teens occasionally so far..The broody hens, are 2 of our buff Orpingtons. This morning one chick hated, and was found in the run with mom. We put her and the baby back in with the...
  20. J&Kfeatheredfowl

    How many chicks can a large fowl broody raise?

    how many can a large fowl broody raise? Will this number change depending on if they are chicks or keets, or mixed? Can a chicken even raise keets? When I was on holiday a bantam chicken had escaped from the zoo and lived wild in the botanical gardens, it had 12 chicks with it, all healthy and...
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