broody age

  1. Catlittle

    New Layer Won't leave 100F+ Nesting Box

    Hi all, I'm new to backyard chickens. We just got our first egg yesterday, it was about 90F out. She was in the box a long time and at some point I guess she had laid an egg (I thought she was still just investigating and due soon but not yet. Anyways, today it is over 100F in their coop...
  2. J

    Broody Hens Injuring Their Own Babies

    Hello all! This will be a little long winded but I need some answers or a little help. I have read many posts on several sites (new & old posts) but I believe we have a slightly stranger issue going on. I need to break it all down so those who read it can understand better. 1st - we had 3 broody...
  3. filmcmahon

    Broody hen?

    hello everyone, it’s been a while! so this past week when i went to check the nest boxes for eggs, i noticed my grey silkies down feathers all over her favorite box. i added some diatomaceous earth to it because a month ago we had some mites, so i thought they might still be bothering her...
  4. AnonPaperclip

    Do hens go broody after they've stopped laying?

    Another question about our odd little faverolle. All of our hens are past laying age (all the same age too) but when I went to go check on them, I saw the faverolle sitting in one of the nesting boxes (which they haven't touched in a while) Could she be starting to go broody again? Last time...
  5. Bettyboop7499

    Are Broodies always rudie...

    Hey BYC, hope all are fabulous! I have a Rhode Island Red about a year old on a nest now for four days! She doesn't puff up or peck at me or anything but she is on that nest 24/7. I take a handful of food to her twice a day but I can't get her to drink...she is sitting on eggs. Is she broody...
  6. CaramelKittey

    Broody Hen at 8 years old?

    Well, I went out today to clean the chicken coop and saw my 8-year-old Plymouth Rock hen sitting on my Jersey Giant Raven’s egg. My Plymouth Rock is 8 years old and stopped laying a couple of years ago. My younger sister went to grab the egg and got a nice pecking from the hen. We gave her 3...
  7. besorto

    First broody of the year

    I finally got my first broody of the year! Surprisingly, it wasn't my Cochin hen either. It's my Black jersey giant hen (who's only been laying for about a month!) I currently have her sitting on some duck eggs. Id love to know what everyone's favorite broody breed is though. That, and what's...
  8. Leelu13

    Broody turken, maybe?

    My Fifi has never shown any interest in using a nesting box before. She'll just lay eggs wherever she feels like it. Today, for the first time, she used a box. She's laid an egg and is refusing to leave the box. Could she be broody? She's 7 months.
  9. G

    When do Muscovy begin laying in spring?

    There isn’t a lot of readily available research on Muscovy. When does laying season start? Are they temperature, light, or rain triggered into laying? Or is it something entirely different?
    • Gabrielpsherry
    • Thread
    • broody age laying season muscovy nesting
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. Raptorchick

    Serama mama, mixed chicks?

    I have soo many questions, the first girl I've ever hatched from an egg has gone broody :celebrate:love My serama hen Kitty started laying two weeks ago, and I thought, I wonder how long it will take for her to go broody if I left the eggs there. Literally 7 days ago, I stopped picking up her...
    • Raptorchick
    • Thread
    • broody broody age chick behavior crested cream legbars hatch advice mama and babies questions serama serama chicks serama hatching
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  11. Chr2241130

    Talk to me about broody chickens

    I have an almost 6 monthold OEGB who has been sitting on a ceramic egg on and off for 3 days now. I am new to chickens so I am not too sure about broody behavior. I was hoping someone could give me the 411! Id also like to mention we live in Buckeye, AZ (on the outskirts of Phoenix), so it's...
  12. Willie84

    Peppa the big old bird

    peppa is my 7 year old Wyandotte chicken. She has sat on eggs periodically throughout her life and has been a great mother hen for me. My question is how old would you stop a hen brooding and raising chicks? knowing that she is a a great sitter and she puts herself through hell to raise them I...
  13. Bluechick2u

    Do older hens that stop laying also stop going broody?

    I couldn't find this specific question answered anywhere, so I appologize if this is a duplicate question. I have a 6 year old buff orpington that used to always go broody, but she doesn't lay eggs anymore, and hasn't gone broody this year. Do hens stop going broody once they stop laying eggs?
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