broody chicken

  1. Pretty Birds

    Broody Pullet Hatched Six Chicks!

    My broody Austra White pullet, Judy, hatched six baby chicks! This is the first time this has happened successfully, and I am so happy! I plan to move them into a coop where she can raise them. Can anyone give me a summary of what to expect? When is it time to put Judy back with her flock? I...
  2. shelbylewis

    Ayam Cemani Roo x Lavender Ameraucana Cross?

    Hi everyone! One of my hens has gone broody. She was a rescue so I have no idea how old she is (young, if I had to guess), what breed she is, or if she has done this before. I currently have two coops in my backyard. The smaller coop is the one that this particular hen is in along with another...
  3. dirkapitation

    broody hennifer that i forced out of the hen house in hopes that she will eat

    this was taken a few months ago shes doing fine now
  4. ValerieJ

    Help! I think I need an incubator quickly! Can anyone recommend one?

    I had a broody hen so I decided to order some hatching eggs for her. They are on their way, and she is not brooding anymore. :barnieCan anyone recommend a good incubator for a first timer?
  5. B

    Broody, unhappy hen-advice?

    Have an ISA brown who is definitely going broody. Has been sitting in the nest box that the majority of the girls use for the last 3 days. She won't come out unless I physically move her. Even forced 2 hens to use a different box today. Today after work I went out and made her get out of the box...
  6. CaramelKittey

    She’s at it again!-Runaway hen hatches 15 chicks!

    Here she goes again.... our chicken Raven. Our beautiful black sex link, has decided to have more kids.:rolleyes: Her first batch in November 2018 consisted of 17 eggs. 17 hatched. We lost 4 to the cold :hit. Out of those 13 survivors, we got 7 cockerels (who sold for a total of $77! :celebrate)...
  7. Wonderling

    Letting the broody stay broody?

    I've got two broody Silkie/Polish crosses that I gave eggs from my big hens to hatch. So the big day came when the first 2 hatched and then Coco went mama mode. I have moved Coco into a separate section of the coop with the chicks. Gucci could care less about a chick crying next to her and only...
  8. W

    2 Broody Hens 1 nest

    Hi all, I am currently having my first experience with broody hens. My husband has been doing the main chicken chores of feeding, changing water, and collecting eggs. When he went to collect the eggs, our first broody hen (white bird) bit him and he left her have the eggs. That was a few...
  9. Somebunnieslove

    @ Broody Chickens

    So....Now I have two broody chickens. I have one chicken that loves to go broody. Last year she went broody twice. First time she had 2 hatch the second time one. She went Broody again this spring. I kept taking the eggs from her but it didn't stop her broodiness. I finally decided to...
  10. Kzdnae

    Moving Broody Hen and her Clutch

    Hello! I have a barnyard mix sitting for the first time and I am not sure exactly how long she’s been on these eggs. We think it’s getting close to hatching time, but we can’t be positive. My kids help me with the gathering and they were taking her eggs for at least a week after she went broody...
  11. 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...
  12. CannedMonster

    Two Broodys On Same Nest

    I have two broodys on the same nest. There are 4 eggs. The eggs are not theirs. The eggs are due to hatch Monday. One broody is a Japanese bantam. The other is half D’ Uccle/half LF. Neither one has ever brooded a clutch before or raised chicks before. They’re both just under a year old...
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  13. S

    Free Range Red Jungle fowl

    We recently moved to the country(NC Sandhills area) and have free range chickens (3-20) visiting us throughout the day. We started feeding, had an available rabbit hutch and now have 1-3 egg layers so I collect eggs daily. A mama and her 6 chicks are now visiting and exploring our yard. The...
  14. P

    Incubating eggs and hen gone broody

    Advice please.... I have just set 12 eggs in my incubator and just a day later one of my hens has gone broody. She's not sitting on anything but all puffed up and growls and pecks at me. My question is can I put some of my fertile eggs out of incubator under her for her to hatch? She is a silver...
  15. Raptorchick

    First time with broodys!

    I've got ten eggs in an incubator, and I was realllllly hoping that one of my buff orpington hens would decide to go broody for me... I didn't pick up eggs for about a week, and my sweetest hen Goldie has now been sitting on them for the past three days. The incubator eggs are due to hatch in...
  16. Dibbendu Das

    Learning the Incubation Process and Raising my babies

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  17. Ms Biddy

    Help with Broody Logistics

    I'm excited to have broodies help with hatching this year, but wasn't expecting any of my young hens to start setting so soon. I haven't worked out the logistics yet and could use some advice. My first girl to go broody is currently in my 10 x 10 cattle panel coop with 4 other hens and a...
  18. Mimi13

    I’m not Mother Nature, but..... My journey hatching broody and bator chicks

    I knew this would happen! But in my own defense I’m a known worrier. Yes, I am worried about my broody. I realize that Mother Nature has instructed my broody girl to climb in that little, hidey-hole of a nest, and sit on what would be the most uncomfortable spot for me, atop a bunch of...
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    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  19. SemiQ

    Large chicken hen hatching quail!

    A family member has some quail and lots of eggs he just chucks to the dogs, because we had a broody golden laced wyandotte we offered to put some under for him. There was originally eleven but one was already cracked so that left us with ten. I placed them under her (not without getting pecked...
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    • broody chicken incubation quail eggs raising quail
    • Replies: 55
    • Forum: Quail
  20. ChickenzGurl

    Broody Mama

    I have twelve chickens, but every time I check the coop there are no eggs. So I started to check places that a chicken would hide eggs, and sure enough I found my little Pez over a whole pile of eggs. I found her in the corner making her little broody clucks. Oh little Pez...:rolleyes:
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