broody hen

  1. H

    Chicks hatched with unabsorbed yolk!

    It appears that my broody hen "helped" two chicks hatch today by pecking their shells away after they creating the first external pip. This resulted in both having a partially unabsorbed yolk, one is a little bloody, and one has a head injury (probably from an accidental peck). They are...
  2. P

    3 broody girls.

    Hi all. I have three BCM that all went broody a while ago and I keep taking their eggs but they are insistent on staying in their nests. Granted I have twenty chickens and they all like to cram in. So I moved them into a separate area with a nesting box with actual hatch able eggs underneath...
  3. TylerEngland

    day 8 under broody hen - hairline fractures in eggs - keep incubating or toss?

    hello and sorry if this has already been addressed - I couldn't find any other posts addressing this. long story short, I ordered 8 Swedish flowery hen hatching eggs online. today is day 8 of incubation and I decided to candle out of curiosity. Of the 5 eggs that are developing well, two of...
  4. Silkiechicmom

    My Broody Hen is finally getting chicks...now what??

    Hello! My silkie hen has been broody for almost a month. I have finally sourced some silkie chicks and I am planning on getting a few and sticking them under her come nightfall. I would love advice on this process. Do I need an additional heat source in the coop? I have a radiant heat...
  5. TK421

    When will new mama start eating again?

    We slipped 11 chicks under my broody Barred Rock 5 days ago. We notice she‘s a very good mama. I had no idea that she would feed them treats (that I give her) or that she would show them where food was and break up their crumbles into even smaller pieces. Fascinating! but that’s my question...
  6. arfarmstead

    Entire nest and hen missing!

    Any ideas on what would take an entire nest of eggs and a hen? A little back story.... About 2 weeks ago one of my hens was missing from the coop each night when I locked it up. But I’d see her every morning at our bird feeders before the coop was open. I followed her one day and she scooted...
  7. nszrmch

    Chick adoption - Black Australorp???

    Hi all! I'm planning on having my 2 year old black australorp adopt some chicks tonight. She has been broody about 3 weeks. I just got the chicks this morning, four total! (RIR, production blue and two amberlinks) I have moved her to our smaller coop that we use for brooding/isolation. She...
  8. Lenflo

    Advice on stopping a broody hen

    Hello all We've had 2 chickens since last year and this is my first time dealing with a worrying situation so please forgive my ignorance. We have an 8 month old Buff Orpington. She has been broody for about 2 days now. As this is my first time experiencing a broody hen I have been unsure on...
  9. 50-45-1

    My broody and her new TSC chicks

    My broody Jade, went broody at the end of March. I wanted to add new blood to my flock so i recieved shipped eggs. She had sat on golf balls for a couple weeks while i shopped and waited for them to arrive. So they were due to hatch on April 27th and we did not get one chick hatch. I felt so...
  10. TK421

    Actual process for swapping fake eggs and day old chicks?

    I’ve read all the posts and searched the internet but can’t find a good set of recommendations for the actual swap once the chicks come. I’m all ready. When my chicks arrive from the hatchery, broody hen will have been sitting 20-22 days. She has become a liquid hen, conforming to the shape of...
  11. Farmer In Training

    Broody hen started killing chicks

    I am so so sad and confused. Last night, my broody hen hatched 9 beautiful chicks and was doing everything right. No lethargic chicks; everything was great. Went to go feed her this morning and there were five laying there bloody and dead (clearly pecked in the head) but the other 4 she was very...
  12. afsinyard

    New Broody hen

    I've never had a broody hen before but now one of my Black Australorps is sitting on a clutch of about 12 eggs. She's been there about three days now. I have a few questions: If and when the eggs hatch do I need to move her and the babies? I have 10 other hens and a rooster .Also, My hen...
  13. centrarchid

    Video Showing Introduction of Day-Old Chicks to a Broody Hen for Adoption

    Will be trying to do several of these over coming months. Most will have nothing to do with chickens, but clearly some issues to work out. Narration is tougher than I thought. The hen and chicks were all synchronized such that no worries even with simply plopping chicks on hen during...
  14. humblehillsfarm

    I need advice with hatching from a broody hen!

    I have a hen that just won't quit. She went broody over TWO MONTHS ago. I've tried various methods to try to snap her out of it, most notably moving her to a different coop without a nesting box and she spent 24 hours freaking out so I caved and put her back with the flock. Finally I got some...
  15. S

    New to hatching: so many questions!

    So much thanks in advance. I’m hoping and praying someone can help us! we have about 20 chickens and 2 roosters. Recently our Brahma went broody and I thought , well let’s Let her hatch this babies and see what happens. My 3 year old was collecting eggs for me and took her eggs. She is still...
  16. kristeninprogress

    Broody-ish Hen

    I have a 7 month Buff Orpington that started laying a little over a month ago. Recently (about two weeks now), she's been aggressive while on the nest. She'll make this awful warning noise if I open up the door, she'll puff up, and she's pecked me hard enough to draw blood the past two days. I...
  17. L

    WTB Silkie Eggs For Hatching, Portland, OR

    Hi all! I'm searching for silkie hatching eggs in the Portland, OR area. I would like at least 6 and am not picky about color. Because they're so cute, here's a picture of my broody with the last chicks she raised. 😍
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  18. 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...
  19. Hailey Bug Hmz

    How do I know if my hen is broody

    Hi so this is my first time trying to let a chicken hatch eggs and I don’t know if she’s broody or not I know they get aggressive when it comes to protecting eggs she has 6 eggs currently in her nest and I never see her laying on them and she doesn’t care if I mess with them I was trying to...
  20. trumpeting_angel

    Broody?

    One of my Buff Orpington pullets is sitting in the nest box now (dark, 12 degrees, others all on the roost). Is this a sure sign she is broody? Or too soon to tell? One of my buffies spends a lot of time on the nest, annoying the others. It could be this one.
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