laying after broody

  1. Muser

    Chicken is a freeloader!

    I don't really mind that she's a freeloader, she's beautiful, but when can I expect her to start laying again? A few factors: She's a Brahma x Buff Orpington. We had her at a few months old in Spring. She laid around 15 eggs and became broody. We let her hatch out chicks late July. After the...
  2. G

    Egg pushed out of nest

    I'm going to start by admitting I'm a newbie and 90% of what I've learned, I've learned from google, which I know isn't always the best way. I have had a broody hen since the beginning of May and have only recently gotten the hang of candling. We never planned to breed chicks but I noticed a...
  3. Emrosenagel

    Hen “holding in” egg until I bring her inside

    Hello! So, some info first — my hen is a 9 month old Cochin bantam. She went broody back in January and hatched eggs on February 14th, gave up on the chicks about 2 weeks ago and started laying again. Last week we had some seriously hot days, and Gil (that’s my hen) has always been a later in...
  4. MomsterT

    When will hen start laying again after mothering?

    I have a silkie hen who went broody in the fall. She hatched 7 of the 9 on November 7th-9th and raised them fantastically. I let dad into the coop approx 2 weeks old to introduce him and see how he did. The stepped in and helped raise and protect them (super surprised at that). My worry is that...
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