nesting behavior

  1. TurGoosen

    Goose nest help

    Guys I’m back again with questions about Cheese and her weird nesting habits. So she currently is sitting on her nest at night and in the early mornings and afternoons and is off during midday when it’s the hottest. However I went out tonight and noticed she wasn’t sitting fully on all of the...
    • TurGoosen
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    • eggs goose goose nesting hatching nest nesting behavior
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Geese
  2. Q

    What Do You Wish You Would've Known When You First Started Raising Chickens?

    Chicken newbie here and I currently have a small flock of 4 hens and 1 rooster. All hens are laying consistently :D I have 6 EEs & 4 Silkies going on 5 weeks. Their brooder is an extra large unused dog house, secured with chicken wire in the opening. They can see the outdoors and the other...
    • QiyeTLyriQue
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    • chicken 5 week chicken treats feed advice first aid kit integrading flocks nesting behavior new addiction tips and tricks tips for raising baby chicks
    • Replies: 28
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  3. TheDaringDucks

    Drake so protective of eggs he chases away the nesting hen?

    Well this is a baffling development. One of my drakes has taken to chasing one of my hens off her clutch of eggs and nest, only to then start arranging then nest and tending to the eggs like the hen would (gathering nesting material around it, covering the eggs, etc). The biggest problem however...
    • TheDaringDucks
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    • drake drake chasing off hen ducks nesting behavior
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  4. TurGoosen

    10 month old African goose laying eggs everywhere

    Hey yall, I have a mated pair of African geese who are both 10 months old. Cheese my goose has built two nests, one she laid four eggs in and was not sitting on, one of my pigs got into the goose pen and ate the eggs. But she laid another clutch of eggs with around 18 eggs that she is sitting...
    • TurGoosen
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    • egg advice goose nesting nesting behavior
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Geese
  5. T

    Chickens won’t lay in boxes, feels like we’ve tried nearly everything

    My partner and I have 7 5-month-old hens with a couple of them laying. We see them in the boxes all the time but never any eggs in there. They sometimes even sit and sing their egg song in the nest boxes, but then go lay somewhere else in the coop instead! I’m hoping someone might have an idea...
  6. Pearlescent

    Broody Turkey hen questions

    I have a broody Turkey who has eggs due to hatch any day now, she’s been sitting for 21+ days, the eggs are hers, and I gave them to her at roughly 5-7 days into incubation. One has internally pipped yesterday, but no pip yet. She’s been a great broody, but I have my worries about her still...
    • Pearlescent
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    • broody broody behavior nest nesting behavior turkey turkey hen
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Turkeys
  7. Exspiravit

    Do rooster's purr?

    Helloo, my flock was just having a dust bath and I was sitting around nearby and I hear a purring sound, I set out to investigate and find it was my rooster and later he was again doing it in the nesting box. Anyone know what this noise means? Thank you!!
  8. Quail_

    Getting ready for first eggs

    My chickens are getting older and one should lay her first egg very soon. But im realizing there isnt much information (or information i cant understand atleast) that explains what i need and should do. I know we need nesting boxes, unfortunately my coop didnt come with pre made ones so i need...
  9. T

    When you both want to nest in your favorite roost & the other hen just won't move!

    So I went out to do my morning check on the ladies. Gave them their favorite treat - blueberries. Called out my "chick, chick, chick, chick" and only got a few takers. Which was strange. So I went into the coop and found this! LOL! I pulled the green egg out from under Hawkeye, but apparently...
  10. T

    Chickens make me laugh!

    So I just went out to do my afternoon check on my ladies. I took them some fresh spinach - one of their faves and was missing one of my bantams, Flash!! Which meant she was probably roosting - YEP! So, I went into the coop and there she was, the little red speckled cutie all huddled up in her...
  11. M

    What breed/gender is our little guy?

    We found it in the middle of the road last summer (2022) and brought it home to care for it. We're not sure on the breed or the sex -- it has never displayed any rooster tendencies to our other hens but also has never laid eggs. Our Wyandotte started laying a couple of weeks ago and this mystery...
  12. Agwhite

    Broody Duck In The Winter!?

    It is the middle of winter here in Alabama and I have a Muscovy hen going broody. We're in the middle of January! I don't understand what’s going through her mind, other than she's a Muscovy duck and they just love the process of hiding and sitting on eggs. I don’t think this is a good idea...
    • Agwhite
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    • brood hen broody duck ducks eggs & duck muscovy behavior nesting behavior waterfowl winter 2022
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. TheFugitivePen

    Hen aggressive about nest boxes - Is this normal?

    I've posted about this hen before here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/does-separation-help-with-bullying.1555989/#post-26344480. Midge is one of our 8-month-old pullets who is towards the top of the pecking order. She's very pushy around food, but out in the run or free-ranging...
  14. Agwhite

    Duck nesting in the fall??

    I have a large flock of mallards and 4 successful mothers that raised ducklings this past spring. It is now the end of September, and my dog has recently been sniffing around the back porch. Little did I know another hen had a nest of 10 eggs hidden under my staircase! I saw her sitting on them...
    • Agwhite
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    • brood hen duck ducklings mallard nesting behavior
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. spiritpots

    Chickens laying outside of coop... advise please!

    I have a small flock of six chickens and several of them have started laying outside of the coop in the flower garden under one of my windows this week. One of the chickens had been broody until about a week ago (she has not started laying yet after being broody) and I'm wondering if her...
  16. vanessamay

    Hen won’t stop laying eggs in Broody’s nest!

    I have two broodies in the coop that are sitting on enormous clutches due to the fact that the other layers keep adding to them. Very few of my newer hens will use the nesting boxes. Not sure what to do as I have no clue which eggs are old or newly laid. Any advice for solutions that have worked...
  17. Agwhite

    Duck not sitting on eggs!?

    We have a pair of Mallards that we raised last spring, and a hen nesting behind our AC unit. She’s been laying for 2 weeks at a rate of 2 eggs day and now has 20 eggs in her nest!! But she's still not sitting on them! I know that they typically don’t sit until their done laying and ready to...
    • Agwhite
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    • ducks eggs & duck female mallard nesting behavior
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. jBabychickn

    Nesting Bowls?

    Hi friends!! 🐥 I’ve seen pics online somewhere of nesting materials woven into bowls; they look like plain, brown Easter baskets without the handles… Anyone know where to purchase these or something similar? All I found are these disposable cardboard platforms that are concave in shape, but...
  19. spiritpots

    Pullets laying outside of the coop - what to do?

    I hope someone can help me as I have not had this problem before! I have four pullets and a couple have just begun to lay over the past three days. Although they have been checking out the nesting boxes in the coop, they have started laying their first eggs outside in a corner by a tall wooden...
  20. GrandmaJr

    Pullet concerned about her disappearing eggs

    I’m a first-time chicken mom and just learning the ropes (much thanks to BYC for much of my education! The rest of the credit goes to my ladies). Three of my five 19 week-old pullets are just starting to lay, and one (my Red X) appears to be very sensitive about her eggs going missing! She...
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