nesting behavior

  1. TheMrsChick

    Newbie to Broody 🙋🏻‍♀️

    Hey! out of our flock of 15, one little lady (she’s either a blue Plymouth Rock or an Olive Egger, I still can’t tell the difference. Feel free to enlighten me!) and she’s 5 months old. She *might* have started laying eggs just recently but there are 12 others that I’m trying to keep up with, as...
  2. P

    Sleeping in nesting box

    Hey all, I have an almost one year old barred rock hen who has been sleeping in the nesting box for the past week. She was previously broody about a month ago but broody jail knocked that out of her. She was back to normal for a few weeks until I kept catching her sleeping in the nesting box. I...
  3. OrlandoMama

    When to start feeding food/oyster shell for egg production

    My Rhode Island Red hen is 2 days away from 14 weeks(at least i’m pretty sure, if not 14 then 15). I noticed she started trying out the nesting boxes a few days ago but hasn’t squatted yet. I’m thinking she might be an early layer possibly and if so should I start her on oyster shells or feed...
  4. P

    How many girls in the nesting box?

    Three at a time in one box... what’s your record?
  5. F

    Nest sharing, will duck go broody

    Hi all, Im new to hatching duck eggs - I have 4 runners and this year has been the first we managed to get our drakes (brothers who had to go together). Back Story; They’re free reign animals and only locked in the coup (with the chickens) at night, so they’ve our whole backyard to forage in...
    • featheredmumma
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    • broody duck ducks hatching a duck hatching a duckling indian runner indian runner duck indian runner ducks nesting behavior
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  6. Malfean

    When to prepare the nests for egglaying

    In my coop, the roost sits opposite of where the nests will be. Currently, I have 6 milk crates and have placed them on a nice shelving unit that the girls can access. To make sure they don't roost in the nesting boxes, I currently have them turned over so they're just sitting there like a...
  7. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Broody Hen or Something Else?

    Hi, I think I might officially have my first broody hen--hopefully (otherwise I'm worried she's sick). A few days ago we noticed her chest/belly was bare and saw many of her feathers in the nesting box. She'd still been eating, drinking, and pooping normally; behavior was the same but a bit...
  8. Neuroscigirl

    Broody girl nesting outside coop

    I have a broody Swedish Blue that is starting to make a nest outside of the coop. What have others done in this situation? Can I move the nest? Should it be totally separate from the other ducks? Our coop isn't terribly large but I could easily build another mini coop just for her. Right now...
    • Neuroscigirl
    • Thread
    • broody duck nest site nesting behavior swedish blue
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. R

    Hatching question

    Hey all! I was wondering if you could help me. I have a Java sitting on some eggs. Some are chicken that I noticed around 5/11. Then we purchased some duck eggs for her to sit on 5/16. I haven’t heard a peep out of the best yet. But here’s what concerns me- the nest is filthy! There is poo on...
  10. R

    First time mama HELP!

    Hey all! I have a first time broody who has been doing really well. Last night (5/27/20) we moved her into her own space in order to keep the other hens out of her nest since the hatching day is getting close. (three or 4 days to go) She was not at all happy and tried to go back to her old nest...
  11. Jerry rigged farm

    Head twitch. Normal?

    Just got 4 new hens and my first real scare. Dont know whether to be concerned. She has lost alot of feathers on her butt and chest. More worried about the butt then anything. But while feeding them tonight I noticed head twitch.
  12. bpauldun

    When will she quit the nest

    Hi, I have a muscovy duck called Daisy who's just over a year old. 6 weeks ago she made a nest and started sitting on her eggs. It was her first time and we weren't sure if she had mated, so we just let her carry on and hoped that if nothing comes of the eggs, then she would just give up (like...
    • bpauldun
    • Thread
    • muscovy behavior nesting behavior
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. sunraysia

    Hens sleeping in nesting boxes

    Hi all, I have 2 hens who have started laying and a younger chicken who I think is about to start laying (they're all around 22-24 weeks). About a week or two ago I started to notice poop in their nesting boxes, and this morning I found their eggs with a bit of poop on them (Yikes!). Today I...
  14. R3M1X

    How to stop the broodiness?

    Okay so it's not a chicken, but a duck, although I suspect two of my chickens are also doing this... To prevent snakes from eating my eggs and baby chicks I put golf balls in the nests, but and now that they are in there for a little while my duck and possibly two chickens started to go broody...
    • R3M1X
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    • broody duck nesting behavior
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
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