26 broody no eggs

[aurimilky]

So one of my hens when broody weeks ago, now 25 days has past and she is now on day 26. On day 25 she was off the nest, so I thought okay time to have a look at the new chicks and to move them all to a new nest box / run (my broody was not supposed to nest where she has nest).

Now here is the problem on day 25 she got off the nest, so I went to count the eggs and there was no eggs in the nest. she is nesting in a old building which is hard to get to her.

If I buy my broody say 12 eggs will she sit on them or will my hen's broody stop soon ?

 

[SueT]

I think she'd sit on more eggs, but this is hard on her, it has already been too long without eating properly. To break the broodiness, put her in a wire bottom cage for 3 or 4 days. There are lots of good threads on How to Break a Broody Hen....
Good luck!

 

[HenniesInMyHeart]

Aww poor hen! I wouldn't put new eggs under her as sitting a whole 3 weeks more could harm her. Hens don't eat properly when broody. What you can do is buy some day-old chicks and slip them under her in the night. She will think she has hatched her chicks!

 

[aurimilky]

I think she'd sit on more eggs, but this is hard on her, it has already been too long without eating properly. To break the broodiness, put her in a wire bottom cage for 3 or 4 days. There are lots of good threads on How to Break a Broody Hen....
Good luck!

Yes set one up yesterday with food and water, but could not get her off the nest. My brother is go to move the broken wall today.

Aww poor hen! I wouldn't put new eggs under her as sitting a whole 3 weeks more could harm her. Hens don't eat properly when broody. What you can do is buy some day-old chicks and slip them under her in the night. She will think she has hatched her chicks!

There is no farms near me selling day old chicks, so I am going to brake her out of being broody.

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I had another hen go broody before this one, which had 20 eggs all rotten, and so 3 days ago I had a 3rd hen go broody which lasted a day, so I will buy some eggs when the next one of my 7 hens goes broody.

 

[CzyChikenMath]

I read somewhere once if you put her in a dog cage or something like that and covered up completely in complete darkness only Vernon there for 24 to 36 hours of course with food water it'll break the broodiness. I'm assuming it would have to be in the spot where she's broody.

I wouldn't put eggs under her.It does take its toll on their health.She needs to eat regular for a while

 

[aurimilky]

I read somewhere once if you put her in a dog cage or something like that and covered up completely in complete darkness only Vernon there for 24 to 36 hours of course with food water it'll break the broodiness. I'm assuming it would have to be in the spot where she's broody.

She in dog cage right now and she now in back in the chicken run in the cage, she was nesting in the wild, so will be adding her back in to the flock in around 7 days, maybe sooner if thing go right. will be adding a cover to the cage later on, did the same with my first broody this year.

I wouldn't put eggs under her.It does take its toll on their health.She needs to eat regular for a while

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[aurimilky]

Okay my 3rd broody is still broody, but the eggs from my cream crested leghorn are all to small at the moment, she is a 3 year old hen. Was going to try to hatch out black cream crested leghorn chicks as my rooster is black. But I'll have to wait until my cream crested leghorn gets bigger eggs, which she has layed before, not sure why she is laying small eggs right now.



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