Amelia is broody again!

[Farmgirl283420]

Last November my sweet pullet Amelia went broody! There was a lot of drama and she kept moving around and getting kicked off her nest and even left her eggs for awhile. We finally moved her inside where she hatched one sweet little yellow chick that we named Enola. Hoping that everything will go easier this time and there won’t be nearly as much trouble! If everything goes well Enola should be a big sister in 21 days!

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Congrats on your first chick! I hope Enola gets some siblings soon!

 

[MommyGirl]

Hope you update us!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Hope you update us!

I’m planning to!

 

[MommyGirl]

Enola is so cute and I loved watching her grow up!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Enola is so cute and I loved watching her grow up!

Hopefully you’ll get to see her siblings grow up too!

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Amelia has a cardboard box wall around her nest so the other chickens leave her alone. There is just enough space for a little food and waterer in the morning I’ll move the one side of the cardboard aside and gently push her off her nest and let her run around. The past few days I’ve been letting her out in the yard and letting her eat from her little feeder and waterer but this morning I let her out in the run. She ran out acting all crazy and ran to the far end of the run. Enola ran after her and they just stood there looking at each other then Amelia gently pecked her on the nose like she used to do when she was a little chick. I was almost crying it was so sweet and sad!

Amelia with baby Enola!

 

[Mrs. K]

I have a hen setting too. It is so fun. I have a hen with 3 chicks in the flock that just hatched. I just cannot resist a broody hen.

I don't feed mine or water them in the nest. They really need to get off the nest every day or so - or there is a chance of parasites getting the upper hand. Mine almost always do a dirt bath while outside.

People worry about them not eating and drinking, but really animals are more interested in living than in starving to death. Especially when they are getting ready to produce new life.

I move mine off the nest about every two to three days - just to take a peak at the eggs. But I am pretty sure she gets off other times too.

It is good with her to mix with the flock, her standing rises, and they respect her more when she brings out the chicks.

Good luck,

Mrs K

 

[MommyGirl]

I had a broody hen that was sitting for 3 days. I was all ready to go get her some chicks to raise after she had sat for a couple weeks, but she’s not been on the nest this morning I guess she gave up with that lol I guess I will get some chicks another time

 

[Mrs. K]

I bet she will be back on the nest. They do take a break, eat, stretch, dirt bath, drink, terrorize the layers and stomp around.

I would start thinking how many chicks and what kinds of chicks I could get, and then check with your feed store for dates they get chicks, you want the freshest hatched chicks you can have.

Mrs K