Anyone Else Have a Broody Hen in the Middle of Winter?

[Mrs MIA]

I have one in the garage right now on 5 eggs, and one pipped this morning. Hopefully that will break her. I've tried everything with her. She's spent the last two weeks sitting on newspaper in a kennel, won't move unless I stand there and push her around or pick her up (gently) by the tail so she flaps and moves.

I even put her outside for a few hours in one of the outdoor pens in the snow to try and break her, and nothing. So, hopefully when the chicks hatch she's break naturally. I finally just gave up. I had incubated the eggs indoors until they were due to go in the hatcher. I'm just using Georgia as my hatcher.

 

[kobesmom81]

I don't think our birds realize what time of year it is. We have had babies hatch every month. November, December, this month (2x) and I will have about 5 hatch next month. The problem is they hatch faster then we can get rid of them!!

 

[Sissy]

Three of my bantys are brooding. Iam letting them do their thing.
one lone egg hatched in oct.
a black feathered legged cochin
but she tossed it aside,
so in side the house he came with his own little
corner of the world and doing great, showing a
a brown stripped collar just beautiful.

 

[CindyS]

I have one little serama hen who is broody and she is setting on a few UNAUTHORIZED eggs Dont know how long she has set on them, my seramas had quit laying but evidently a few hens snuck out some.

 

[minifarm8]

I had a silkie go broody this week. Was wondering too about letting her hatch some that I have in the incubator. Worried about the winter temps outside. Would sure be easier if she raised them though. lol