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[BamaSilkies]

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I have had some go broody before they even start laying. At 5 months.

Wow, do you know they are broody when they just stay on there nest most of the time?

Thats a very good indication.

 

[BamaSilkies]

Who says chickens cant count???? I have one hen that wont go broody until she has 10 eggs, one 8 and the other one just 4 eggs and shes ready.

 

[silkymom1986]

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So if I want to see if they are broody I need to leave my eggs out there, I collect mine everyday so they could be ready and I just don't know it,

I have only had chickens for a year so I am still learning!!

 

[Melissa Rose]

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So if I want to see if they are broody I need to leave my eggs out there, I collect mine everyday so they could be ready and I just don't know it,

I have only had chickens for a year so I am still learning!!

hi SilkieMom

I'm new to chicklets too but from what I've been reading you can get ceramic eggs off of ebay and take the real egg away to keep safe and replace it with the fake egg

untill you get enough for her to sit on

 

[BamaSilkies]

Yep just leave them for a few days and see what happens. It wont hurt they will still be good. If you have several nests that only have an egg or two put them in a nest together and see who's sits on them. If you can get one of them to be broody good chance that she will inspire some of the other girls as well.

 

[BamaSilkies]

Golf balls work to so Ive heard.

 

[silkymom1986]

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So if I want to see if they are broody I need to leave my eggs out there, I collect mine everyday so they could be ready and I just don't know it,

I have only had chickens for a year so I am still learning!!

hi SilkieMom

I'm new to chicklets too but from what I've been reading you can get ceramic eggs off of ebay and take the real egg away to keep safe and replace it with the fake egg

untill you get enough for her to sit on

Oh, ok. So that way I can see if either will go broody or not and I can still collect my eggs right?

Funny, tricking chickens

 

[cjexotic]

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I have had some go broody before they even start laying. At 5 months.

Wow, do you know they are broody when they just stay on there nest most of the time?

Usually they will puff up and growl at you. Kind of giving you heck about trying to move them.
Almost all of mine does that. Also if you see one sitting a lot. And when you go into the pen she gets up.
I use a plastic large dog kennel. So its darker and big so a couple hens can be put in. I have one that has 4 girls in it. Think its one that
will hold rottweiler or German Shepard. And then check on them twice a day. Oh give them and egg or golf ball. If she stays then she is going to stay.
Sometimes all they need is a dark place. I do put food and water in the crate and close the door so I don't have hens trying to steal eggs or laying eggs and pushing the
ones you want to hatch out.

 

[silkymom1986]

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K thanks for the advise, I'm going to leave them for a few days and see what happens.

Hopefully one will!!!

I have 6 different nests, but all my hens for some reason like to lay in the same 2 nest. All my eggs will be in one of them one day, and the other the next, but they don't seem to ever use the other 4, does anyone else's do this?

 

[cjexotic]

BamaSilkies is correct if you can get one to sit usually others will start also.