Bean's Random Ramblings!

[The-White-Elephant]

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Is she "mean"? I know hens get overprotective when broody, so I was just wondering...

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Is she "mean"? I know hens get overprotective when broody, so I was just wondering...

No, she is still sweet as can be. All she is doing that’s different, is she growls a lot.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

No, she is still sweet as can be. All she is doing that’s different, is she growls a lot.

That’s nice! Pretty cool that she went broody in winter!

 

[The-White-Elephant]

That’s nice! Pretty cool that she went broody in winter!

Do you know how many eggs she has under her?

 

[Bakbuk]

only if she asks

Beanie I’m dying. ASK!!!

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Do you know how many eggs she has under her?

None. She’s sitting on one golf ball.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

None. She’s sitting on one golf ball.

Oh. Are you planning on putting some eggs under her?

So, you encouraged her to go broody?

 

[JustBabyMargo]

Oh. Are you planning on putting some eggs under her?

So, you encouraged her to go broody?

Possibly, but we don’t know for sure yet. Either way, we would need to make sure she’s serious about it. We don’t want to give her eggs before she’s ready.

You can’t really encourage a hen to go broody. They do it on their own, and they won’t stop until you either give them eggs or break their broodiness. She’s got it handled. She knows what she’s doing.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Possibly, but we don’t know for sure yet. Either way, we would need to make sure she’s serious about it. We don’t want to give her eggs before she’s ready.

You can’t really encourage a hen to go broody. They do it on their own, and they won’t stop until you either give them eggs or break their broodiness. She’s got it handled. She knows what she’s doing.

Gotcha. I would never break a broody, but that’s just me

 

[cherrynberry]

Possibly, but we don’t know for sure yet. Either way, we would need to make sure she’s serious about it. We don’t want to give her eggs before she’s ready.

You can’t really encourage a hen to go broody. They do it on their own, and they won’t stop until you either give them eggs or break their broodiness. She’s got it handled. She knows what she’s doing.

Technically you could leave eggs out to encourage broodiness, but it is caused by hormones. Some birds will go broody on NOTHING, like my Lacey.

Good luck Margo! I miss chicks!!