- Sep 11, 2014
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Hi- so I have a white Cochin ( I think she’s 6 or 8 can’t recall exactly when we got them as chicks) and she’s been broody for about 2 weeks now. This morning her crown was not red anymore- face looked very speckled and eyes were closed. We have had a few days in the 90s ( Minnesota) and this heat is continuing for 3 more days. Anyways- I got her out of her nest box and put her out by the others outside the coop. She slowly opened her eyes and eventually started eating some scratch. I added some of their regular 17% layer feed and some black oil seeds to it. She pecked and ate with the others for a half an hour or so. Her redness returned to her crown and she was looking much (!) better. Now I see she’s back in the box ( no eggs). So I’m wondering how to keep her alive over the next extremely hot summer when she’s broody and just over the next 3 days. Ugh. Any tips?? We have a ventilation fan set up in the eave over the door but it’s kinda noisy and doesn’t seem to make much difference with heat imo.