Broody has ruined my plans

[Razadia]

I had planed to gather up a dozen eggs to sell. I have 4 hens that lay almost daily, but Cream has ruined my plans. She's determined, so dad made me put the 11 eggs I had already collected under her. Good thing the add hasn't run yet and I was able to cancel it before anyone called.

 

[Amarisus]

thats too bad. maybe next time

 

[Mahonri]

Shucks... but it's always best to follow dad and hey in three weeks, you'll have chicks!
Maybe you could sell them?

 

[JulieNKC]

MIne did that too, but after I placed the add. Have a lady who wants twice as many eggs as I get, plus a few other people who also want eggs. So of course everyone is going broody. My fault, I wanted A broody, so I got silkies and BOs mostly, figured I'd get lucky if one went broody. Then I thought no one would. Then I put the ad up and everyone is going broody.

 

[Cindlady]

Razz.... are the eggs fertile? Do you have a roo?

 

[Razadia]

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Yep, they sure are. All the eggs I have in the bator right now are from those very same hens and roo. Now I have two broodies. So I separated them and gave them 6 eggs each.

 

[Cindlady]

Cool.... I thought that was probably the case, but you never know! LOL

The hens would probably be satisfied if you only left them 3 each, but if you want the chicks load 'em up!

Good luck to you and your hens... hope you get to sell some soon!

 

[jcfuente51]

hey razadias how is your incubation going?? u probly about to go on lockdown any day soon right? i hope u hatch its going well.

 

[Saltysteele]

i've got 11 chicks that just hatched sunday. monday afternoon i go out to get the eggs (to bring in and put in the fridge), and i've got a broody hen

initially i pulled the eggs, chased her off and put the eggs in the garage. i went back out to feed them a couple hours later, and guess who was giving me stink eye from the nest box, raising up and fluffin feathers with a growl? i put the eggs back under her (desperately trying to avoid the beak of fury) and let her at it. she's never been allowed before, we'll see what she can do.

 

[Cindlady]

LOL... that's funny... I just gave my broody some eggs. She's been been broody 4 times in the last 3 months an I figured I didn't want to spend the whole summer "fighting" her.