Broody hen eating her own eggs?

[tinakevin]

 

[snywalker]

I have a rir that went broody on me in July. I didn't have a rooster at the time so I bought her 3 baby chicks. She turned out to be a great momma. I have 3 rir and 3 barred rocks and she is the only one to go broody.

She looks so sweet. I love rir. It is probably my favorite breed. Even though I haven't had one go broody, they lay a ton of eggs and are friendly. I don't like barred rocks. They are ok, but don't really excel in any category. They lay a decent number of eggs and they are not aggressive. I actually have 2 that are 5 years old. And over the summer, they were each laying an egg every other day. But they just don't stand out as special.

 

[ladyh]

UPDATE: omg All the rest were smooshed. They look like chocolate easter eggs smooshed... OMG only one hatched is in there now. Nothing was eating the eggs, it was HER. It stinks to high heaven.

 

[minihorse927]

Oh lord! A nest full of rotten eggs! Yuck!

 

[ladyh]

Oh lord! A nest full of rotten eggs! Yuck!

I don' t understand why?

 

[minihorse927]

Sometimes it just happens. Especially if they are infertile. Seems to be a higher occurrence of rotten eggs this time of year.

 

[ladyh]

Sometimes it just happens. Especially if they are infertile. Seems to be a higher occurrence of rotten eggs this time of year.

I pulled the bad ones...one is fully formed halfway out of the shell dead. I managed to save a black australorp that was trying to get out of it's shell...I hope she doesn't kill it.

 

[minihorse927]

Keep an eye on her but she may leave it alone since it is out of the shell.

 

[ladyh]

Keep an eye on her but she may leave it alone since it is out of the shell.

yes I will thanks..

 

[ladyh]

yes I will thanks..

she is still alive and small