ashleyimme
In the Brooder
- Oct 1, 2019
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Hello! I have a hen that has been broody for 5-6 weeks now. We dont have a rooster, so she had no fertile eggs to hatch. When we tried to break her broody-ness and were unsuccessful, my cousin brought over a dozen fertile eggs and we put them under her last week. However... she seems to be switching nesting boxes to sit in an empty box rather than the box with the eggs... and this has me very confused...
I’ve tried putting the eggs under her again and when I do she will tuck them under her when I place them down, and it seems like she’s accepting them... but she will switch boxes again the next day.
If she doesn’t want to sit on/hatch any eggs, why is she still acting broody? Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated... I’m new to chicken ownership!
I’ve tried putting the eggs under her again and when I do she will tuck them under her when I place them down, and it seems like she’s accepting them... but she will switch boxes again the next day.
If she doesn’t want to sit on/hatch any eggs, why is she still acting broody? Any thoughts or opinions would be greatly appreciated... I’m new to chicken ownership!