Broody Hen Thread!

[Woobsie]

So I had a chick hatch Friday. Then 2 more hatch Friday night or Saturday morning. She is still sitting on the clutch and the nest is up off the ground so they haven't left to get water yet. I am a bit worried! I put a bit of chick mash in the corner of the box but there is no room to put any water in the box safely. Should I just keep waiting or what to do? I expected her to leave the box to show them the water n food area

 

[Dumb Kluck]

So I had a chick hatch Friday. Then 2 more hatch Friday night or Saturday morning. She is still sitting on the clutch and the nest is up off the ground so they haven't left to get water yet. I am a bit worried! I put a bit of chick mash in the corner of the box but there is no room to put any water in the box safely. Should I just keep waiting or what to do? I expected her to leave the box to show them the water n food area

Hang a 1 liter bottle with a chicken nipple in it, my lil' chicks had the nipple waterer down day one! and it doesn't take up any floor space and won't spill! I have both types of waterer out in the run, and nipples in the brooder. I think my broody would have dehydrated to death for her determination to sit were it not for the nipple within reach of the nest! Good luck!
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[irischick]

Hi. Our first time with broodie hen. We let her sit on the clutch. Shes a BLRW. Eggs are due to hatch Wednesday. One hatched this morning and 5 others are yet to hatch. She left nest with chick most of day. Coop temp stayed at about 80. We have now enclosed them. Is that ok?

 

[Woobsie]

Thank you. Unfortunately it would appear that TSC in Canada doesn't carry those nipples and I need one now. Even though its a DIY project I think I need to buy the nipple part

 

[Caheen]

I think my broody is about ready to leave the chicks already. They'll be 4 weeks old on Wednesday. She started to do the submissive squat again today.

 

[ChickyChickens]

I went to the chicken coop this morning and I found I have another broody! She has 21 eggs and I can wait for them all to hatch! Its still such a long time!
Now I have 5 broodies!
1 Is in the chicken coop with 15 eggs!
2 The other is in the chicken coop with 21 eggs!
3 One is in the field with 16 eggs!
4 Is in the rabbit hutch with 19 eggs!
5 IS in the garden with 23 eggs!
So many eggs and the are all due in a 14 day period! Its going to be hard! But I will love it!!!

 

[AmericanMom]

I think my broody is about ready to leave the chicks already. They'll be 4 weeks old on Wednesday. She started to do the submissive squat again today.

Sounds like my Molted java... She started doing that at between 3-4 weeks... By the 5th week the chicks were on their own.. They were raised within the flock and are doing great.. around 9 weeks old now and the Java is full on broody again

 

[AmericanMom]

I went to the chicken coop this morning and I found I have another broody! She has 21 eggs and I can wait for them all to hatch! Its still such a long time!
Now I have 5 broodies!
1 Is in the chicken coop with 15 eggs!
2 The other is in the chicken coop with 21 eggs!
3 One is in the field with 16 eggs!
4 Is in the rabbit hutch with 19 eggs!
5 IS in the garden with 23 eggs!
So many eggs and the are all due in a 14 day period! Its going to be hard! But I will love it!!!

That's a lot of chicks lol... Do you worry they can all be covered??.. I have one sitting on 12 and I thought that was pushing it, she is a Java and pretty large... I also have an Acona (never supposed to go broody) that is sitting on 5... she is pretty small tho

 

[ChickyChickens]

That's a lot of chicks lol... Do you worry they can all be covered??.. I have one sitting on 12 and I thought that was pushing it, she is a Java and pretty large... I also have an Acona (never supposed to go broody) that is sitting on 5... she is pretty small tho

I don't worry! I let my chickens be! I once had a hen who went broody on 31 eggs! All of them hatched! The poor mother couldn't cover them all but she made a plan!
I felt so sorry for her!
It was sooo cute to watch her try her best to cover them all!

 

[All4JnG]

Waiting for my first Broody
I have 5 hens (2 BO and 3 silkies?) 1 silkie roo. What are the chance they will all go Broody at the same time? I have so many questions about letting them hatch their eggs and I'm still waiting for them to lay lol