ChickenChaser13
Chirping
I had a broody BGL Wyandotte sitting on eggs. She was brooding in the coop but was separated from the rest in a dog cage. She hatched out 8 chicks almost 4 weeks ago. During that time, my Delaware hen went broody in the nesting box and I think when the chicks hatched, she heard the peeping and thought they were hers. She would sit by the cage and watch them practically all day. I separated her in a wire dog cage elevated on cement blocks to try to break her but it's been over 3 weeks and she still acts broody. Other broodies I've have were broken in a week or less with this method. She even went through a mini molt like broodies do after they are broken but she still makes the tick tick tick clucking noise and walks around puffed up. I thought maybe she needed to be put in her place by the mom hen so she knows that those are not her chicks but that just started a bad fight between the two which left the Delaware with a bloody comb. Not sure what else to try and would love some advice!
