broody hen with neck problem

[familyfarm1]

hi all, we are new to BYC and we're not sure if this is the right place to ask this.
our broody hen is tucking her head under her and walking backwards. she is sitting on two
eggs that should hatch 2 or 3 days, the problem is she can't sit on them and we don't have and can't get an incubator in time.

what do i do?? and what is wrong with our hen???

she is our favirote

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, familyfarm1, and

! Great to have you here but sorry to hear about your broody hen. I don't really have any advice but the folks in the link below will. Post your concerns there and someone will give you an idea of what you're dealing with and what to do about it. Good luck to you!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/5/incubating-hatching-eggs

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Sorry to her about your hen. You should post about her in the emergencies section for answers, but give more details. Here's some guidelines on what info to give so the members there can help you: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/3569/have-an-emergency-disease-please-read-first

Best of luck!

 

[familyfarm1]

Thanks so much! We also made a post under injuries, hopefully we can figure this out. Do you think we should make another under incubating/hatching? Thanks again.

 

[familyfarm1]

Thanks sumi, I'll read it now and try to give more detail.

 

[sumi]

See if you can find out what the problem is with the hen and if she cannot continue sitting, you can make a plan with an emergency incubator. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just keep the temperature in it as close as possible to 99*F and no higher than 101*F and try and keep it humid around the eggs, 65%-75%. Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[familyfarm1]

We were making an incubator but decided to borrow our neighbors-- it is not set up yet but they are still under the hen until it is ready. Thank you for all your help!

PS. you need 10 posts before posting a pic right?

 

[sumi]

No, you can post a pic now already. So is the hen sitting on the eggs? How is she doing now?

 

[familyfarm1]

Here is a link to the post I made under injuries/cures if it helps anyone: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/791326/broody-hens-neck-seems-stuck

 

[Eggcessive]

I would research wry/crook neck. I'm not sure that it her problem, but it can be treated with isolation for quiet, vitamin E, selenium, and Polyvisol baby vitamins.